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Peter Cook, President of Queenscliffe Climate Action Now on the eroding Narrows dog beach. Cook is concerned his council is moving to scrap its Climate Action Response Plan.

Fiscal restraint or culture wars? Councils winding back climate action

A new wave of conservative councillors are abandoning climate commitments, with critics saying the “back to basics” rhetoric is an ideological smokescreen.

  • Rachael Dexter and Benjamin Preiss

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Tim Flannery on when it’s ‘game over’ for climate culture wars

The scientist, author and former Australian of the Year on when bickering over clean energy will reach its use-by date – and the joys of being in one’s 60s.

  • Benjamin Law
Author and environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou.

An orangutan reached for Natalie’s hand. It was a defining moment for her

Through often-startling stories detailing the wonder of wildlife, a Melbourne environmentalist hopes to convince people that the natural world is worth saving.

  • Clare Stephens
Three companies are actively trying to achieve “real zero” - Fortescue Mining, IKEA and Lendlease. 

Forget net zero. We need ‘real zero’ – and these companies prove it’s profitable

Three huge global companies – IKEA, Lendlease and Fortescue Mining – are heading towards real zero. If they can do it, so can everyone.

  • Claire Snyder
Sections of the Great Barrier Reef suffered their largest annual decline in coral cover due to bleaching during 2024.

Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline, mass bleaching

Year upon year of marine heatwaves are battering the Great Barrier Reef, the most recent survey of coral coverage shows.

  • Nick O'Malley
Chris Bowen attended last year’s climate talks in Baku, but has yet to secure Australia’s hosting rights.

Albanese government faces backlash for failing to lock in climate talks

Despite years of effort and the support of its UN peers, Australia has been unable to convince Turkey to pull out of the race to host global climate talks.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Aerial view of Canning Bridge, Applecross, where a number of high-rise towers have been built in recent years. Picture: Adobe Stock

Parks or parking? Fight brews in Perth’s high-end high-rise hotspot

Two years ago councillors resolved to create a public park for an increasingly dense urban apartment zone. Now they’re considering making a quarter of it car parking.

  • Emma Young
Nationals leader David Littleproud and Liberal leader Sussan Ley.

Why net zero is a battle for political middle ground

Both sides of the federal Coalition are debating their ongoing commitment to net zero emissions, and the outcome will shape the political landscape.

  • Mike Foley
“The Albanese government’s decisive victory creates a historic opportunity to shift thinking and acting from the short to the long term.”

Net zero has been ground zero for energy ambition. What a chance we have now

The Albanese government’s decisive victory creates a historic opportunity to shift thinking from the short to the long term on energy and climate policy.

  • Ross Garnaut
Helen Caldicott can’t understand why Australian’s aren’t terrified of nuclear energy.

Australians once feared the health impacts of nuclear. Now nobody’s talking about it

Anti-nuclear advocacy once spurred huge protests and galvanised a political movement. With nuclear a core policy of the Coalition, few are talking about the medical dangers.

  • Angus Delaney