Much of the coastal NSW including Sydney is likely to endure severe weather early next week with meteorologists predicting an deep low-pressure system to form just offshore.

Last week,President Macron announced a $24 billion program in response to a Citizens’ Assembly on climate change.

Environmental groups have called on Bunnings to extend to NSW its recent halt to sourcing native timber from Victoria's state forests, fearing supply will simply shift to the state's fire-hit forests.

In the high country, there are echoes of old and bitter disputes over land, culture and identity.

Heatwave trends are accelerating worldwide, as the planet warms, new research from Australian researchers shows.