‘Patently ridiculous’: state government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s flood disaster

Measures that could significantly lower flood risk are expensive and politically hard. But as flood risks worsen with climate change, they’…

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Remains of Empire: Trinity College to return spears taken by James Cook from Australian Aboriginal Nation

The spears were taken in 1770 from the Gweagal clan that inhabited the south shore of Botany Bay, Sydney

After Cape Town, is Sydney heading for a date with Day Zero?

From June 1, 2019, the Australian megapolis will face water cuts again after nearly a decade as levels in its dams are just over 50 per cent

Financial institutions back G20 plans for global infrastructure initiative

World Bank, IMF, multilateral development banks say infrastructure key to tackling poverty

Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need

A supply crunch may be on the horizon; artificial intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along ancient mountain ranges over past …

World's first digital map of the ocean floor released

This interactive map will help scientists study the impact of global warming on oceans

New strain of norovirus identified

Scientists warn “Sydney 2012” could cause an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis

WHO’s Ebola response did ‘tremendous damage’ to its reputation

Adam Kamradt-Scott is a senior lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia. In …

Devil is in the details

A WTO meeting of ministers is hailed as a success

Sydney’s driest June in a decade is a wake-up call to initiate climate-smart actions

Australia's department of environment removes references to climate change from its official advice on extreme climate

Dingoes could help in saving Australia’s native wildlife: conservationists

Scientists call for altering country’s famous “dingo-proof” fence to allow the predators into a national park to prey upon …