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Fast-tracked data centres in NSW will have to comply with standards on water and energy that the state government says are needed to protect local communities.

A Federal Court ruling has granted Traditional Owners native title for more than 170,000 hectares in northern Australia as part of a decades‑long campaign.

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

Renewable energy is one of the biggest opportunities for Australian farmers in a generation, according to a winemaker who also produces solar power.

Australia's biggest polluters have reduced emissions by less than one per cent in two years and an environmental group is calling for reforms.

What happens in suburban backyards now will be critical to keeping the deadly H5 bird blu strain out of poultry and away from pets as infections rise.

Another state has recorded its first native bird case of H5 bird flu, and surveillance in the affected region remains ongoing as the national tally rises.

Regulations that limit emissions from Australia's biggest polluters will come under scrutiny in a review that could reshape the scheme.

The world's largest coral reef system is showing positive signs of recovery but experts warn severe climate challenges lay ahead.

Hundreds of citizen scientists across Victoria, NSW and the ACT are setting out on foot to map the health of the besieged snow gum.

Native title holders have hailed a High Court ruling quashing a massive water allocation as a landmark moment for Indigenous water rights in Australia.

More small or medium-sized renewable energy projects could win loans as part of a multimillion-dollar scheme to address a gap in Australia's energy plans.

Governments in all states and territories should ban solar panel dumping while a mandatory recycling scheme is created, an inquiry has been told.