Glass Wings Blog: Australia
Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here’s why – and what we can do about it
Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?
$10 for a table and eight chairs: why tip shops are Australia’s DIY treasure troves
10,000 trees illegally cut down as Aussies fall for firewood scam
100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
15,000 squares, 500 hours, 19 months: how I used embroidery to make sense of Australia’s catastrophic fires
The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia
200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage
The 21 things you learn in your first year in Melbourne
3 reasons why removing grazing animals from Australia’s arid lands for carbon credits is a bad idea
300,000ha Queensland cattle station bought for conservation after $21m donation
40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now
5 First Nations picture books for Australian children to read during NAIDOC week – or any time
50 years after Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open win, we should remember her achievements – and the racism she overcame
50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
50 years on, Advance Australia Fair no longer reflects the values of many. What could replace it?
60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one
70% of Australians don’t feel in control of their data as companies hide behind meaningless privacy terms
700 million plastic bottles: we worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland’s Moreton Bay
71% of Australian uni staff are using AI. What are they using it for? What about those who aren’t?
97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online – new report
A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
A botanical Pompeii: we found spectacular Australian plant fossils from 30 million years ago
A Donald Trump presidency is bad for climate action, but Australia should get on with the job
A groundbreaking discovery: how we found remnants of Earth’s primordial crust near Perth
A long-dead soprano has taken to the stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Are holograms the future?
A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback – and now scientists know what caused it
A multi-billion dollar solar sheep rental industry is taking shape in Australia
A new report links being homeless in Australia to dying 40 years early
A snapshot of contemporary Australia: the 2024 Bowness photography prize – in pictures
A Sydney council has banned books with same-sex parents from its libraries. But since when did councils ban books?
‘A symbol of our nation’: waratah among 20 more species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list
A technical fix to keep kids safe online? Here’s what happened last time Australia tried to make a ‘clean’ internet
A third of land set aside for restoration in worse state than before, Australian offset audit finds
A Vast Realm Off The Coast of Australia May Have Been Populated by Millions
'A very special day’: Birds linked to Darwin’s theory of evolution reintroduced to Galapagos Islands
A ‘war on red meat’? No, changes to Australian dietary guidelines are just a sensible response to Earth’s environmental woes
A woman, middle-aged and struggling to pay bills: home truths in portrait of Australian artists
Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why
“Absolutely world leading:” Why Australia is leading the charge away from baseload power
The ‘active transport’ ideas from around the world that could make Australians healthier and our cities cleaner
Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green
After 65,000 years caring for this land, First Nations peoples are now key to Australia’s clean energy revolution
After Pushback From Service Providers, Australian Regulators Strip Encryption Breaking Demands From Online Safety Bill
‘The age of fossil fuels will end’: Australia’s Chris Bowen hails Cop28 agreement
Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity
AI datacentres to strain Australia’s energy supply, spike prices without change, expert says
Albanese government promises to ban ‘dodgy’ trading practices
Alex Frayne’s South Australian landscape photography – in pictures
‘Alien invasion’: researchers identify which exotic animals may soon hitchhike into Australia
Almost 68% of Australia’s tourism sites at major risk if climate crisis continues, report says
Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming
‘Always respond to what the instrument is doing’: the Melbourne shop showcasing the rare craft of restoring violins
An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist
‘An unexplained phenomenon’: the Australian obsession for putting stuff in trees
Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future
Andrew Tate’s extreme views about women are infiltrating Australian schools. We need a zero-tolerance response
Andrew Tate's ideology driving sexual harassment, sexism and misogyny in Australian classrooms
Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast
Anglicare Sydney refused to assess Aboriginal baby’s aunt as carer because she was in same-sex relationship, court hears
Apple warns Australian proposal to force tech companies to scan cloud services could lead to mass surveillance
Are derelict homes part of the answer to Australia's housing crisis?
Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried
Art deco density: what we learned from Australia’s first apartment boom
Artists, social climbers and mermaids: 10 Australian women who followed their dreams to the US in the early 20th century
As another cyclone heads for Queensland, we must be ready for the new threat: torrential rain and floods
As Aussie as vanilla slice: how the delicate European dessert became the snot block of Aussie bakeries
As Australia privatises nature repair, the cheapest approach won’t save our threatened species
As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data
As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need
As Chinese dialects decline, Australia offers a safe haven for some endangered languages
As the war in Gaza continues, Germany’s unstinting defence of Israel has unleashed a culture war that has just reached Australia
As Varroa spreads, now is the time to fight for Australia’s honey bees – and you can help
At first glance, Australia’s new treaty with Nauru seems to be a win-win. But questions remain
Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia’s trade – we need a Plan B
Aussie Gov’t: Age Verification Went From ‘Privacy Nightmare’ To Mandatory In A Year
Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans
Australia among hotspots for toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study of PFAS levels finds
Australia and Turkey in standoff to be host of crucial 2026 climate talks
Australia boasts some of the world’s most stunning beetles. Look out for these 5 beauties this summer
Australia can fix its broken prison system like Norway did. But first, we must face up to the facts
Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both
Australia can no longer afford to ignore Russia’s expanding naval power in the Pacific
Australia commits $9 million to help Pacific neighbours meet climate targets
Australia commits additional $50 million to deal with climate change
Australia considers mandating recycled plastic packaging as beaches drown in rubbish
Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor
Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good
Australia donates 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Australia experiencing a COVID ‘wave on wave’
Australia exposed as one of world’s worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report
Australia faces postwar-style reconstruction to reach net zero target, Greg Combet says
Australia fears being abandoned by America – but do the two countries need each other?
Australia has an extraordinary 13 million spare bedrooms. Here’s how to use at least some of them to ease the housing crisis
Australia has led the way regulating gene technology for over 20 years. Here’s how it should apply that to AI
Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach
Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu
Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader
Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage
Australia is doubling down on fossil fuel exports, and helping to blow global carbon budgets
Australia is finally waking up to post-Covid POTS nightmare
Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?
Australia is making mixed progress on emissions, and rapid cuts are needed, says CCA
Australia is still reckoning with a shameful legacy: the resettlement of suspected war criminals after WWII
Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?
