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Smoke billows up from a blazing bushfire.

11 Sep 2020

Why we need to understand them and respond.

A kangaroo stands in front of a raging bushfire

9 Sep 2020

Early bushfire detection could save the Australian economy $8.2 billion over the next 30 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National...

An aerial view of fire-ravaged bushland in Torrington, NSW, on January 15, 2020

9 Sep 2020

The greater use of drones, ground sensors, satellites and aerial water bombing to quickly detect and fight bushfires could save the Australian economy $8.2...

The weathered cover of an Adelaide weather diary which covers from 1843 to 1847

8 Sep 2020

Citizen scientists from around the world are being asked to help complete Australia's longest daily weather record.

NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean standing in front of an area of bushland

7 Sep 2020

NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has declared hydrogen the "breakthrough that changes the world", comparing its impact on climate change to what a...

ACT Rural Fire Service chief officer Joe Murphy at the Namadgi Visitor Centre in February. Inset: The eastern side of Namadgi, four months apart.

6 Sep 2020

Across the Namadgi, green shoots of hope have sprouted after the devastation of last summer's fires. But there are some areas which are just as desolate...

3 Sep 2020

Australia continues to lead the world in the per capita roll out of energy generated by solar and wind, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions and falling...

Irrigation pumps in the Barwon River near Brewarrina in New South Wales.

3 Sep 2020

It might be the biggest whodunnit — or what-dunnit — in Australia.More than 2 trillion litres of water — enough to fill Sydney Harbour four and a half times —...

Water running through the Gwydir Wetlands in the Murray Darling Basin. with the afternoon sun illuminating the gum trees on the riverbank.

3 Sep 2020

Water that was expected to flow for the benefit of the environment has gone missing, top scientists say.

An aerial view of the public housing towers that were closed in response to Melbourne's second COVID-19 infection wave.

27 Aug 2020

Australia’s economic response to Covid-19 has failed to address insecure work, privatised services such as aged care, low housing supply and climate change.

An area of burnt forest with fresh green regrowth coming through.

27 Aug 2020

When the clock ticked over to 2020, Australia was in the grip of a brutal drought and unprecedented bushfires. But in the months since, while many of us were...

Alan Finkel sitting behind a desk at the National Press Club.

26 Aug 2020

Alan Finkel’s support for an expanded role for gas-fired power is not consistent with a safe climate, 25 scientists say

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