‘We must not let our guard down’:LA braces for extreme fire danger as gusts return

‘We must not let our guard down’:LA braces for extreme fire danger as gusts return

A rare emergency alert has been issued with wind gusts up to 113km/h expected to return to the area.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Perth homeowners could be paid to plant trees in bid to thicken canopy coverage

Perth homeowners could be paid to plant trees in bid to thicken canopy coverage

A plan to plant one million trees in Perth in the next 10 years has been announced in an attempt to cool the city down. Here’s how Labor plans to achieve it.

  • byHolly Thompson
LA fires as it happened:Death toll rises as residents return to scenes of devastation

LA fires as it happened:Death toll rises as residents return to scenes of devastation

Firefighters are still battling fierce infernos across Los Angeles as residents return to burnt-out neighbourhoods to be met with scenes of devastation. Follow our live coverage.

  • byJosefine Ganko andBianca Hall
‘We don’t know the half of it’:More deaths feared in ever-expanding LA fires

‘We don’t know the half of it’:More deaths feared in ever-expanding LA fires

Despite a lull in the winds,authorities said it was still unsafe to thoroughly search many areas already burnt.

  • byMichael Koziol andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election

Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election

Climate action will play a major role in the federal campaign. The political clash has kicked off over nuclear energy,but it will end in the family home.

  • byMike Foley
Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking

Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking

The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up,political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile,the planet just gets hotter.

  • byNick O'Malley
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A city on fire:Los Angeles inferno sparks political fight and fears of higher death toll

A city on fire:Los Angeles inferno sparks political fight and fears of higher death toll

“In case you haven’t noticed,there is global warming. It does change weather patterns,” Joe Biden said in response to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s criticisms.

  • byMichael Koziol
Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control in and around Los Angeles and homes are destroyed

Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control in and around Los Angeles and homes are destroyed

More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as high winds continue to drive flames across Southern California.

  • byChristopher Weber,Jamie Ding andJulie Watson
Cost-of-living crisis meets new era of electric cars

Cost-of-living crisis meets new era of electric cars

Customers are voting with their wallets and continuing to buy more clean cars despite a tougher economic outlook.

  • byMike Foley
New rules to bring more and cheaper EVs to Australia

New rules to bring more and cheaper EVs to Australia

Australia joins every other developed economy – except for Russia – by imposing fuel efficiency standards.

  • byMike Foley
Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target,and the Dutton challenge that follows
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Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target,and the Dutton challenge that follows

“The election of Donald Trump,his statements on climate change and positions on energy policy are likely to have a global impact,” warns Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.

  • byMike Foley