The Abbott government has been accused of politicising the release of official greenhouse gas projections that confirm Australia’s international climate change pledge for 2020 is becoming easier to

Liberal government approved logging against advice from its own department that it could threaten the survival of the species, documents reveal

A plan to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef from destruction has been announced as Prime Minister Tony Abbott sought to persuade the United Nations that the World Heritage site was not in danger.

Environmental groups say any increase in tourism and aircraft landings ‘threaten the ecological integrity of places of outstanding universal value’

Three days after making landfall, Cyclone Nathan continued to threaten Australian coastal communities, with 400 residents of a remote northern island on Monday ordered to evacuate after meteorologi

Australian coral reef experts say if the mining and port expansion projects go ahead, there will be permanent damage to the reef

A powerful tropical cyclone was losing strength after crossing Australia's north-east coast on Friday, with no immediate reports of injuries.

Environment minister Rob Stokes says survival of plants and animals is ‘vital to ensure we can continue to derive our food and medicines from the wild’

A list of Australia’s top ten greenhouse gas emitters would look different if fossil fuel firms were seen as responsible for the burning of their products

AGL has emerged as Australia's biggest greenhouse gas emitter after its purchase of NSW assets added to its fleet of brown coal-fired power stations in Victoria.