Data released by the Australian government for the first quarter this year on Sunday revealed that 94.78 percent of all Australian five-year-olds have been immunized, up from 94.67 percent in the last
Australia is on a path to being one of the worst contributors to the climate emergency if the pollution from its fossil fuel exports are factored in Australia could be contributing as much as 17% of global
A Queensland Museum arachnologist has helped identify five new species of tiny brushed jumping spiders the size of a grain of rice. The group includes a spider with large black eyes like sunglasses
Australia’s share of global CO2 emissions from domestic use of fossil fuels was about 1.4% in 2017. Accounting for fossil fuel exports lifts Australia’s global carbon footprint to about 5%. This is equivalent
Rural regions are often seen as key sources of urban water supply, creating pressure for reallocation and potential hotspots of competition for water between cities and agriculture. How effective and equitable
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise in 2018, according to a government report to the United Nations. The submission shows again that Australia faces a huge task in meeting its obligations
Australia is on track to achieve 50% renewable electricity by 2030 even without new federal energy policies, according to modelling by the energy analysts RepuTex. The analysis, to be released on Wednesday,
<p>For over 60 years, our oceans have been a reservoir for exponentially increasing amounts of plastic waste. Plastic has been documented at all levels of the marine food web, from the deepest oceanic
Majority of Australians rate climate change as a bigger threat to the country's interest compared to global terrorism, a study has found. Almost 64 per cent of Australians have called climate change
The Climate Council’s report, ‘Compound Costs: How Climate Change is Damaging Australia’s Economy’, finds there are few forces affecting the Australian economy that can match the scale, persistence and
