Imagine a city where everything from the cars to the street lights to the traffic bridges are connected. Where censors and beacons pepper the urban environment. Imagine a city where all of those internet-connected objects are networked, giving the metropolis a second layer of infrastructure – a digital skin. The 'Smart city' of tomorrow promises...

Environment Minister Greg Hunt claims up to 20 million feral cats are each killing four native Australian animals a night, destroying over 20 billion animals a year.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt claims technology which will be available over the next three to five years will reduce emissions from coal-fired power stations by up to 30 to 50 per cent.

The Abbott government claims an increase in the fuel excise will cost households an extra 40 cents a week. But the Australian Automobile Association says the Government is being disengenuous because the average motorist will actually pay about $140 extra

The Abbott government is tying the success of its Direct Action policy to a clean coal technology that is still in the very early stages of development. Paddy Manning tracks the quest for the clean coal holy grail and investigates the men getting unspeakably rich from the search. It is a key plank of the...