There’s a chilling line in Australia’s new climate adaptation plan: It is prudent to plan for global warming levels of 2°C to 3°C by the end of this century, with temperatures in Australia likely to ...

Climate change will shape everything about life in Australia—from the homes we live in and the food we grow to the risks of bushfires, floods, and heat waves. But what will that future look like? We ...

The Pacific needs Australia to do more on climate change, and the upcoming summit in New York might be Canberra’s next best opportunity. As New York City gears up for the next United Nations General ...

A conservative Australian politician turned climate leader has told New Zealand ministers it is in their interests to do more on climate change. Australian climate change authority chair Matt Kean - a ...

Two major countries’ approach to climate change has turned upside down Down Under. Australia and New Zealand, whose governments both changed hands in their most recent national elections, have ...

The leading candidates in Saturday’s national election have starkly different policies on energy and global warming. By Max Bearak Few voters have as much power over climate change as an Australian ...

Sept. 15 (UPI) --More than 1.5 million Australians will be at risk from sea level rise by 2050, amid an uncertain future in which climate change will make extreme weather events both more frequent and ...

Australia is currently waiting to know whether it will host – jointly with the Pacific Islands – the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). Turkiye has made a rival bid, and a decision ...

Australia continues to be a highly active jurisdiction for climate-related lawsuits. Since our last update in August 2023, we have seen a steady stream of suits commenced against corporations and ...

A landmark United Nations resolution on climate change has received Australia's support to pass. Some 140 countries endorsed the legal ruling made by the International Court of Justice last year.

A major northwestern section of Australia could be displaced if temperatures soar by 2.7C in the next 70 years.

The east coast of Australia has been drenched by floods and torrential rains, even as recent bush fires affecting much of the country continued to burn. Four people are known to have died as ...