The long-awaited 2021 State of the Environment Report finds problems from biodiversity and habitat loss to pollution.


The long-awaited 2021 State of the Environment Report finds problems from biodiversity and habitat loss to pollution.

Most Australians want action on climate change, but you would not know that from the campaign for Saturday’s election.

Australian government’s new ‘plan’ to combat climate change may have little effect if coal mining continues.
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Energy company AGL is accusing Greenpeace Australia Pacific of abusing copyright and trademark law in a campaign.
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Seas will no longer be ‘out of sight, out of mind’ with initiative to protect area larger than South American continent.
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Multiple allegations of rape, sexual harassment against politicians and their staffers have sent shockwaves nationwide.
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Anger comes as new research shows nearly half of News Corp’s output in Australia doubts the science on climate change.
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Outrage as government moves to more than double fees for degrees in the humanities and social sciences.
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Experts agree smoke from forest fires is as toxic as urban pollution and causes serious health problems in babies.

Up to 15,000 kilometres of the country’s sandy beaches could be lost by 2100 unless erosion is tackled.