Australia Lost AU$9.6 Billion In 2022 Due To Long COVID's Impact On Workforce: Study
Australia may be facing another La Niña summer. We’ve found a way to predict them earlier, to help us prepare
Australia may spend hundreds of millions of dollars on quantum computing research. Are we chasing a mirage?
Australia mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets
Australia must decarbonise to stay relevant in the global steel supply chain: BNEF
Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law
Australia must treat housing as a human right, says former Victorian Supreme Court judge
Australia must wean itself from monster utes – and the federal government’s weakening of vehicle emissions rules won’t help one bit
Australia needs permanent supportive housing to end homelessness – and it will pay for itself
Australia needs ‘substantial increase’ in large-scale renewables projects to meet decarbonisation targets
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns
Australia on track to meet 2030 43% emission’s reduction target, on latest figures
Australia plans to hire more overseas doctors. Is it ethical to recruit from countries with doctor shortages?
Australia records hottest ever winter temperature with some areas set to be 10C above average
Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace Owens
Australia storage start up says it is ready to produce lower cost sodium batteries from 2025
Australia taxes its massive gas exports so weakly that we pay more on Hecs than companies do on PRRT
Australia to slash $10 billion off student debt amid cost of living pressures
Australia urged not to rely on ‘drug dealer’s defence’ for gas exports and help wean Japan off fossil fuels
Australia urged to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 at latest
Australia urged to name heatwaves to combat dangers of extreme temperatures
Australia wakes up to the methane fire alarm, but its response is too slow
Australia wants navy boats with lots of weapons, but no crew. Will they run afoul of international law?
Australia will protect a vast swathe of the Southern Ocean, but squanders the chance to show global leadership
Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub
Australian $1.2bn program to eradicate red fire ants is a ‘shambles’, Senate inquiry told
Australian amber has revealed ‘living fossils’ traced back to Gondwana 42 million years ago
Australian artists only earn $23,200 a year from their art – and are key financial investors in keeping the industry afloat
Australian astrophysicist’s $250,000 prize for field-changing discovery a ‘nice surprise’
Australian battery hopeful to test its five-hour vanadium flow technology at remote mine site
Australian betadine-inspired battery breakthrough could add 1000km to EV range
Australian ‘bush glass’ bears the fingerprints of a cosmic collision with an iron meteorite
Australian CEOs made less in 2023-24 but still earned on average 50 times a typical worker’s wage
Australian cities are desperate for the ‘missing middle’ of housing density. But it’s not as simple as the nimby-yimby debate suggests
Australian coal mine emissions accounting trick could be hiding more than 10 million tonnes a year
Australian company rolls out megawatt charger to support dump trucks and trains
Australian COVID inquiry promotes “let it rip,” denounces public health measures
The Australian Curriculum is copping fresh criticism – what is it supposed to do?
Australian elite seek to divert Russia’s $9b ‘dirty money’ to Ukraine
Australian EVs could earn $12,000 in a single year with vehicle-to-grid tech
Australian fashion retail group's collapse leaves thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh in limbo
Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction
Australian fossil fuel tax could raise $100bn in first year alone, Rod Sims and Ross Garnaut say
Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures
Australian government, media silent on last COVID wave that killed one thousand people
Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions – a new report shows how
Australian homes could slash energy bills by two thirds by cutting out gas and petrol, AEMC says
Australian Human Rights Commission to crack down on employers who fail to actively prevent workplace sexual harassment
Australian kids under 16 will soon be banned from social media – but parents still don’t know which apps are out
Australian logistics giant to add 300 electric trucks, vans and mobile chargers
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely
Australian music festivals are increasingly affected by climate change. But is the industry doing enough to mitigate its impact?
Australian photography auction – in pictures
Australian pioneer in shared rooftop solar scores big from Biden billions
Australian Police Go Full FBI, Radicalize Autistic Teen Officers Told Parents They Were Trying To Help
Australian printmaker Ruth Faerber has died aged 102. She never stopped making art
The Australian public service is letting Indigenous people down. How do we fix it?
Australian researchers race to smash the solar efficiency ceiling using “singlet fission”
Australian researchers turn wine into a battery storage breakthrough
Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this
Australian scientists genetically engineer common fly species to eat more of humanity’s waste
The Australian Securities Exchange CHESS blockchain: seven years of sunk cost fallacy
Australian Security Leaders Climate Group calls for overhaul of federal government's climate threat preparedness strategy
Australian solar PERC pioneer wins technology innovation gong
Australian solar team beats perovskite efficiency milestone, joins elite global club
Australian solar tile company raises funds to tap “absurdly large” US market, and take on Tesla
Australian sport runs financial and legal risks due to climate inaction, new report warns
Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars
Australian students struggling to put food on the table in unpaid training, but this could be a thing of the past
Australian supermarket and recycling companies add electric prime movers to their fleets
Australian trucking giants to roll out another 54 electric heavy trucks and charging network
Australian writers have been envisioning AI for a century. Here are 5 stories to read as we grapple with rapid change
Australian-made insulated beehives are modernising beekeeping and boosting honey production
Australians are having fewer babies and our local-born population is about to shrink: here’s why it’s not that scary
Australians are installing batteries at a record rate, as rooftop solar heads for major new milestone
Australians are reading less than other countries, a new report shows. Why?
Australians are washing microplastics down the drain and it’s ending up on our farms
Australians blame wind, solar for high power bills as media campaigns take hold
Australians’ cars are typically larger, heavier and less efficient than in Europe – here’s why
Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation
Australians say AI shouldn’t produce political news, but it’s OK for sport: new research
Australians want to work for firms that take climate change seriously, but few know if that is the case
Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early – often not due to their disability
Australia’s $50,000 arts degree is here – putting university fees on par with the UK and US
Australia’s back yard chicken owners urged to implement biosecurity measures in case of bird flu outbreak
Australia’s big banks lent $3.6bn to fossil fuel expansion projects in 2023, report shows
Australia’s biggest companies made nearly $100bn in ‘crisis profits’ amid Covid and Ukraine war
Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ may blow out by 40% under the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan – and that’s the best-case scenario
Australia’s chief scientist takes on the journal publishers gatekeeping knowledge
Australia’s child workers are vulnerable to injury, harassment and exploitation thanks to weak and inconsistent laws
Australia’s cities are losing their colourful and melodious birds. We need to bring back this natural joy
Australia’s climate rating slips because of plans to increase coal and gas production
Australia’s construction industry needs more hands on deck – so why is it ignoring skilled migrant women?
Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever
Australia’s ‘deeply unfair’ housing system is in crisis – and our politicians are failing us
Australia’s early spring brings budding flowers, chirping birds – and climate alarm
Australia’s female First Nations rappers turn pain into power
Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?
Australia’s first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it
Australia’s freight used to go by train, not truck. Here’s how we can bring back rail – and cut emissions
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years
Australia’s health star rating system exploited by companies making ultra-processed foods, experts say
Australia’s health watchdog warns patients are being overprescribed psychotropic medication
Australia’s ‘immoral’ coalmine decision akin to drowning Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu climate minister declares
Australia’s ‘inhumane’ offshore detention regime denounced by global human rights organisation
Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay
Australia’s largest bank pulls plug on fossil fuel financing. Will other lenders follow suit?
Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial
Australia’s ‘learning by doing’ approach to managing large mines is failing the environment
Australia’s major food companies failing nature, report finds
Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy steps would give our new environment laws teeth
Australia’s new consent campaign gets a lot right. But consent education won’t be enough to stop sexual violence
Australia’s north-west reefs teem with life – but they are also at the centre of a massive fossil fuel expansion
Australia’s plan to phase out expanded polystyrene packaging is failing and was never possible, industry says
Australia’s power and gas companies want Coalition to retain Labor’s 2030 climate target
Australia’s privacy regulator just dropped its case against ‘troubling’ facial recognition company Clearview AI. Now what?
Australia’s ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady – but shows we cannot be complacent
Australia’s Security Chief Says It’s Time To Start Forcing Companies To Break Chat Room Encryption
Australia’s ski season could melt away early as snowfall drops to nearly half the average
Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery
Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says
Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them
Australia's South Korean adoption partner falsified adoptee records to bring children to Australia
Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards
Australia's year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial
Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend
‘Awful reality’: Albanese government injects $95 million to fight the latest deadly bird flu
Baby it’s cold inside: here’s how to warm up your chilly old Australian home
Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia
Batteries on wheels: If Australia really wants smart EVs with V2G, it will have to say so
Before the 1980s, Australian teachers could be banned for being gay. A new report wants to protect them at religious schools too
‘Best slow TV ever’: scientists mount cameras on endangered sea lions to map Australia’s ocean floor
Beyond the Barrier Reef: Australia’s 3 other World Heritage reefs are also in trouble
Bhutanese Community Farm in Victoria helps families build new life in Australia
The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia
Bill passes to force big Australian companies to report on climate impacts and risks
Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know
Blockade Australia plans more climate protests disrupting Newcastle trains, saying disobedience is the only option
BNEF says $2.4 trillion needed for Australia’s net zero target, but window to safe climate closing fast
Bohemian, artist, conservationist: breathing humanity into the man who fought to protect Queensland’s rainforest and reef
Book bans in the US are at an all-time high. Will we see a similar spike in Australia?
Booktopia, Australia’s biggest online bookseller, is poised for collapse. That doesn’t mean bookshops are in trouble
The botanical imperialism of weeds and crops: how alien plant species on the First Fleet changed Australia
Bowen says asking Australia to go nuclear is like asking the Swiss to take up surfing
Branching out: the Sydney street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books
‘Breakthrough discovery’: Indigenous Rangers in outback WA find up to 50 night parrots – one of Australia’s most elusive birds
Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow want to become Australia's first job-sharing MPs
Brush-tailed bettongs are the ecosystem engineers helping South Australia's Yorke Peninsula
Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fire in the Australian landscape
Burning out: how Australia’s bid to cut smoking rates exploded into suburban tobacco wars
‘Busiest Christmas I have seen’: families turn to food banks in Australia’s cost-of-living crisis
Business wants pay rises for Australia’s lowest paid workers limited to 2% – but what about executives?
By a nose: Australian science prize goes to team who use odours to distract predators from endangered species
Cairns airport closed as Queensland premier declares ‘serious weather emergency’ amid record flood fears
Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage
Cambodia’s new leader may sound like a reformer in Australia next week, but little has changed back home
Can a ‘Trumpist’ approach to politics work in Australia?
Can Australia end homelessness? Yes, we know how, but we must find the will to do it
Can Australia prosecute foreigners for genocide overseas? Here’s how our atrocity laws work
‘Can it really be this bad?’: racism in schools shocks South Australia’s children’s tsar
Can renewables replace fossil fuels? Survey finds many Australians not convinced
Can we end racism in Australia? Yes, according to the first-ever national plan
Car companies spending up on ads for SUVs despite Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards
Car rental giant to add 27 Hyundai Ioniq EVs to Australian car fleet
Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles
Carpet waste makes concrete crack-proof, boosts strength by 40% — Aussie engineers
Chair of Nuclear for Australia denies that calling CO₂ ‘plant food’ means he is a climate denier
Chaotic scenes at Travis Scott’s Melbourne concert: what is the role of artists in crowd behaviour?
Cheaper housing and better transport? What you need to know about Australia’s new National Urban Policy
Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia’s door
Children will get sentences ‘more punitive than necessary’ under new crime law, Queensland LNP admits
Chinese auto giant XPeng to debut Australia’s first flying car next month
Chinese navy destroyer and helicopter shadowed Australian warship during high-profile standoff, documents show
Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China
Chinese premier’s Australia visit overshadowed by officials’ apparent attempt to block Cheng Lei’s view at event
Chris Bowen says agreement on global fossil fuel phase out central to Australia’s renewable energy plans
Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction
The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumptions and selective analysis
Clean Energy Australia 2024
Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it
Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?
