AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected
Authorities are investigating whether more than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns found on an Australian island have bird flu.
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River clean-up flows into data centre climate debate
A tech giant plans to rescue millions of litres of drinking water from an Australian river as debate continues over data centre climate commitments.
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Neil the seal's beachside visit and damage bill tallied
A local council spent tens of thousands of dollars managing crowds and protecting Neil the seal on his most-recent stay in Tasmania.
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Rare humpback birth caught in Australian drone footage
A humpback whale has been captured giving birth off the Australian coastline in what is believed to be just the fourth public film of its kind.
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Steel trap: Australia must make green metal or risk ore
Australia's richest export market could be at risk unless it takes urgent action to manufacture green steel on home soil, according to a study.
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Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change
With seawater regularly consuming half its land, one Pacific nation wants world leaders to see the effects of climate change up close.
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Coal and gas exports 'undoing' progress on clean energy
Australia is undermining its hard work to cut emissions by failing to address growing fossil fuel exports, a former defence chief reckons.
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Half-price power: record renewables push prices down
Wholesale energy prices have fallen by more than 60 per cent in one state, powered by growing use of wind farms, solar panels and batteries.
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National park offers more green space for growing city
A major new national park is being created to protect dozens of native species and preserve Aboriginal rock art and artefacts.
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It's now official: bird flu cases in four states
Officials have confirmed that a fast‑spreading strain of H5 bird flu has reached a fourth state, with a migratory seabird washed ashore north of Brisbane.
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Landmark cat-rout project receives a major cash boost
Efforts to remove feral cats from Australia's third-largest island have received an almost $4 million funding top-up.
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Renewables, batteries shield Australia from oil crisis
Australia has been spared from the Middle East energy crisis because of its rapid build-out of renewables and battery storage, a global energy body says.
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Native title exists: court hands back land to ancestors
A historically significant native title has been handed back to traditional ancestors following a long and difficult federal court judgment.
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Key state falling short on emissions reduction targets
One of Australia's most polluting states is on track to fall short of its emissions reduction targets with renewable energy projects well behind schedule.
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Rio Tinto signs deal to cut alumina refinery emissions
Rio Tinto has signed a five-year agreement with SuperChar for bio pellets to explore how it can reduce its coal use in its Gladstone refineries in Queensland.
