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Fishing and tourism industries are struggling with the impact of a months-long algal bloom that has no end in sight, prompting calls for federal help.

From households fitted with solar panels to electric car drivers and business operators, a new research centre aims to model nationwide trends in energy use.

The SA government says it is focused on "practical support" for industries affected by an algal bloom, but fishermen say they need more than licence fee relief.

With EVs now able to power homes and the grid, the Electric Vehicle Council says government incentives could lower power prices for all Australians.

Biosecurity authorities are on alert after destructive fire ants were found at a coal mine 800 kilometres from the previous infestation zone.

One in five Australians suffer biophobias of natural foods and creatures, with real impacts on health, waste and the environment, a recent study shows.

Popular beaches could have some unwelcome predatory guests for increasingly longer periods as warmer sea temperatures lure sharks closer to shore.

Conservationists have warned Australia is falling short on protecting the Great Barrier Reef as the nation prepares to table another report into its management.

Electric vehicle drivers will be able to recharge in more places after a substantial infrastructure investment designed to generate wider adoption.

Australia is hoping elevate the voices of the Pacific as the climate change minister visits the region to strengthen a bid to co-host the UN climate summit.

An mission to relieve drought-struck islanders in far east Papua New Guinea has laid bare the difficulties of delivering aid in the Pacific.

Hundreds of tiny frogs bred at a zoo have been released into a national park, significantly boosting the species of amphibians on the brink of extinction.