Climate change threatens Australian tourism more than is widely believed. Here’s why
Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence
Climate damage: Australia faces $7 trillion hit to standard of living
Climate-conscious investors put nuclear dead last on list of desirable Australian ventures
Clue in the windscreen may be key in legal challenge to Queensland’s AI traffic fine system
Coal will be all but gone by 2034 under Australia’s latest energy roadmap
Come to sunny Melbourne! Don’t worry about the AI mutants invading the parks
Community legal centres turn away 1,000 Australians each day despite growing need for help
Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy
The consequences of the government’s new migration legislation could be dire – for individuals and for Australia
COP28 deal confirms what Australia already knows: coal is out of vogue and out of time
COP28: Turning the tap off slowly – why Australia’s decision to end overseas fossil fuel finance matters
Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot
Countdown at 50: the powerful, messy and sexy music show that changed Australia
COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters
COVID wave: what’s the latest on antiviral drugs, and who is eligible in Australia?
The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus
Creative Australia's Artists at Work study reveals ongoing economic and gender disparities in Australian arts sector
Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks
Cruel summer ahead – why is Australia so unprepared?
Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management
Cumberland Council’s book ban has been overturned, but what is really happening in Australian libraries?
‘Cutest animal in Australia’: keeping watch over greater gliders in a forest targeted for logging
Dams have taken half the water from Australia’s second biggest river – and climate change will make it even worse
Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored
Daniel was swept out to sea part way through a 4,500km walk to promote a universal basic income in Australia
David McBride goes to prison – and Australian democracy takes a hit
David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours
Deadliest six months on Australian roads since 2010 leaves industry demanding answers
Dealer lecturing addicts? Australia backs coal power ban but continues to sell the stuff
‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year
Deepfakes of Australian politicians including Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher used in investment scams
Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in China
Disinformation and deepfakes played a part in the US election. Australia should expect the same
Diverse sexuality reported by more than one in 10 Australian high school students
Do electric cars greatly increase the average mass of cars on the road? Not in Australia
Domestic violence perpetrators could be tracked by specialised agency, Australian crime institute says
Dozens of refugees are still stranded in precarious situations in PNG – and support from Australia is dwindling
Draft guidelines for ‘forever chemicals’ have been released. Here’s what it means for drinking water safety in Australia
Drone food delivery is spreading across Australia. Research suggests we will eat more junk food as a result
Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets
Dutton’s plan to nuke Australia’s renewable energy transition explained in full
‘Ecology on steroids’: how Australia’s First Nations managed Australia’s ecosystems
Economists say Australia shouldn’t try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act
‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its water in one section, research shows
Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers
Emperor penguin that travelled 3,000km to West Australian beach begins long journey home
Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees
Eraring deal signals death of baseload power in Australia, and Dutton’s nuclear fantasy
Europe’s love of vans is like Australia’s obsession with utes: And they are going electric
Even far from the ocean, Australia’s drylands are riddled with salty groundwater. What can land managers do?
Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia – and channels heat around the world
“Every decision matters:” Australian university replaces hybrid buses with fully electric ones
‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort
‘Exorbitant’ fees paid to academic publishers better spent on Australian research and education, report finds
Explainer: How the “climate trigger” could be the answer to Australia’s fossil fuel problem
Explorer ‘who named Australia’ to be reburied in Lincolnshire village where he was born
Exporting gas can more than double the emissions compared to using it in Australia. So why are we doing it?
Extra 10,000 Australians becoming homeless each month, up 22% in three years, report says
The extreme floods which devastated Spain are hitting more often. Is Australia ready for the next one?
Eyes of the energy world on Australian vanadium battery tech
Facebook has scraped public data from Australian users without an opt out. What can we do?
Family's Aussie road trip adventure debunks common EV 'misconceptions'
‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct
Feeling like an ‘oddity’, forced to come out: how Australian healthcare still fails to meet queer needs
Feral horses in Australia’s high country are damaging peatlands, decreasing carbon stores
Fifty-year extension for one of Australia’s biggest CO₂ emitters likely after WA ditches emissions-reduction rules
Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it
Fires broke out in a Melbourne landfill site four years ago. Residents are still waiting for them to end
First Australian-made electric hydrofoil boat unveiled to “revolutionise boating”
First electric concrete mixer truck begins trials in Australia
First electric truck to do lap around Australia completes journey after heatwaves and headwinds
First Nations Anzacs sacrificed life and limb for Country. Why aren’t their stories shown onscreen?
First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution
The first-ever survey on Australian attitudes towards space is out. So, what do we think?
Flash droughts are becoming more common in Australia. What’s causing them?
Fleeing bloodshed in Gaza, Palestinians arriving in Australia find they have no place to call home
Floods and environmental flows a boon for south-east Australia’s waterbirds, survey shows
For the sake of our democracy, Australia urgently needs a whistleblower protection authority
Former spy for China's secret police reveals operations targeting dissidents in Australia and overseas
Fossil fuel projects awaiting approval could blow Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ tenfold, climate groups say
Fourth Australian state to allow heavy duty electric trucks on some major routes
Friday essay: crimes, redemption and rebellion – the truths told in 65,000 years of Australian art are essential for national healing
Friday essay: neither a monster nor a saint … Sir Samuel Griffith, Queensland’s violent frontier and the rigours of truth-telling
Friday essay: ‘too many Aboriginal babies’ – Australia’s secret history of Aboriginal population control in the 1960s
Friendly fire: a nuclear push by allies at COP29 poses a sticky problem for Albanese
From COVID to climate: Queensland’s new emissions pledge shows state governments are once again leading change
From laggard to leader? Why Australia must phase out fossil fuel exports, starting now
From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do to the US and Australia
From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. How can we meet them?
Fury road: a forlorn hope that, for once, Australia would choose the hard path on climate
Future Made in Australia: A plan to super-charge renewables, or a stalking horse for gas expansion?
Gender Queer was the last book an Australian council tried to ban. It’s still being appealed in federal court
Genetically modified banana resistant to Panama disease given approval for Australian consumption
Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer
Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?
