Barnaby Joyce has declared he would rather take his ‘eyes out with a fork’ than ‘spend time in a room’ with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Anthony Albanese is facing fresh pressure over government spending as the Coalition prepares to unveil a major economic shake-up.
One of Australia’s largest oil and gas processing plants has been hit with a methane emissions warning by the UN.
Blair Jackson
The former NAB boss used the Big Australian’s annual general meeting to ratchet up warnings that the country has a major problem.
Adrian Rauso
Sucking carbon from the air can cost almost $2900 a tonne. A new Perth lab will use robots to test thousands of materials in a bid to make the technology stack up for business.
Ryan Johnson
Madeleine King insists a landmark court ruling won’t stall WA’s new fossil fuel projects — but her WA Labor colleague Rita Saffioti isn’t so sure and has sought ‘urgent’ legal advice.
Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in Fiji for a major climate gathering, as his government defends the taxpayer-funded event against criticism over its guest list and cost.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Kimberley Braddish
Conservation groups joined together in Canberra this month to showcase the success of the Natural Resource Management groups across the State.
Craig Duncan
City of Bunbury residents will soon be able to use their green bins again.
WA’s leading conservation group is set to bring together environmental advocates and climate warriors this October, as part of a new event.
Several hundred-year-old tingle trees are back in the firing line with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions putting tingle forests on this year’s burn list.
Construction on a $2.8 billion desalination plant in Perth’s north has hit a milestone with its undersea piping complete, as authorities warn a dry winter means the project will be more needed than ever.
Oliver Lane
The heartbreaking sight of a pair of stranded dolphins in a South West estuary has prompted calls from experts around the growing risks of climate change in estuarine ecosystems.
The South West has endured its second driest July on record this year, with some areas receiving less than than half of their average rainfall.
Green bins will soon be collected off the streets of Margaret River after a year-long hiatus of its Food Organics Garden Organics waste service.
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has joined growing calls to make fossil fuel companies pay for their climate damage, saying the rising costs on local governments are becoming unsustainable.
With the South West expected to enter another long, dry summer, a conservation group is pushing on with efforts to save a fragile species of frog.
The energy giant is pushing ahead with civil action against climate activists who forced the evacuation of its Perth headquarters - and is trying to find out if any others were involved so they too can be sued.
Rebecca Le May
While wildlife crossings over the Wilman Wadandi Highway have “exceeded expectations”, it seems unlikely the technology will extend across existing roadways.
The South West could be in for another brutal summer with the Bureau Of Meteorology expecting less than average rainfall over winter for the region.
South West grazing farmers are encouraged to apply for a new program helping cut fertiliser costs, lift productivity and protect local waterways.
A new report from WA’s leading conservation group is calling for sweeping nature law reforms across the State to help keep WA’s threatened species from extinction.
Resources Minister Madeleine King took a thinly-veiled swipe at Andrew Forrest’s efforts to champion Fortescue’s green credentials and suggested where the billionaire should instead focus his energies.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
A colossal shipment of wind farm blades has landed at Bunbury, ready to be transported to the Wheatbelt.
