Beach boxes exposed to the sea at Mount Martha North

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.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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 Coral bleaching threat level March to April.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching turns up heat in key Coalition seat

The second coral bleaching event in as many years is a major threat to the reef,and a wildcard for the major parties battling to win the Leichardt electorate.

  • Mike Foley
Flood-affected areas the prime minister flew over near Longreach,Queensland,on Saturday morning.

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.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Karen Pflug,Chief Sustainability Officer for IKEA worldwide. March 25,2025. Photo Edwina Pickles SMH

‘Not going to stand for this’:The IKEA exec emboldened by Donald Trump

In the face of the US president’s strident attack on climate action,this IKEA executive has urged fellow corporates to stay the course.

  • Jessica Yun
Caitlyn Dunkley

I’m a first-time voter. I think this country should reflect on what it proclaims to be

If I could be prime minister for a day,I would try to ensure that vulnerable Australians were protected.

  • Caitlyn Dunkley
Researchers have found Melbourne’s pollen season is starting earlier and giong for longer,which could mean more days per year when thunderstorm asthma consitions arise.

Melbourne is the thunderstorm asthma capital of the world. And the pollen season is getting longer

Melbourne is also the allergy capital of the world,and a longer pollen season will exacerbate it.

  • Wendy Tuohy
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Ningaloo bleaching February 2025.

‘Underwater bushfire’:Half of WA coastline enduring reef-threatening marine heatwave

“We really need to grasp the fact that the greatest economic opportunity for business and the necessity for science is to stop building fossil fuels,” Andrew Forrest said.

  • Poppy Johnston
Gwenaelle and Camille Barton playing at Ethabuka Reserve after the monsoonal rains.

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.

  • Nick O'Malley andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Erosion at The Entrance after huge swells,shared by local MP David Mehan.

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.

  • Jessica McSweeney andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Scientists catch,tattoo and release cleaner wrasse fish on Lizard Island as part of a behavioural research project.

The scientists working to keep the ‘lights’ on at the Great Barrier Reef

Mass coral mortality is the worst it has ever been. Some experts say neither side of politics is prepared to reckon with reality.

  • Angus Dalton