Global heating, land clearing and the ‘extinction vortex’: the fight to save Australia’s koalas
Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years
The good news: 25 Australian birds are now at less risk of extinction. The bad news: 29 are gone and 4 more might be
Grand designs? Why many Australian architects say their career makes them unhappy
Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning
The great Australian water grab
Great Barrier Reef discovery overturns belief Aboriginal Australians did not make pottery, archaeologists say
Green economy summit: how can Australia get more from its relationship with Vietnam?
Greener ‘water batteries’ a step closer thanks to breakthrough by Melbourne researchers
Grid revenue fantasies holding back rollout of electric car V2G technology in Australia
Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up
Half of Melbourne’s famous live music venues could soon be dead
Half of pre-mixed alcohol features nutritional claims as industry targets young Australians, study finds
‘He Who Must Not Be Named’: Australian council told not to mention Harry Potter-themed event in local park
Hearing loss is twice as common in Australia’s lowest income groups, our research shows
‘Heat engine’ fuelled by climate crisis bringing blast of summer weather to Australian winter
Heatwave to turn parts of Australia into ‘one of the hottest places in the world’ this week
“Heaviest road going electric truck in the world:” First electric road train takes to Australian roads
Helping the Pacific financially is a great start – but Australia must act on the root cause of the climate crisis
Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia
Here’s why more Australian scientists should team up with authors on books about animals
High-flying life of Australia’s birds revealed in new detail – thanks to weather radars
Hobart and Canberra ranked among top 10 global cities with lowest air pollution, analysis finds
Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia
Home insurance costs spike, with parts of Australia at risk of becoming uninsurable
Home truths: TV’s Kevin McCloud thinks Australia should stop building such big houses
Homeless Australians are dying at age 44 on average in hidden crisis
Honest Government Ad | Visit Tasmania!
Hosting Cop in 2026 could be the incentive Australia needs to turbocharge climate action
Hours After Aussie Gov’t Greenlights Online Age Verification Pilot, Breach Of Mandated Verification Database For Bars Is Revealed
How a little brown bird could sound the alarm on lead poisoning in Australian children
How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network
How Australia’s huge superannuation funds can do much more to fight climate change, with a little help
How Australia’s infant food labelling’s ‘health halo effect’ risks leaving babies under-nourished
How do economists judge Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic?
How does Australia’s health system stack up internationally? Not bad, if you’re willing to wait for it
‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world
How many cattle are there in Australia? We may be out by 10 million
How might the Melbourne factory fire affect health and the environment? An air pollution expert explains
How our regions can help make Australia’s growing cities more sustainable
How should Australian media cover the next federal election? Lessons from the US presidential race
How to skip the too-hard basket and recycle Australia’s most challenging household items
How we solved the mystery of the pink sand on South Australia’s beaches – podcast
‘Huge environmental win’: Australia to protect 52% of its oceans, more than any other country, Plibersek says
Huge EV charging hub to service electric grocery deliveries in Australia’s biggest city
‘Huge’ proportion of mental health conditions in Australia found to be caused by childhood maltreatment
Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia
Hu’s parents spent $260,000 sending him to Australia to study. Now he lives in a tent
Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support
‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work
I collect marsupial poo. A crack team of volunteers across Australia helps me out
‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting
‘I have done nothing wrong’: Juanita quit her job at a Melbourne brothel to work from home. Now she’s being evicted
‘I pretty much already know what Australia’s like’: what Aussie teenagers told us about not watching local TV
Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive
If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path
If Hill of Content bookshop dies, a piece of Melbourne dies with it
‘If our food is good enough, they will come’: the hidden dining gems at Australian petrol stations and carwashes
‘If the land is sick, so are we’: Australian First Nations spirituality explained
Ikea to build electric truck charging network across Australian stores
‘I’m home’: how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia’s housing crisis
‘I’m scared I’m going to die’: a rising number of Australians are sleeping rough as the housing crisis bites
Immunisation rates fall among Australia’s vulnerable as experts blame pandemic misinformation and practical barriers
In 1835, John Batman attempted to make a treaty with Melbourne's Aboriginal owners. Here's what happened
In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions
In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city
In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention
India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in
Indigenous cultural burning managed Australia’s bushfires long before colonisation. It’s needed now more than ever, a study says
Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out
‘Inequality serves no-one’: Australia finally has a strategy to achieve gender equality - but is it any good?
Interactive: pick an Australian CEO and compare their salary with a childcare worker, nurse or teacher
Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia’s drylands
Is Australia a racist country? We asked 5 experts
Is Australia becoming a dumping ground for unrepairable appliances?
Is Australia’s climate confusing you? Here’s why rainfall and temperatures don’t always behave as expected
Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?
Is drone delivery a modern miracle or a band-aid fix for poor urban planning? I went to Australia’s ‘drone zones’ to find out
Is policing in Australia corrupt and abusive? An eye-opening new book investigates
‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have scientists up in arms
‘It doesn’t reflect us’: Global mockery of Raygun’s Paris Olympics performance affecting Australian scene, local B-girls say
It never rains but it pours: intense rain and flash floods have increased inland in eastern Australia
It would cost billions, but pay for itself over time. The economic case for air conditioning every Australian school
It’s 4 years since the first COVID case in Australia. Here’s how our pandemic experiences have changed over time
It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why
‘It’s like a gift from God’: the program letting Melbourne’s long-term homeless catch their breath
It’s time to give Australian courts the power to break up big firms that behave badly
Japan’s #MeToo, ominous guinea fowls and a grandma out for revenge: top 5 picks from the Melbourne International Film Festival
Jet Charge to help Australia’s largest insurer electrify vehicle fleet
‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake
Kicking out gas: Canberra lays out plan to become Australia’s first all electric city
Labor made a mess of Queensland youth justice – now the LNP seems hellbent on making it worse
Labor’s deportation bill could be used to blacklist entire countries’ citizens from obtaining visas to Australia
Landlords should reveal homes’ energy efficiency to help Australia’s renters cut power bills, advocates say
Large old trees are vital for Australian birds. Their long branches and hollows can’t be replaced by saplings
Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?
