Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – why don’t we hear more about these devastating events? As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar story: overflowing rivers, inundated streets and overwhelmed infrastructure.
Nationals and Liberals agree on new emissions plan after joint party room as opposition leader promises new immigration policy within weeks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A future Coalition government would strip emissions reductions from the
Falcon fledglings’ inaugural flight watched by dedicated fans includes dramatic crash-landing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A trio of young falcons born atop a 35-storey building in
Late last week, three peregrine falcons – two females and one male – left their ledge high above Melbourne's CBD for the first time. One suffered a dramatic crash landing but successfully left the nest on the second attempt. The trio hatched at the end of September with
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by ministers. Toby Perkins, the Labour chair of the
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast During the last parliament I negotiated an
Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government risks
Exclusive: Growth has been steady even since Trump’s re-election, building on increase from $20bn to $157bn, says thinktank Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Surging Australian demand for
Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelands A morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a
Area’s MP says it would cost more than local council’s annual budget to remove the 10-metre high pile of waste Fly-tippers have dumped a “mountain of illegal waste” in Oxfordshire so large that removing it could cost more than the local council’s annual budget, the area’s MP
In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year. Photographer and film-maker Sean Gallagher travelled to Bali to document the increasing tide of rubbish washing up on beaches and riverbanks,
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in
