Climate experts are calling for much stronger emissions-reduction targets for Australia to ensure global warming remains well below two degrees Celsius.
Australia's share market moved little for a third consecutive session, but consumer price data due in the US threatens to reignite inflation fears and send markets downwards.
Aboriginal-led grower group Noongar Land Enterprise Group has officially opened its new Boola Boornap native tree farm, an asset tipped to produce more than 2.5 million seedlings annually.
Premier Mark McGowan arrived in Kalbarri this morning to assess the devastation left by Tropical Cyclone Seroja, comparing the once bustling tourism destination to a war zone.
The federal energy minister has launched a strident defence of gas, claiming those against expanding the fossil fuel's role in Australia are against the interests of the nation.
Emergency Services personnel continue to provide support to those in the state’s Mid-West after Tropical Cyclone Seroja cut power to properties and damaged homes.
Australia's main share market index closed at its highest level since the coronavirus crash, as the US Federal Reserve joined its Australian peer in reiterating rates will not rise soon.
The impact of myriad Chinese trade sanctions on Australian goods in the past year has been "quite limited", with most exporters managing to find other markets, according to a new report.
The International Monetary Fund's upgrade of the Australian economic outlook confirms the nation has outperformed all major advanced economies over the past year, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says.
The Australian share market has closed with solid gains in its first trading session after the Easter holidays, with investor sentiment bolstered by overseas markets and news of a trans-Tasman "travel bubble".