Let there be night: digital billboards to be turned off to curb light pollution under Melbourne city proposal
Let’s be honest: Australia’s claim to have cut climate pollution isn’t as good as it seems
‘Like a gothy yoghurt starter’: how Neil Gaiman and an Australian string quartet fell in love
Living through Antarctic snowstorms, Australian scientists are undertaking some of the 'most ambitious' research
Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022 – new research
Long COVID has cost the Australian economy billions in lost work hours, new research says
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
Lost in translation: the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning in Australia and NZ
Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect
Major work-from-home update impacting millions of Aussie workers: 'Disrupt push back to office'
Making a name in the film industry isn't easy, but this Queensland animation duo is going from strength to strength
Making merry: how we brought Melbourne’s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds
The making of Australia’s first Dark Sky Community at Carrickalinga
Man to tackle Australia on electric motorcycle after riding across the world to combat range anxiety
Many of Australia’s top car sellers are collecting and sharing driver data, Choice investigation finds
Marine ecologists fear Australia's kelp forests will disappear unnoticed
Mars launches “Australia first” thermal energy battery to cook petfood
Masses of scalloped hammerheads have returned to one of Australia’s busiest beaches. But we don’t need to panic
Massive Australia-to-Singapore clean energy cable gets green light
McKinsey paid $1.6m to ‘guide’ Australian climate policy despite working for fossil fuel companies
The megabats of Adelaide: SA adjusts to new and growing colonies of flying foxes
Melanoma treatment pioneers joint Australians of the Year
Melbourne furniture icon Franco Cozzo dies, aged 87
Melbourne has a new hero. He is the Voice of Flinders Street Station
Melbourne Today (1931)
The Melbourne women diverting tonnes of clothes from landfill
Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre turns 100. A look back at the radical Modernist marvel that almost met an early end
Mercedes opens first EV battery recycling plant, using Australian technology
Methane is turbocharging unnatural disasters – Australia must get serious about reducing emissions
Microsoft outage: how Australian airports, banks and supermarkets were affected by major IT meltdown
Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say
Milestone for vanadium flow battery technology after electrolyte tests for Australian project
Millions of Australians at risk of being stung by fire ants each year, experts warn
Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?
More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say
More desalination is coming to Australia’s driest states – but super-salty outflows could trash ecosystems and fisheries
More efficient cars could almost halve Australians’ yearly petrol costs, new analysis shows
More forced marriages and worker exploitation – why Australia needs an anti-slavery commissioner
More than 6,000 sheep now call Australia’s largest solar farm home
The more you know: people with better understanding of Australia’s colonial history more likely to support moving Australia Day
Most Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes. More than 40,000 may be at risk
Most Australians are worried about artificial intelligence, new survey shows. Improved media literacy is vital
Most of Australia’s First Nations languages don’t have gendered pronouns. Here’s why
Mother’s little helper: interviews with Australian women show a complex relationship with alcohol
Move over Olympians, Australia’s wildlife are incredible athletes
Mpox is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to know about the virus – and who should get vaccinated
Murray Valley encephalitis: summer is over but mosquito-borne disease remains a risk in northern Australia
My life as a ‘Jillposter’: the radical feminist poster group that pasted prints around Melbourne in the ‘80s
Myrtle rust is devastating Australian forests. A new high-tech spray holds out hope for native trees
Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?
The National Cartoon Gallery has been closed down. Where to next for Australia’s valuable cartoon heritage?
National Museum of Australia acquires collection of Mr Squiggle creator, Norman Hetherington
New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive
New peregrine in town: female falcon becomes latest to nest atop Melbourne skyscraper
Next-Gen and Siemens partner to make battery materials in Australia
NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring
No, the Liberal Party does not have a history of upholding the right to protest in Australia - just look back to the Vietnam War
No threat to farm land: just 1,200 square kilometres can fulfil Australia’s solar and wind energy needs
North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change
Not just for the rich: Why Australia might be great place for electric flying taxis
NSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airport
Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election
Nuclear power in Australia is a really bad idea. The ban ensures that is all it is
Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action
Nuclear won’t cut it: CCA says Australia must go all in on renewables to meet climate targets
Old matter, new purpose as Australian students help Polestar in quest for net-zero cars
On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year
On Australia’s climate and extinction crises, the major parties both have questions to answer
One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ electricity protections against issues such as disconnections during heatwaves
One of Australia’s most expensive commutes becomes the cheapest, as Queensland’s 50c public transport trial begins
One of Australia’s oldest wind farms could nearly double capacity by “repowering” with bigger turbines
Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are crucial for kids’ social lives
Only 15 known underwater internet cables connect Australia to the world – and they’re under threat from fishing boats, spies and natural disasters
‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll
Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?
