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The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

7 June 2023

Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know

Emergency workers patrol a flooded area in Melbourne on 14 October

Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months

25 October 2022

More extreme rain has flooded 43 towns in New South Wales, 24 in Victoria and three in Tasmania and the abnormally wet conditions are expected to last until 2023

A woman walks before the Opera House while it rains in Sydney on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Muhammad FAROOQ / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP via Getty Images)

Sydney has wettest year on record with 2.2 metres of rain in 279 days

7 October 2022

A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year ever recorded in Sydney

Wild feral cat on the banks of Cooper Creek, South Australia

Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb feral cats

5 September 2022

An implant embedded in Australian animals that releases lethal poison when feral cats eat them could stop species being driven to extinction by cat predation

Rocks on Middle Gidley island in Murujuga, Western Australia, that typify the landscape

Ancient Aboriginal rock art may reveal how Australia's climate changed

27 July 2022

Murujuga in Western Australia holds more than 2 million engravings that have been added over at least 50,000 years - and may provide a glimpse into how the region's climate and vegetation have changed

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (12949482j) Anthony Albanese gestures as addressing supporters in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2022. Anthony Albanese has claimed victory for his Labor Party after incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat in Australia's 2022 federal election held on Satuday. Australia Sydney Federal Election - 21 May 2022

Australia votes for stronger climate action in 'greenslide' election

23 May 2022

Voters chose to decisively kick out the pro-coal Coalition government in favour of candidates that support stronger action on climate change

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: (L-R) Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison debate on live television ahead of the federal election, during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign at the Nine studio on May 8, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May with Liberal leader Scott Morrison looking to secure a fourth term in power for the Coalition against Labor and opposition leader Anthony Albanese. (Photo by Alex Ellinghausen - Pool/Getty Images)

Australian election 2022: What will the outcome mean for the climate?

19 May 2022

Australia’s targets for cutting carbon emissions are among the weakest in developed nations, but a new government could accelerate the transition to renewable energy

This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows the current condition of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. - The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with

Great Barrier Reef suffers first mass bleaching under cooling La Niña

25 March 2022

Corals have turned white across all four of the reef’s main areas, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña climate phenomenon, in the natural wonder's sixth mass bleaching event of modern times

The ozone layer was damaged by Australia’s Black Summer megafires

17 March 2022

Ozone levels above the mid-southern hemisphere dropped 13 per cent after Australia’s worst fires on record due to chemical reactions triggered by the smoke