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Global leaders are urged to consider the climate and gender equality crises as one and the same as women and girls bear the brunt of climate change impacts.

Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.

More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.

A multimillion-dollar pilot program will test whether Australia can produce more materials for electric vehicle batteries with less impact on the environment.

Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.

Images of an Australian island are being used to falsely claim on social media that sea levels haven't changed since the 19th century.

A rural community group alleges rivers, ponds, dams and water tanks have been contaminated by pollution from one of Australia's largest gold and copper mines.

More than 50 countries, Australia included, are assembling for a first-ever conference dedicated to drafting the final chapter of the fossil fuels story.

Cheaper electricity bills, local jobs and clean energy are set to flow from a landmark solar power project owned and operated by a remote Aboriginal community.

More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.

A remote Aboriginal community is taking legal action against their government for failing to provide safe housing in extreme heat.

Australians have finite stocks of gas and other natural resources and deserve a fair return on them, an inquiry has been told as calls grow for tax reform.

A fresh campaign has been launched to crack down on the rise of increasingly sophisticated, and often cruel, exotic pet smuggling operations.