Our beef with ‘Big Meat’: the power perpetuating Australia’s live export trade is at play elsewhere
Our research shows higher carbon emissions increase costs for Australian businesses
OzAsia festival 2024: a celebration of Asian culture and art – and what it means to be Asian-Australian
Parched south-west is 'canary in the coal mine' reflecting Australia’s climate change reality
Parents are waiting more than 30 years for an Australian visa. The new home affairs minister needs to act
Parking apps are sweeping Australia’s cities. Here’s what you may not know about them
Partnerships delivering 400+ hectares for koalas in South East Queensland
Peat was historically mined overseas because it burns so well. But Australia’s subtropical peat bogs need fire to survive
Pellegrini's Espresso Bar in Melbourne farewells beloved server Rocco Eliche after 50 years
‘People are at their best when they have a choice’: Aussie bosses give up on ending WFH
‘People are dying waiting for a house’: how Australia’s healthcare system leaves rough sleepers with nowhere to turn
Perth bus depot to receive massive overhaul to charge 90 electric buses
Perth company successfully switches on solid state battery using table salt
Perverse incentives leave young Australians locked out of community housing, study finds
Peter Dutton’s latest salvo on Australia’s emissions suggests our climate wars are far from over
Peter Dutton’s plan to cut the 2030 climate target would be an own goal for Australia’s Pacific ambitions
Pig-nosed turtle and Pugh’s frog among new species added to Australia’s endangered species list
“Pivotal moment” for ClearVue as it lands first order for solar cladding on iconic Perth building
Planning approval given for Australia’s biggest battery to soak up solar and replace coal
The plight of the pig-nosed turtle, one of the unlucky 13 added to Australia’s threatened species list
Poetry, parties and ‘strong Australian tea’. The surprising story of how Anzac Day has been marked in the US for over 100 years
Political power in Australia is still overwhelmingly male. But beneath the despair, there’s reason for hope
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’
Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges
Powerhouse Museum acquires David Jones’ archive, brimming with forgotten stories of Australia’s past
Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years
Preparation, cooperation, adaptation: what Australia’s music festivals are thinking about in an era of climate change
Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent – so let’s get them involved in nature protection
The punishment for felling Australia’s foreshore trees is a mere pittance against developers’ obscene profits
Push to allow pets into Australian workplaces, as report shows human benefits to office companion animals
Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria
Qantas and Virgin Australia put on notice over offsets after landmark decision on greenwashing
Queensland officially drought-free for first time since 2013
Queensland storm, cyclone recovery to take years, Premier Steven Miles says
Queensland teachers forced to work while sick due to struggling relief system cracking under pressure
Queensland woman uses electric car to run her son’s dialysis machine during power cut
Record broken as EV enthusiast charges around Australia in just 10 days
Recovering lost wages is nearly impossible for Australia’s underpaid migrant workers. Here’s how to fix the problem
REDcycle’s collapse and the hard truths on recycling soft plastics in Australia
Refugees in Australia are miles behind in health and wellbeing outcomes. Here’s why
Regional Australia needs health workers and teachers – but it has to have childcare first
Regional Australians have opened their hearts to refugees – we should open pathways to match
Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders
Renewables superpower or climate coward? Albanese needs to make a choice before election
Rental properties 3C hotter indoors, survey of Australian tenants over summer finds
Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist
Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia
Researchers found 37 mine sites in Australia that could be converted into renewable energy storage. So what are we waiting for?
Retrofit nation: Call for mass conversion of Australia’s truck fleet to spark battery industry
Revolutionising the truck stop: NewVolt unveils plans for charging network to electrify Australia’s road freight
‘Rights of nature’ are being recognised overseas. In Australia, local leadership gives cause for optimism
Rise in activity from rightwing extremists who want to trigger ‘race war’ in Australia, Asio warns
Rising Australian ballet star's ongoing nine-month battle with long COVID
Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia
Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace
Royal visits to Australia can be disaster magnets. In the first one, the prince barely made it out alive
Rural Women's Award winner Kate Lamason's Australian-made alternative to imported tuna
Russia and China block every proposal at Antarctic marine life conservation conference in Hobart
Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions
Scientists contest environment minister’s claim of ‘blitzing’ Australia’s ocean reserve expansion goal
Scientists counted 49 ways Australia is destroying the ecosystems we hold dear – but there is hope
Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in efforts to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger
‘Seeing her hurt was more than I could bear’: the family pets left in limbo amid Australia’s domestic violence crisis
Senator David Pocock creates AI deepfakes of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to call for ban ahead of election
Set more ambitious climate targets to save Great Barrier Reef, Unesco urges Australia
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland
Should King Charles apologise for the genocide of First Nations people when he visits Australia?
Should women be allowed to wear pants? It was a topic of contention in Australian parliament in 1933
Six things we learned about the Australian government’s response to the climate crisis
Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas
Small modular reactors have promise. But we found they’re unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050
Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready
Solar above, batteries below: here’s how warehouses and shopping centres could produce 25% of Australia’s power
Solar car parks: Australia’s great untapped PV potential
Solar hits new global peak in northern summer solstice, and Australia still leads per capita
Solar recycling machine powers up as key export market closes to used Australian panels
South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done
South Australia has the most wind and solar and no baseload: So why is it the only state not fretting about a vulnerable grid?
South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar
South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows
South Australia’s renewable triumph is stunning proof that Dutton’s nuclear plans are a folly
South Australia’s upper house narrowly rejects ‘Trumpian’ bill to wind back abortion care
South Australia’s world-leading renewable transition is attracting flood of new industry
Start date for Australia’s biggest renewable energy hub pushed out to end of decade
State of the Climate 2024: Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise
Stay or go? Most older Australians want to retire where they are, but renters don’t always get a choice
The steps being taken to get better treatment for Australia’s autistic people
Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate
The stories of Australia’s Muslim Anzacs have long been forgotten. It’s time we honour them
Straight from the Strait review – a joyous musical inspired by a little-known Australian story
Strict new-car emissions standards coming to Australia from 2025, utes and 4WDs among hardest hit
The stunning photographs of Australian artist Anne Zahalka: remembering the past and recording the present
Sukhdeep wants to see her mother while she is still alive – but Australia’s visa rules have left her in limbo
Surge in Australian fossil car advertising undermining efforts to clean up transport
The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades
‘Survival sex’, ‘mob justice’ and more: the first independent study of abuse in the Australian Defence Force is damning
Swathes of Melbourne could face flooding from rising sea levels, new long-term modelling suggests
Sydney at risk of being like San Francisco, Mookhey warns
Sydney council reverses ban on same-sex parenting books after fiery meeting
Sydney ferry fleet to go fully electric, with first on the harbour in 2026
Sydney to London flight emissions can be halved depending on route, plane and seating
Sydney’s shiny new Metro service is great – now can we fix the city’s busted bus stops?
