Australia currently has fairly weak climate change targets: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has set a target to cut overall greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent by 2020. Further cuts, to about 15 ...

Devastating bushfires that swept Australia in recent months were at least 30 per cent more likely as a result of climate change, scientists said on Wednesday, warning such fires may create ...

Australia is roaring towards an emissions cliff – and its government just hit the accelerator. Last week, four new coal mine expansions were approved, adding to a shocking total of seven coal ...

For example, Australia can lock itself into long-term infrastructure investments that seem economically viable, but if the impacts of climate change on that infrastructure are overlooked, in ...

Coal prices surged to make it Australia’s most valuable export in May. The election was notable for more than a dozen independents with a climate change focus winning seats in the lower house.

Is Australia’s climate visa a model for the world? According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), climate change and extreme weather events could lead to 1.2 billion climate migrants ...

A "historic" court ruling could pave the way for reparations for nations harmed by climate change and force major fossil fuel exporters such as Australia to look hard at taking greater action.

Thousands of Australian students walked out of class on Friday to join rallies demanding stronger action to rein in climate change, which they said is contributing to the country’s bushfire crisis.

Preventive measures, as well as more research are both needed to understand how Australias weather events are tied to climate change, said a climate scientist on Tuesday July 5, after torrential ...