Australian Geographic

Australia’s Environment 2025 Report: Forests are doing better – but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard

Good rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the vegetation green and rivers flowing. But underneath the ocean waves, it was a different story. Good rainfall across much of ...
The Conversation

Rain gave Australia’s environment a fourth year of reprieve in 2024 – but this masks deepening problems: report

For the fourth year running, the condition of Australia’s environment has been relatively good overall. Our national environment scorecard released today gives 2024 a mark of 7.7 out of 10. You might ...
Science X Network

Australia's environment is improving, but climate change is 'accelerating' damage to marine ecosystems and wildlife

Science X is a network of high quality websites with most complete and comprehensive daily coverage of the full sweep of science, technology, and medicine news ...
The Conversation

On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year

Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of countries recorded their hottest year and numerous weather disasters ...
Mongabay

Will Australia’s main environment law continue marginalizing Indigenous authority, despite overhaul? (commentary)

Australia’s main environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), has finally been rewritten. After years of warnings that the old law was “not fit for ...
EurekAlert!

Australia's environment is improving in many ways, but climate change is ‘accelerating’ damage to our marine ecosystems and wildlife at rapid pace

Australia's environment experienced above average conditions for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, but climate change continues to inflict “serious and accelerating damage” on marine ecosystems ...