Talk isn’t enough: Pacific nations say Australia must end new fossil fuel projects
Tasmanian garden wins prize for world’s ugliest lawn
Tasmania’s tall eucalypt forests will be wiped out by heatwaves unless we step in to help them
Tesla accuses Australian car lobby group of making ‘false claims’ about Labor’s vehicle emissions plan
There are 26 jobseekers for every entry-level position in Australia, report finds
“There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick
These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia
These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life – and we must protect them before it’s too late
These plastics were ‘unrecyclable’. An Australian invention is changing that
They are relics of the Gondwana age but five years after Australia’s black summer these trees are dying a ‘long, slow death’
‘Things started to look dire’: our deep dive into past climates sounds a warning for this unique corner of Australia
This group rid one Australian river of its privet problem – and strengthened community along the way
‘This is survival’: 20 readers on how Australia’s housing crisis has changed their lives – interactive
This summer will likely be wetter and warmer for most Australians, bureau forecast says
Thousands of LGBTQ+ Australians got a long-awaited apology – but many weren’t alive to receive it
Threats and challenges to Australia’s democracy are well outlined in government report. Now for some action
Through the roof: how a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper
Tickle vs Giggle: in a world where transgender people are under attack, this is a test case for Australia
Tiger shark regurgitates whole echidna, leaving Australian scientists ‘stunned’
“Time to come back:” Sunman unveils plans to make flexible solar panels in Australia
‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema
Too many Australian students don’t have the basic technology they need for school – here are 5 ways to fix this
Too many Australians aren’t getting a flu vaccine. Why, and what can we do about it?
Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions?
Trademarks that will never be used can be ‘bad faith’ business – a UK case has lessons for NZ and Australia
Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse
Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
Troubled waters: how to stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct
Trump’s economic vision is no longer a ‘maybe’. Here’s what it might mean for Australia and the world
Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter
Tuvaluans prepare for life in Australia as rising tides swallow their country
Two charts in Australia’s 2023 climate statement show we are way off track for net zero by 2050
Two-thirds of women report bias or discrimination in Australian healthcare in national survey
Uber to target second hand electric cars from Japan in Australian trial
Uber told to pay banned Sydney driver $10,000 after failing to prove passenger’s complaint
The UK plans to phase out smoking. What does this new law mean for tobacco control in Australia?
UK sets “shining example” for 2035 targets as COP29 gathers pace. Will Australia match its ambition?
Ukraine fury as Australia offloads military gear on ‘military eBay’
Up to 220 Indonesians could be compensated after children wrongly jailed in Australia as people smugglers
Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them
Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk
The US Center for Disease Control proposes to scrap its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations. What are the rules in Australia?
Used wool craftsman adds voice to calls for textile recycling in Australia
Vaccination, testing, clean air: COVID hasn’t gone away – here’s where Australia needs to do better
Vale Leon Paroissien: the first director of the Museum of Contemporary Art who shaped how Australians experience art
Vape stores clustered around schools and in the most disadvantaged suburbs, Australian study finds
Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023
“Very cost effective:” Regional Australia Post contractor goes fully electric
Victoria’s fire alert has knocked Australians out of complacency. Under climate change, catastrophic bushfires can strike any time
‘Violence at all levels’: UN report into the abuse of women and girls in sport is a wake-up call for Australia
Virus soup: The five things making Sydney sick
Vision 2024: aim to “make Australia a better quarry” … and a CO2 dump
We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?
We analysed 35,000 Wikipedia entries about Australian places. Some of them sanitise history
We analysed citizen science to find Australia’s top 10 most elusive birds
‘We are buzzed with euphoria’: Electric Fields to represent Australia at Eurovision
‘We are seeking to discriminate’: lesbian group wanting to exclude trans women compares itself to Melbourne gay bar
“We can make it happen:” Trina says timing right to make solar in Australia with SunDrive
We discovered two new Australian native mammals – the first of their kind this century
We found 1 in 6 Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban
We have too few aged care workers to care for older Australians. Why? And what can we do about it?
We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it?
We mapped the entire bilby genome – and now we can use poo to save Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’ from extinction
We once killed 600,000 koalas in a year. Now they’re Australia’s ‘teddy bears’. What changed?
‘Weak link’ in Sydney’s waste disposal infrastructure could leave city with piles of uncollected garbage
Wearable devices can now harvest our brain data. Australia needs urgent privacy reforms
“We’re not taking on the big guys:” Australia’s first indigenous energy retailer opens its doors
Western Sydney’s childcare ‘desert’ locks women out of the workforce. Universal childcare could be a game-changer
We’ve come a long way on gender diversity but what about class? How networks of private school privilege dominate Australian society
We’ve committed to protect 30% of Australia’s land by 2030. Here’s how we could actually do it
What are fire ants, and what will happen if these tiny killers take hold across Australia?
What are young Australians most worried about? Finding affordable housing, they told us
What do we know about homelessness deaths in Australia – and why is nobody tracking them?
What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think
What gas shortage? Fossil lobby warns of blackouts, but Australia has 6x more gas than it needs
What is a ‘just’ transition to net zero - and why is Australia struggling to get there?
What makes Brisbane 2032 different from Paris and the rest? A ‘climate-positive’ Olympics plan for lasting benefits
‘What the hell is happening’: calls for answers after 10% of Tasmanian salmon die in Macquarie Harbour fish farms
What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain
What’s the global orange juice supply crisis – and should Australians be worried?
When a seriously ill Sydney raver ‘set off alarm bells’, a DJ stepped in to avert a nightmare scenario
When bigger isn’t better: do Australian houses need to be the largest in the world?
Where do we stash the equivalent of 110 Sydney harbour bridges? That’s the conundrum Australia faces as oil and gas rigs close
‘Where’d you find tyres that size?’ Giant red tractor is Australia’s newest Big Thing
Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia
Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how can we protect ourselves?
Why a new ruling on the law of the sea and climate change matters for Australia and especially our island neighbours
Why a rise in 'tourism-phobia' should give Australians flocking to European summer a cause for pause
Why an intention to conserve an area for only 25 years should not count for Australia’s target of protecting 30% of land
Why are Australians in denial about how cold our homes really are? ‘Winter stoicism’ is partly to blame
Why are we finding so many Australian shipwrecks lately? There’s one research vessel helping uncover the past
Why are whooping cough infections surging in Australia and should you get a booster jab?
Why don’t Australians talk about their salaries? Pay transparency and fairness go hand-in-hand
Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names
Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in Australia
Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale 'cool roads'
Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict
Why is Australia helping to block a move to tax multinational corporations properly?
Why is there no official memorial in Australia to citizens who fought and died in the Spanish civil war?
Why it will take more than money to make Australian women consider having children 'for the country'
Why Melbourne’s e-scooter ban is a wrong turn away from safe, sustainable transport
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