Despite featuring in some state and territory curriculums, research suggests very little is being taught on climate change, with some teachers actively avoiding the topic as "too controversial" or "too hard".
Hopes young citizen scientists can help preserve population of rare snubfin dolphins in the Kimberley
Scientists are hoping young people in the Kimberley with an interest in conservation can help preserve one of Australia's healthiest remaining snubfin dolphin populations.
Photo shows A snubfin dolphin waves to the camera.Deep listening scholar uncovering 'phenomenal' sounds like the heartbeat of a starfish
In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to forget to stop and listen. Diana Chester is recording ocean sounds for people to connect and listen to the environment.
Photo shows A close-up photo of a purple starfish with orange spots, with one of it arms raised in the air like an elephant trunk.A plan to sail a raft built of rubbish from Hobart to Sydney has been put on hold
Sam McLennan has spent a year building a raft from materials found either in the sea or washed ashore. His plan to sail it from Hobart to Sydney has been thwarted by safety concerns, but he's hopeful he'll be able to set sail soon.
Photo shows a bald man sit in front of a vesselSilver Lining school getting kids on track through growing veggies, rearing livestock and trying rodeo
Silver Lining Ficks Crossing is a school intended to stop the "school-to-prison pipeline", where giving Indigenous youth a sense of purpose is a key outcome.
Commercial fishing boats to continue use of gillnets in popular NT rivers
Commercial fishing boats can continue allowed to deploy thousands of metres of fishing nets in the Roper and Daly river systems under a short-term plan.
Photo shows A fish hanging from a hook in it's mouth. River and green grassy banks in background.Drivers returning to Cable Beach after closure asked to watch for turtle hatchlings
The two-month vehicle ban on Broome's famous beach is hailed a success with no reports of turtles injured by vehicles and more than 70 nests identified.
Photo shows A turtle on the beachMeet the change makers in the running to be named Australian of the Year 2024
A group of eight change makers with a diverse mix of passions and work from around the country are in the running to be named Australian of the Year for 2024.
Beached whale provides 'really rare opportunity' for research into elusive fin species
The death of a suspected fin whale has provided the Australian Museum with what could be only the third set of tissue samples gathered from the species in almost 200 years.
Photo shows whaleDo you use a bucket in the shower to save water? This award-winning student has found a better solution
Watching water go to waste while waiting for the shower to get hot sparked an idea that high school student Rani hopes can help save thousands of litres of the precious resource. It's also caught the attention of Australia's innovators.
Photo shows A portrait of a young girl outdoors, smiling into the camera. The background is of bushland, grass and woodchips on the ground.What air quality data can tell you about where you live
University of Technology Sydney students went street by street with air quality monitors and found big differences over short distances.
Photo shows A bus departs from a stop outside shops on Burwood Road.Special detection dog Henry is on the trail of Chinese violet, sniffing out the invasive weed
The border collie is one of a precious few canny canines whose elite sense of smell can pinpoint a single specimen of the smothering, scrambling Chinese violet across a large area with minimal impact on the environment.
Photo shows A Border Collie wearing a vest that says Detection K9 and he's laying down on grassPlaying with fire: How digital games help communities in northern Australia face the growing bushfire threat
Researchers are using 3D visualisation games to help people in northern Australia prepare for the threat of fire and build resilience. This is how they work.
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Photo shows Gamba grass fire'Can't be done quickly': Western Sydney councils call for FOGO deadline extension, to 2035
Councils need more time to organise the rollout for multi-unit dwellings like apartments, according to an organisation representing councils in Sydney's west.
Photo shows A table with fruits and vegetables with open caddy bins in the backgroundMary River repairs expanded to save valuable farmland and protect Great Barrier Reef
Restoration work on a severely eroded Queensland river is stopping tens of thousands of tonnes of sediment from smothering the Great Barrier Reef.
Photo shows A man smiles at the camera with rows of posts driven into the riverbank behind him.Ghost nets come alive in a sardine-packed fashion spectacular
From striking art installations to one-of-a-kind costumes, two designers are transforming marine debris into "beautiful things" that highlight a scourge that plagues our beaches.
Photo shows Lady in costume made out of ghost netsCampers cop $600 fines after ignoring fishing bans at endangered cod breeding site
Fisheries officers say they have ramped up enforcement against fishing in Mary River cod breeding grounds as the species slowly recovers from the brink of extinction.
Photo shows A man in uniform straightens up a sign warning people not to fish here.Sovereign Hill refuses to rule out selling historic property Narmbool, donated two decades ago
The historic 2,020-hectare property and homestead is said to provide the gold standard for environmental education in the country.
Photo shows An historic homesteadA tropical island in Great Barrier Marine Park is the first to be carbon negative
A tropical island paradise off Queensland's Capricorn Coast is now completely powered by renewables, making it the first carbon negative island in the Great Barrier Marine Park.
Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds.Tropical island paradise school becomes completely powered by renewables
An island home to an environmental education centre used for student camps is now powered by the largest renewable energy system built on a state school site.
'Leaking' urban wetland to be paved over in $35m cultural centre redevelopment
A popular biodiverse urban wetland installed at Perth's Cultural Centre little more than a decade ago will be dug up to make way for a new thoroughfare.