International: Australia

Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland

Today 11:30am

Power hungry datacentres that are growing to meet the demands of artificial intelligence could be forced to invest in enough new solar and wind generation to completely cover their electricity needs.

Coal mine challenge reaches Aus High Court

Today 11:30am

What climate change impacts should a planning authority have to take into account when assessing a mining project?

'Not sustainable': Aus Finance Minister says Govt must cut climate spending

Mon 11 May 2026

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has conceded the Albanese government will have to cut its "supercharged" spending on net zero due to mounting pressure on the federal budget.

Australia to force gas giants to reserve fuel for domestic use

Fri 8 May 2026

Australia will look to stave off energy shortages by forcing major gas companies to reserve 20 percent of their exports for domestic use, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Thursday.

WA government preparing to abandon its emissions reduction targets, documents reveal

5 May 2026

The WA government will not implement emissions reduction targets under proposed new laws, according to internal government documents seen by the ABC.

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Oil refinery fire at key Victoria facility

16 Apr 2026

Explosions and towering flames were reported as a significant fire broke out at one of Australia’s major oil refineries.

Australia eyes new fuel supply from US, Mexico and Asia as diesel prices spike to record high

13 Apr 2026

Australia could get more fuel from the US, Mexico or its Asian neighbours, with a new government policy helping refineries bid for oil shipments as diesel prices spike to new record highs.

King Charles warns of climate change dangers in open letter on 'devastating' Northern Territory wet season

13 Apr 2026

The king says the flooding is an example of extreme weather events "becoming both more frequent and more ferocious in their impact" due to the "harsh reality of climate change".

Australia, China discuss regional energy security, Albanese says

9 Apr 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he discussed regional energy security with his ‌Chinese counterpart Li Qiang by phone on Tuesday, as China's fuel export ban exacerbates energy disruptions linked to the Iran war.

Two Australian states offer free public transport as war pushes up fuel prices

30 Mar 2026

Public transport in two Australian states will be made free to incentivise people not to drive as fuel prices soar due to the war in the Middle East.

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

27 Mar 2026

Australia is facing a wave of misinformation and disinformation on climate change and energy. This is being fuelled by the growth in artificial intelligence and allowed to spread freely on social media, according to the findings of a Senate inquiry.

Security group warns Australia’s democracy is being threatened by ‘anti-climate-action propaganda’

25 Mar 2026

Australia’s democracy and sovereignty is being threatened by a propaganda machine aiding climate change deniers, a security group has warned.

NSW to ban new coalmines in major shake-up for $23bn industry

23 Mar 2026

A major shake-up is on the way for one Australian state’s single biggest export, which powers homes here and abroad.

Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds

13 Mar 2026

Australian federal and state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use and help drive the climate crisis will reach $16.3bn this year after leaping by nearly 10%, according to a new analysis.

If there was ever a moment for Australia’s shift to renewables and EVs, this is it

12 Mar 2026

Yes, Australia needs fuel. But the Middle East war also shows the necessity of setting ourselves up for the future.

Why your next car is a matter of national security

9 Mar 2026

COMMENT: Aussie motorists can take action to limit theirs and Australia’s exposure to the Middle East conflict.

Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

6 Mar 2026

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory.

Western Australian communities want mandatory payments from new renewable developments

6 Mar 2026

The West Australian government wants to make new wind and solar farms pay into community funds, but host towns say more work needs to be done to make sure the payments actually happen.

Australia-US minerals deal underpinned decision to allow mining company to clear threatened indigenous forest

23 Feb 2026

The Australian government’s decision to allow the US mining giant Alcoa to continue clearing swathes of Western Australian jarrah forest despite past illegal clearing practices was made in part due to a critical minerals deal reached between Australia and the Trump administration last year, a new document shows.

The case for Australian carbon tariffs

19 Feb 2026

OPINION: It may seem a niche issue but sorting the issue of carbon leakage from emissions-intensive facilities is needed to put industrial climate policy on a firm footing.

Australian gas producer Santos wins court fight over net zero claims

18 Feb 2026

An Australian court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit against gas producer Santos that alleged the company misled the public on its plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Australia's Liberals elect net zero opponent as new leader

16 Feb 2026

Australia's opposition Liberal Party elected as leader on Friday a conservative who lobbied to drop its commitment to net zero emissions, as it seeks to counter an insurgent populist right and rebuild support after a disastrous election loss last year.

Australia's renewables boom delivers coveted power price payoff

11 Feb 2026

Australia's wholesale electricity prices fell to the lowest in four years in 2025, bucking the rising price trends seen elsewhere and validating claims that renewables-heavy power system overhauls can help lower consumer power costs.

Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push

11 Feb 2026

Australian government ministers met Japanese gas company executives more than 20 times in the last term of parliament as Labor encouraged investment in the fossil fuel industry.

