ABC News

More than $3 million of Australian taxpayers’ money has been invested in an Adani company funding a crucial rail link from the controversial Carmichael coal mine to a port on the Great Barrier Reef, the ABC can reveal.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind a proposed inquiry that will grill financial regulators and banks over plans to pull back on lending or insuring mining projects because of climate change.

The Guardian

The Australian government has been accused of working for 18 months on a “nothing” electric vehicle strategy after a leaked draft policy paper included no policies that would make it more affordable to buy clean cars.

ABC News

Australia's principal koala conservation group says the Federal Government is in denial about the threat to koalas.

Farm Weekly

THE State government's climate policy announced recently has come under fire from friends and foes across the State.

The Guardian

The announcement this week by energy minister Angus Taylor that he’s putting together a major package to prop up oil refineries to preserve dirty fuel supplies to one of the dirtiest car fleets on the planet simply beggars belief.

The Conversation

Agriculture will soon be worth A$100 billion a year to Australia. The industry employs more than 250,000 people, stewards 80% of our land area and drives world-class agribusiness and food sectors. In an uncertain employment market, every new agriculture graduate has a choice of six job opportunities.

ABC News

Energy giant AGL will be forced to spend more than $1 million on community projects and rectification works after one of its ageing coal-fired power stations polluted a creek in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

News.com.au

Almost 1.5 tonnes of asbestos waste is missing in Sydney after an earthmoving company submitted fake documents claiming it had lawfully disposed of the waste, the Land and Environment Court has been told.

The Conversation

The lockdowns and restrictions introduced to control the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in huge changes to urban life. Previously bustling city centres remain empty, shunned in favour of suburban or rural areas where social distancing is easier and connections to the outdoors are abundant.

Utility Magazine

In a win for sustainability and innovation, WaterGroup has deployed its smart water metering solution into McDonald’s 1000th sustainable flagship restaurant in Melton South, Victoria.

The Guardian

Conservationists hope the presence of Maremma dogs will stop feral foxes from attacking eastern barred bandicoots when they return to the wild

The Canberra Times

Over the next few months Canberra's skies will be inundated with superb parrots, after a successful hatching season, but by early next year they will have disappeared, only to return next October.

Yahoo News

Species may not be able to evolve fast enough to keep up with global warming, scientists have warned.

The Conversation

When it comes to threatened species, charismatic animals usually get the most attention. But many of Australia’s plants are also in grave danger of extinction, and in many cases, the problem is getting worse.

ABC News

For the locals of Verkhoyansk, a tiny town in the far-flung reaches of Siberia, today will be one of the last sunrises they see for the year.

Cosmos

Turns out artificial intelligence can get its hands dirty: UK and German researchers have just used machine learning to analyse how soil salinity has changed across the world.

SBS World News Australia

Parts of northern NSW and Queensland are battling severe storms brought on by wild La Niña weather. As climate change ramps up, experts say these extreme weather events will become more common and severe.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Wetland bird populations across eastern Australia have failed to respond to drought-breaking rains, as reservoirs and farm dams absorbed the bulk of of water flows.

NT News

ENVIRONMENTAL groups have raised concerns that remnants of a tailings dam at the closing Ranger Uranium Mine site could leak toxic contaminants into Kakadu National Park

Ragtrader

Upparel has opened its first bricks-and-mortar sustainability hub at Westfield Southland.

The Conversation

Travelling through the Australian landscape is an often breathtaking experience raising many questions in the traveller’s mind — none of which can be answered by an online search engine when your internet connection fails.

Broadsheet

Three years ago, sisters Courtney and Jessyme Noble were working in fashion – Courtney was running an online vintage business and Jessyme was working on a clothing project. In 2017, they decided to bring their mutual interests together to create a few fashion label called Noble, and to manufacture their garments – which include silk camis, neutral day dresses and a pair of ridiculously cute linen shorts – at home in Sydney with sustainability front of mind. Every Noble piece and collection slow-made, designed to be a timeless addition to the owner’s wardrobe.

Domain

Properties perched on the absolute waterfront face rising risks of coastal erosion, experts warn, an issue laid bare by this week’s east coast storms.

The Sydney Morning Herald

China and Australia's trade dispute over coal threatens to escalate into a wider spat over climate change and net-zero emissions targets.

News.com.au

Australia will beat its 2030 emission reduction targets through several energy projects without drawing on its carbon credits, Scott Morrison says.

The Australian

Joel Fitzgibbon will lash out at opposition energy spokesman Mark Butler for claiming it will take Australia 146 years to reach carbon neutrality under the Morrison government’s policies

7 News

Labor appears unprepared to walk away from supporting new fossil fuel projects but plans to recommit to stronger environmental protection laws.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Voters in the formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Warringah want a plan for Australia to get to net zero carbon emissions, party figures said on Tuesday while launching a campaign office to help win back the seat at the next election.

ABC News

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended her country's climate change policies after activist Greta Thunberg suggested the country lacked ambition.

The Australian

As a pragmatist Scott Morrison, sooner or later, must make the critical yet increasingly obvious decision and commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in recognition of the inexorable momentum of global and local politics.

The Fifth Estate

It’s action stations in the fight against dangerous climate change and Melbourne-based think tank ClimateWorks Australia is growing its ranks to tackle this increasingly urgent challenge.

Investor Daily

UBS, IFM Investors and AXA Investment Management are among a group of 30 asset managers who have pledged to have net-zero emissions by 2050 across their investments.

The Fifth Estate

According to the report, kerbsides are usually reserved for private cars, squandering a massive opportunity to decarbonise transport and improve liveability by freeing up more space for seating and alternative mobility and freight options [the message Uber is no doubt most interested in spreading].

The Age

A decaying sperm whale carcass that washed up on a Surf Coast beach could take days to remove, just as school holidays are expected to bring an influx of tourists to the area.

9 News

It is just 10 days until Christmas and carols aren't the only sound that reminds us of the holiday season.

The Australian

More than half of the country experienced record fire danger levels last spring in the lead-up to the devastating summer bushfires, research has revealed.

ABC News

Residents of bushfire-affected Sarsfield in Victoria's east have raised concerns about increased fire hazards after local authorities halted work to clear scrub and waste vegetation.

ABC News

It is hoped a drought-proof garden will help the rural New South Wales town of Walgett overcome significant food security issues.

The Conversation

When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard.

The West Australian

Stuck for where to start when it comes to reducing waste? Sustainability advocate Anita Vandyke has just the ticket.

The Canberra Times

An Australian livestock feed supplement made from seaweed to substantially reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle has won the largest monetary reward on the global food stage.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Beach communities along the coast from northern NSW to southern Queensland are assessing the damage from a "generational" erosion event with the prospect of more storms and high tides ahead.

The Guardian

Flood warnings have been issued for towns across northern New South Wales as heavy rains and abnormally high tides continue to batter a 500-kilometre stretch of coast from Taree to the border town of Tweed Heads.

News.com.au

Thick blankets of sea foam have covered a popular Queensland beach drawing some curious locals and tourists into the water.

9 News

Authorities are assessing the damage done to Queensland's Bribie Island after two days of severe weather caused a canal to breakthrough its northern tip.