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Tougher rules to protect Australia's environment have been welcomed by developers, but conservation groups say they fall short of the changes needed.

Renewable energy and batteries are pushing down wholesale power prices but a report warns they could rise again when coal-fired plants power down.

With dry spring conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures, parts of the country are facing an increased risk of spring bushfires.

One of Australia's first green iron projects has reached a milestone, producing molten metal from an electric furnace for the first time.

One state's plan to act on the water and energy use of fast-tracked data centres could be a blueprint for national reform, a climate group says.

A world-first study has proven a seabird is suffering from population decline due to ingestion of plastic waste, with afflicted birds dubbed "the walking dead".

Fast-tracked data centres in NSW will have to comply with standards on water and energy that the state government says are needed to protect local communities.

Australians have installed more than 500,000 household batteries in a move experts say will keep putting downward pressure on power bills.

A Federal Court ruling has granted Traditional Owners native title for more than 170,000 hectares in northern Australia as part of a decades‑long campaign.

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

Renewable energy is one of the biggest opportunities for Australian farmers in a generation, according to a winemaker who also produces solar power.

Australia's biggest polluters have reduced emissions by less than one per cent in two years and an environmental group is calling for reforms.

What happens in suburban backyards now will be critical to keeping the deadly H5 bird blu strain out of poultry and away from pets as infections rise.