Environment

Apprentices will be able to claim up to $10,000 to learn skills such as solar panel installation or electric vehicle repair as part of their trade, as the federal government widens its "new energy" apprentice payment.

While floods in the eastern states have dominated headlines, many creeks in the west have stopped flowing, dams are empty, paddocks are bare and trees are dying. But all bear the fingerprints of a changing climate.

A potato farmer says he has turned his six pumps off as rain gives his crops a soaking that has spread across much of his region.

Residents and orchardists in the Perth Hills have raised concerns about thousands of litres of water extracted from a bore on a private property by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for its bottled water products.

Wally's owner Joie Henney says his pet went missing while on vacation and he fears the reptile had been stolen by pranksters, then set free in the wild.

A retiree says NSW's blanket ban on houseboat living should be reviewed as he enjoys a "cheap, comfortable" way of life.

Queensland government officials have given sworn statements saying Adani's mine could be "causing environmental harm" to protected wetlands after CSIRO rejected the miner's groundwater modelling as "not fit for purpose". 

Are major renewable energy projects being unfairly targeted by federal environment laws as some groups claim? We take a look at the numbers.

Former military and intelligence leaders, including the former chief of Australia's Defence Force, say the government has "astonishingly" forgotten the risk of climate change in its defence strategy. 

Turtles endemic to WA that have long been under threat now face their biggest challenge yet, as drying wetlands force them to travel into the path of predators and traffic.

A huge creature of the deep estimated to be more than two metres long that washed up on a South Australian beach is "almost certainly" a bump-head sunfish, the state's museum says.

The chemical giant was found to have let the risk of exposure go unaddressed for years, but received a reduced fine due to its early guilty plea.

Old Argyle Diamond Mine power routes could be revived under a Kimberley mining company's hydro plan. 

The company's owner says on-ground hunting is less cruel than the state government's preferred culling method, which involves carcasses being left to rot.

In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to forget to stop and listen. Diana Chester is recording ocean sounds for people to connect and listen to the environment.

In the 1980s there was a series of huge protests at the secretive US military base Pine Gap. In one David and Goliath tale, a bloke called Bob Boughton and his mates would face off against one of the world's largest military planes … with their bikes.

Authorities take more than six months to bring charges after the 31-year-old and 38-year-old's arrests in October last year.

A pool lined with green sludge, rotting roofs and termite infested buildings – this derelict island resort has become a sad tourist attraction for all the wrong reasons, and it's not an isolated case.

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen officially unveils the first proponents to receive offshore wind farm feasibility licences. 

On the surface pilot whales appear to be the world's most poorly named mammal but scientists say there is likely more to their beachings than a radar that has gone awry.

Green hydrogen technology is touted as a way to fight climate change, but this tourist town is concerned about its impact on the local environment. 

Four zebras being transported to Montana escape their trailer about 40 kilometres from Seattle, galloping through a neighbourhood including past diners eating brunch. 

The Philippines closes schools and warns of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across South-East Asia issue a series of health alerts for a deadly heatwave.

An experiment finds dark-roofed homes in Western Sydney are recording roof cavity temperatures as much as 10 degrees warmer than homes with lighter shades.

There are renewed calls to halt a shark netting program as data reveals the toll meshing is taking on endangered and "non-target" species.