Australia is a land of droughts and flooding rains, but the mess that is the Murray Darling Basin is a man-made ecological disaster.

A massive, 170-square kilometre wind farm near the small town of Rokewood in the state's south west has been approved by the Victorian government to help tackle the state's energy needs.

The first sign Graeme McCrabb knew something was badly amiss in the Menindee Weir Pool was when he drove his car over the Darling River bridge near the town last Sunday.

A tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys, has become the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change.

The use of carbon credits to meet Australia's Paris climate targets would be "consistent" with the current Kyoto Protocol, the Morrison government said in the strongest signal yet it plans to exploit accounting ambiguities to meet its international commitments.

The "viability of the Darling" is at risk without urgent action, a report by the Australian Academy of Science has found.

Travis Kauffman suffocated the young animal that mauled him while he was running in the Colorado mountains.

A residents group stopped a mine from being developed last month in NSW. It's just one example of what's called 'climate litigation', and it's making waves across the globe.

It's as synonymous with Mardi Gras as drag queens and dancing shirtless men, but can the world famous pride parade shine without glitter?

The phenomenon is not uncommon but has been seen less than usual due to dry weather.

Nine regional forestry hubs will be created across Australia under a federal government plan to boost the industry.

The Berejiklian government is projecting NSW will sharply increase coal shipments over coming decades, a forecast increase at odds with its aspirational goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century.

Veterinarian Jackson Zee who has worked in many extreme-weather and disaster zones around the world has some tips on how to keep pets safe.

We can't afford business as usual. We need action, optimism and relentless focus.

The Coodardie cattle station may not be the most likely place to find a farm in sync with nature.

The restart of Sydney's desalination plant is proceeding faster than expected, helping to slow the drawdown of the city's reservoirs amid the ongoing drought.

Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus, is being deployed as one of the world's great recyclers.

Australia’s koala conservationists want the prime minister to learn from the “American success story” where the US bald eagle has been saved from extinction.

The number of threatened plants and animals in NSW continues to climb and impacts on biodiversity and the economy from climate change will keep intensifying, according to the latest State of the Environment Report.

The UN report on species extinction is a wake-up call for the planet, and for Australian politicians.