Mornington Peninsula council scraps climate emergency plan

Mornington Peninsula council scraps climate emergency plan

In a controversial split vote on Tuesday night,the coastal council decided to ditch its climate emergency declaration and plan,dismaying some residents.

  • byBenjamin Preiss

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If COP climate summit comes to Australia,this city would be the perfect host

If COP climate summit comes to Australia,this city would be the perfect host

As a centre with a story to tell in tackling the challenges of climate change,Adelaide is a prime contender to co-host the COP climate summit next year.

  • byNick O'Malley
The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed

The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed

One in 23 properties in Australia are at high risk of natural disasters fuelled by global warming. In some electorates,it’s one in four. Check the risk where you live with our interactive maps.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Everything you need to know about Labor’s home battery promise

Everything you need to know about Labor’s home battery promise

One in three households have solar panels but only one in 40 have a home battery. That could be about to change.

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The beauty and the terror of the inland sea flooding the outback

The beauty and the terror of the inland sea flooding the outback

Floodwaters from “exceptional” monsoonal rains in western Queensland were devastating for many graziers but are already breathing new life into the normally dry landscapes of the interior.

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Ocean swells erode beachfront properties on Central Coast

Ocean swells erode beachfront properties on Central Coast

A huge surge has caused landslips underneath beachfront properties at two communities at the heart of a heated debate over plans to build seawalls.

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Residents opposed this solar farm. Then the government changed the rules
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Residents opposed this solar farm. Then the government changed the rules

A massive solar farm near Geelong will be fast-tracked after opponents,including Catriona Rowntree,waged a campaign against it

  • byBianca Hall
Trump’s cuts could affect Australia’s capacity to predict storms

Trump’s cuts could affect Australia’s capacity to predict storms

A wholesale gutting of the United States weather service is placing international weather and climate modelling at risk.

  • byBianca Hall
Zali Steggall stands by controversial offshore wind,seeks to broaden climate debate

Zali Steggall stands by controversial offshore wind,seeks to broaden climate debate

Recent climate catastrophes underscore the need to harden communities against natural disasters even as emissions are cut,says the federal independent MP.

  • byNick O'Malley
Confirmed:2024 was the hottest year on record in the air and the oceans

Confirmed:2024 was the hottest year on record in the air and the oceans

Although warming around the world rose last year,the United Nations’ lead climate agency says there is still time to act.

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Want to live in a truly green home? This ‘tree hugger’ has a plan

Want to live in a truly green home? This ‘tree hugger’ has a plan

In Australia,it’s possible to live in a five-green-star-rated building that’s entirely made of concrete and glass.

  • byBianca Hall