Australia is facing a weekend of nightmare weather with a combination of extreme heatwaves – which could push temperatures into the 40s – and damaging storms looming.
Pamela Rontziokos
The City of Albany recently reopened the Goode Beach North access staircase just in time for a busy summer holiday period, after the stairs were destroyed by storm swells in May.
Jacki Elezovich
The City of Albany has issued a public safety alert after a blue-ringed octopus was seen at Emu Point on Tuesday.
A long-awaited review of one of Australia’s most devastating poisons has been labelled a ‘joke’ by conservationists who claim it does nothing to address an urgent issue.
Craig Duncan
Authorities in one state have issued a dire warning to residents, as multiple bushfires continue to rage through heatwave conditions.
Emma Kirk
Sizzling heat sweeps into Australia’s southeast this week, with one major city facing four consecutive days above 30C.
Pamela Rontziokos and Aris Schuler-Shah
“Extreme” conditions are set to elevate bushfire danger across most of southern Australia, as severe thunderstorms threaten the northern regions.
The desalination plant mooted by the Water Corporation for either Nanarup or Sandpatch will not adversely affect either community, pledged Adrian Stewart, the company’s Great Southern regional manager.
Claire Middleton
An emergency alert app has crashed as one Aussie state battles multiple bushfires which are threatening lives and property amid a severe heatwave.
Pollution levels in Delhi are among the highest in the world, exposing residents to severe respiratory risks.
Sethuraman NR
Fresh data reveals Australia's koala count could be much higher than previously thought, as a contentious park to protect the species is called into question.
Samantha Lock and Farid Farid
Modern houses are being built to better withstand fires, but an urban planner warns missteps are still being made in street and city design.
Poppy Johnston
Australians are set to bask in hot and sunny conditions this Christmas, according to the latest Christmas Day forecasts across the capitals.
Newly-created long-range forecasts suggest marine heatwaves may not be as severe this summer as the last but not all coastal seascapes will be spared.
Coalminers and environmentalists are clashing over a climate report on the sector finding net-zero emissions targets are unlikely to be hit at the current pace.
Alex Mitchell
The Shire of Capel will be assessing four-wheel-drive access to beaches as a colony of shorebirds is pushed to the edge by reckless drivers.
A controversial South West wind farm is moving forward without an assessment from WA’s environmental watchdog despite community pressure.
The South West’s leading conservation group has appointed sustainability expert Ross Hamilton its new Board Director while celebrating the achievements of the past year.
European Union members have set a new and binding 2040 climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
Staff Writers
Claims of an "infestation" of crocodiles is prompting calls for a cull as part of a management plan of the apex predators and to protect regional communities.
Robyn Wuth
A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.
British zoologist and founder of the Save the Elephants group, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who was a "giant in the field of conservation", has died at the age of 83.
EVELYNE MUSAMBI and ISABELLA O'MALLEY
Solar and wind firmed by storage and backed by gas remains the cheapest pathway to meet Australia's growing demand for electricity while reaching climate goals
Severe thunderstorms which could dump as much as 100mm on millions of Aussies – along with damaging wind gusts and hail – have been forecast over the coming days.
Blake Antrobus and Eli Green and Pamela Rontziokos
