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FITZROY ISLAND , AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 22, 202Holiday makers enjoy Fitzroy Island, off the coast of Cairns. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited the island while on the campaign trail and announced a $40 million investment in the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, should Labor win government. Queenslanders go to the polls on October 31.Picture: NewsWire / Dan Peled

What Labor’s green reforms won’t fix

Labor’s ambitious environmental reforms fail to close a “25-year-old loophole” putting the Great Barrier Reef at risk, an economist has warned.

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Algal Bloom South Australia 2025. Picture: Great Southern Reef Foundation

‘Asleep at wheel: Algal bloom report

A Senate inquiry has found state and federal authorities were caught off guard by South Australia’s massive algal bloom and delivered a damning verdict on their response.

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A social media influencer has been blasted after being caught in an illegal act on a heritage-listed Australian tourist destination.

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Influencer blasted for illegal act on island

A social media influencer has been blasted after being caught in an illegal act on a heritage-listed Australian tourist destination.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 24, 2025: NSW National Leader Dugald Saunders during a press conference on Tuesday after the delivery of the Minns government budget. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

NSW Nationals to abandon net zero

The state division will follow in the footsteps of their federal colleagues to abandon the contentious emissions target.

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Plastic bread tags, pizza savers, and other hard-to-recycle items are set to disappear in one state as authorities crack down on pollution. Photo: NSW Government

Everyday items now banned for millions

These common items are set to disappear from one Aussie state as authorities crack down on “unnecessary” plastics.

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10 million residents may have to evacuate

Iran is facing its worst drought in decades. If there is no rain by December, Tehran’s 10 million inhabitants may be forced to evacuate.

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BoM announces a major storm update. Picture: Supplied

‘Giant sized hail’ warning ahead of storms

A severe weather warning has been issued as “giant hailstones” potentially lead to property damage, travel disruptions and power outages.

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07/11/2025 Australian weather chart for Friday 7th Nevember . Source: BOM

Millions in firing line of more wild weather

Millions of Aussies are bracing for more thunderstorms and rain this weekend, after a wild start to storm season.

Apple vice president of environment, policy and social Initiatives Lisa Jackson says Qld macadamia are helping the tech giant to meet its global goals.

Bots, Qld nuts and Kiwi forests: Inside Apple’s climate crusade

Apple is expanding its fight against destructive global warming through clever robots, new solar farms, and an 800,000-tree macadamia plantation in Queensland.

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BELEM, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 6: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with young Brazilian leaders from the British Council's Next Generation programme at Emilio Goeldi Museum on November 6, 2025 in Belem, Para State, Brazil. The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, is taking place from November 10-21 in BelÃÂ©m, the capital of Brazil's ParÃÂ¡ state, and gateway to the lower Amazon region. World leaders and scientists attending this year's conference are tasked with reinforcing multilateral collaboration, connecting climate change to individuals and the economy, and accelerating implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change. The summit comes at a crucial moment for restricting the rise in global temperatures, with 2024 recorded as the hottest year on record. (Photo by Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘Gone’: PM’s huge climate change admission

Britain’s PM has issued a sobering reality check to world leaders as they gather for crucial climate talks, as worrying new weather predictions are revealed.

At least 66 people have been killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi, as the weather system decimated parts of the Philippines.

‘Unprecedented’ scenes as typhoon kills 66

At least 66 people have been killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi, as the weather system decimated parts of the Philippines.

Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand and ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther in February 2020. Source: NASA.

Meteorologist’s grim cyclone warning

Australia’s cyclone season has begun and early signs suggest it could be one of the fiercest in almost two decades.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2024: The Harvest moon pictured as it rises from Mount Kuring-Gai.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

How to see tonight’s ‘supermoon’

Wednesday’s sunset and evening will offer Aussies across the country the chance to see a ‘supermoon’. Here’s how you can experience the incredible natural wonder.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - October 27, 2025: Party leader of the National Party of Australia David Littleproud holds a doorstop press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo’s $1bn ‘vanity’ summit slammed

Days after making headlines for wiping net zero from the Nationals platform, the party’s leader has lashed out at Labor.

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