Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record. Farmers are spending eye-watering ...

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain ...

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heat waves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While ...

South Australia is at the bleeding edge of the energy transition but record low winds have pushed its grid to the brink of its limits.

Climate models are now confidently projecting the world will experience a very strong El Niño weather event this year. For Australia, this Pacific Ocean phenomenon means we are likely to see hotter ...

A devastating drought that has left Australian farmers struggling to stay afloat is set to persist despite widespread and significant rain last month, authorities have said. Graziers in eastern ...

This year’s El Niño is expected to be strong to very strong, tilting the odds toward a hotter, drier winter and spring across ...

Large numbers of bats are being found severely emaciated or starved to death in Australia amid a prolonged drought that is crippling their food supply, according to wildlife carers and environment ...

Soaking mid-winter rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken farms and rural towns across southern Australia, but the crisis is not over yet. And there’s more to this challenging episode than ...