Environmental and Sustainability News
Ozone levels above Antarctica may not be recovering after all.
Fern Tree tops taste test
Tasmania has won the award for Australia’s best tasting tap water for the third time in eight years.
Bug fight looms despite script drop
Experts say Australia should fight harder in the war against antimicrobial resistance.
Heat deaths seen rising
A new report warns of a potential fivefold increase in heat-related deaths by 2050.
House power spree needed
Australia must electrify 500 homes each day and triple the pace of retrofitting non-residential buildings to achieve its 2050 emissions target.
Fyles drops Woodside shares
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has divested shares in gas company Woodside amid scrutiny over a perceived conflict of interest.
Senate backs MDBP shift
A Senate inquiry has given its support to the federal government's proposed changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Climate poses power risks
Analysts say Australia's power system faces heightened exposure to climate change.
Speed checked for seeds of life
Researchers say comets may have delivered molecules for life on Earth at the perfect speed.
Woodside bets on fossils
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill says demand for oil and gas will stay high.
Hydrogen flights backed
Australian aerospace startup AMSL Aero is set to elevate hydrogen-powered flight with a $5.43 million ARENA grant.
DNA mixed for new monkey
Chinese researchers have successfully achieved the live birth of a chimaeric monkey, using cells from multiple embryos.
Fuels surging past Paris
Governments worldwide are on track to produce 110 per cent more fossil fuels by 2030 than is consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Euclid eyes new detail
Space telescope Euclid's inaugural test images have revealed some promising results.
Big flows to back gas
The Northern Territory has unveiled one of its largest water allocation plans ever.