Environment

Hot sun during heatwave. | Newsroom

Hotspots mapped to prepare communities

A new national heat mapping tool has been developed to help Australian communities better prepare for extreme heat. The Heat-Health Risk Index is an Australia Climate
Read more 12 April 2024
Mother and calf humpback whales. | Newsreel

Noisy oceans threaten future whale migrations

Growing ocean noise levels are interfering with communication between marine animals and could have a future “catastrophic” impact on whale populations. A study
Read more 12 April 2024
Coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

Great Barrier Reef bleaching runs deep

Underwater video footage has revealed bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef is occurring deeper than had previously been reported in the current mass bleaching event. The
Read more 11 April 2024
Divers on a reef. | Newsreel

Surprising findings on human planetary impact

In a famous dialogue on the state of the environment, comedian George Carlin predicted that eventually Planet Earth would tire of human activity and wipe us out as a
Read more 11 April 2024
Water hole in Northern Territory. | Newsreel

Value of ‘iconic’ Great Artesian Basin tested in court

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin will be the focus of debate in Brisbane today, as AgForce heads to the Federal Court to argue one of the world’s largest underground
Read more 11 April 2024
Artist's impression of Beckett Place, north of Brisbane. | Newsreel

Northside commercial hub restores koala corridor

A new commercial hub in the Brisbane suburb of Bridgeman Downs will restore a native wildlife corridor in the area. Construction on Beckett Place is expected to start
Read more 11 April 2024
Wind farm. | Newsreel

Aussies in no rush to transition to renewable energy

Most Australians prefer a measured approach to the introduction of renewables and are becoming less inclined to accept living near a source of renewable energy. A CSIRO
Read more 11 April 2024
Artist's impression of Aldoga solar farm. | Newsreel

Build begins on 820,000-panel Gladstone solar farm

Construction has begun on a $500m solar farm in Central Queensland, with power expected to flow from mid-2026. Acciona’s Aldoga solar farm will be built on land owned
Read more 10 April 2024
Statue of Napoleon. | Newsreel

Mystery of the 10,000 missing bodies solved

A team of historians and archaeologist believe they have solved the mystery of what happened to thousands of bodies from the 1815 battle of Waterloo. More than 10,000
Read more 9 April 2024
Fortescue manufacturing facility in Gladstone. | Newsreel

Gladstone centre of green hydrogen manufacturing

Australia’s first manufacturing facility able to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has been opened in Central Queensland. Fortescue’s Gladstone
Read more 8 April 2024