Climate change is making insurance more expensive in Australia, with insured catastrophe losses reaching a record $7 billion in 2022. These costs are adding to inflation, increasing up to five times faster than the consumer price index. Costs are not shared equally, with some premiums in the north of the country double those in the...

The report charts a pathway to a Tasmanian economy running entirely without fossil fuels – a carbon zero economy, the first of its kind in the world. It quantifies the opportunities arising from new energy infrastructure, the reduction in carbon emissions, and the amount of new infrastructure required.

Australia’s weather and climate has continued to change, with an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rise. This report draws on the latest national and international climate research, encompassing observations, analyses and future projections to describe year-to-year variability and longer-term changes in Australia’s climate. It is...

This report explores the latest research, from Australia and internationally, on how air pollution is harming Australians today, and explains why children - who are still growing, breathe faster and spend more time outdoors - are particularly vulnerable.

Australia’s forest policy and management is underpinned by legal, institutional and economic frameworks at the national and the state and territory levels. These frameworks provide for reporting to the community on the state of Australia’s forests. This report provides a summary of Australia’s 44 indicators of sustainable forest management.