Making polluters pay could fix Australia’s climate problem – and its budget

4 Feb 2026

A new report shows how making polluters pay will not only diminish the threat from climate change, but it can also help restore the budget and the economy.

Australia hits new renewable milestone of over 50%

2 Feb 2026

Renewables have reached a major milestone. For the past three months wind and solar has supplied more power to the grid than fossil fuels.

How the garden sprinkler conquered Australia

2 Feb 2026

The invention of the cheap plastic sprinkler helped create the suburban dream. But watering the garden now sits at the centre of a growing climate dilemma.

Australian heatwave fans bushfires, towns evacuated, Melbourne endures hottest day in 17 years

28 Jan 2026

A major heatwave across Australia's southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest day in nearly 17 years.

Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating

26 Jan 2026

Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with’, scientist says.

Battery subsidy scheme set for 'urgent' overhaul as costs run out of control

16 Dec 2025

Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced big changes to the government's battery subsidy scheme amid claims most of its $2.3 billion budget has been spent in just six months.

Australian Government wants EV, PHEV owners to start sending power to the grid

15 Dec 2025

The newly announced Vehicle-Grid Network is part of a plan to establish Australia as a leader in vehicle-to-grid technology.

Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?

11 Dec 2025

Reforms to Australia’s nature laws have passed federal parliament. A longstanding exemption that meant federal environment laws did not apply to native logging has finally been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Australian market operator slashes wind farm predictions amid falling costs for solar and batteries

11 Dec 2025

The body that runs Australia's biggest power market has scaled back its plans for high-voltage power lines and wind farms to meet the country's green energy targets.

Shell subsidiary paid Queensland museum more than $10m to shape children’s climate education

9 Dec 2025

The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.

Wildfires destroy 40 homes and kill a firefighter in Australia

9 Dec 2025

There were 52 wildfires burning across New South Wales on Monday and nine remained out of control. A total of 20 homes had destroyed over the weekend in that state.

What Victoria auditor-general's report actually says about so-called 'transition chaos'

8 Dec 2025

Mainstream media loves a electricity blackout scare, but in the wake of this week’s report from the Victorian auditor-general on the state of the state’s transition to renewables, the headline hysteria hit new heights.

NSW government, energy company under fire after native bird habitat cleared for renewables project

5 Dec 2025

A New South Wales government-backed renewable energy project has been accused of environmental vandalism after dozens of threatened birds were found in native trees it had cleared.

Shipping movements disrupted as climate change protesters block coal ships

2 Dec 2025

NSW police have arrested 141 people who attempted to block the shipping channel in Newcastle Harbour during Rising Tide protests, which began on Thursday.

Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing

1 Dec 2025

COMMENT: In what are dangerous times for democracies around the world, parliament’s overhaul of nature laws in the EPBC Act shows ambitious reform remains possible.

Government projected to badly miss 2035 climate target, fall shy of 2030

28 Nov 2025

Australia is expected to badly miss its 2035 climate commitment, according to department projections.

Experts dismiss coalition claims Chris Bowen cannot remain minister while leading COP31 negotiations

26 Nov 2025

Experts have dismissed claims Chris Bowen cannot remain a senior minister while playing a leading role in international climate negotiations, with one describing the argument as evidence of an Australian “culture cringe”.

South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports

19 Nov 2025

Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say.

Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey

18 Nov 2025

Australia rejected on Monday Turkey's offer to co-host next year's UN climate summit, which Canberra is pushing to take place in the city of Adelaide.

Australia's green energy push, Pacific ties face setback from COP31 impasse

14 Nov 2025

Australia risks undermining efforts to establish itself as a leader in the green energy transition and letting down its vulnerable Pacific island neighbours if its bid to host next year's biggest climate summit fails, diplomats and analysts say.

Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target

14 Nov 2025

The Liberal Party has agreed to scrap its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which was first set under the Morrison government.

EV and hybrid sales soar in Australia as internal combustion cars fall below 70% market share for first time

13 Nov 2025

Data from peak motoring body shows battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new cars sold in September quarter, the highest proportion on record.

Forty per cent of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change, survey finds

11 Nov 2025

The survey, on attitudes about the impacts of global heating, also found that half of Australians were very or extremely concerned about climate change and two in five believed the climate would be “much hotter” in 2050.

We have more renewable energy than ever before. Why are we switching it off?

11 Nov 2025

Experts say until more storage is installed to soak up the waves of renewable energy flooding the grid, much of that power will occasionally have to be curtailed.

“Dirty and expensive:” City of Sydney bans gas as it votes to electrify all new big buildings

6 Nov 2025

The City of Sydney has followed the example of the ACT and Victoria governments and voted unanimously to require all newly built residential buildings, medium to large commercial buildings, hotels, and serviced apartment buildings, to be all-electric.