Freed climate protester wants to sue cops
An activist who was jailed for a protest that blocked traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has had her prison sentence scrapped.
Climate Change
What to expect as La Nina finally ends
The much-hated La Nina has officially come to an end, and the Bureau of Meteorology has revealed what Aussies can expect over the next few months.
Qld flood damage “in the millions”
Mass evacuations have taken place in one tiny community with fears a nearby river will rise further on Sunday.
‘Zombie viruses’ brought back from the dead
Scientists have made a shocking discovery about worrisome viruses within Arctic permafrost that could pose a pandemic threat.
Why these Dyson backpacks are the future
Scientists believe these one-of-a-kind Dyson backpacks being trialled by schoolkids in Melbourne could help solve a massive health problem.
‘Fire dangers’: Week of wild weather ahead
Meteorologists are warning of another week of unseasonal weather across the country, as Aussies brace for heatwaves, flooding and even snow.
Albo’s 48-hour deadline as showdown looms
A major election promise from Anthony Albanese hangs in the balance as the Greens continue to hold the government to ransom.
Cut off towns’ shelves bare amid flood crisis
Isolated top end towns are becoming increasingly desperate for food supplies with flooding closing a major outback road.
Popular Aussie beaches risk disappearing
Some of the nation’s most beautiful beaches are nestled in one state, but they could soon be a thing of the past if one huge issue isn’t dealt with.
Hundreds flood Sydney for ‘school strike’
Students, parents, activists, unionists and First Nations people have banded together across the country to demand more action on climate change.
Climate protester charged over graffiti act
A man has been charged in relation to a graffiti attack on the office building of a major energy giant.
House gutted by fire blankets city in smoke
An overnight bushfire and separate house fire meant many Perth residents woke up on Monday to the all-too-familiar smell of smoke.
Bandt demands Labor ‘stop worsening crisis’
Adam Bandt has demanded Labor stop ‘making the climate crisis worse’ after Chris Bowen refused to issue a complete new coal and gas ban.
Fears of ‘powder keg’ fire season
There are warnings parts of Australia are set to experience grass fires on a scale “never before experienced” after years of rain created perfect conditions.
Sydney hit with 22,000 lightning strikes
Sydneysiders went from enjoying sun and blue skies to watching ominous dark clouds arrive within the hour, bringing widespread chaos to the state.
‘Too dangerous to leave’ fire warning
Residents have been told it’s “now too dangerous to leave”, as an out-of-control fire rips through a regional Victorian town.
Homes threatened in bushfire emergency
An early evening wind change is proving a challenge for firefighters as they battle an unpredictable and out-of-control blaze.
Protesters’ latest anti-Woodside stunt
Anti-Woodside protesters have again used yellow paint to call out the energy giant over a major gas hub project.
‘Doomsday’: Dire prediction for Australia
Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier” is in trouble. And it could trigger an irrevocable chain reaction adding three metres to a global rise in sea levels.
Search for a bed exposes Aussie crisis
A woman has crashed on 40 different beds in the last year, after floods destroyed her home, with thousands more Aussies in the same boat.
Greens’ demand to fight ‘climate bombs’
Greens leader Adam Bandt made an astonishing claim on “greedy” companies driving up inflation, urging the government to push back and fight “climate bombs”.
‘Prepare to leave’: Raging bushfire closes in
A massive and fast-moving bushfire is heading towards a major highway, with local residents urged to prepare to evacuate.
Nation braces for scorching heatwave
Most of Australia is about to swelter through extremely hot conditions, with other regions bracing for further flooding.
Protesters resume attacks on energy giant
Yellow paint has again been used by activists opposed to a major gas project which threatens a crucial piece of Indigenous culture.
‘Stuck in the past‘: Wong’s fiery spray
Penny Wong has some choice words for opposition leader Peter Dutton after he called on his MPs to toe the line on a key policy.
‘Miraculous’: Air tanker crash update
Two pilots of a firefighting aircraft that came down in southeastern Western Australia have walked out of hospital after their miraculous survival.
Scorchers’ scorcher: hot temps for BBL final
The Perth Scorchers will feel the (Brisbane) Heat on Saturday for the Big Bash League final, with temperatures at Optus Stadium tipped to push 40C.
Resurrecting an extinct state icon
A joint project between an Australian university and a US bioscience lab seeks to bring back a marsupial hunted to extinction by European settlers.
‘Vulnerable’ arsonist lit five bushfires
A former volunteer firefighter has dodged further prison time due to his intellectual disability, because of which he is the “mental age of a child”.
‘We need answers’: Barilaro’s ICAC threat
Former deputy premier John Barilaro has been given 24 hours to “clear the air” over an explosive audit on bushfire recovery grants.
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