Articles by Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm

One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

News Corp Australia chair says outlets not part of climate crisis ‘denial machine’

Michael Miller tells Senate misinformation inquiry platforming climate deniers and net zero critics part of ‘great democracy and healthy debate’

Nov 13, 2025

Politics

Climate-sceptic IPA refuses to reveal funders in fiery Senate inquiry

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart has previously donated to Institute of Public Affairs but thinktank won’t say if she remains a donor

Nov 12, 2025

World

Academics say their net zero costing is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat $9tn claim

Researchers behind report cited by some in the Coalition say their work is based on various assumptions – largely involving cost to overseas customers, not Australians

Nov 5, 2025

Companies could have profits from breaking environment laws stripped under Australian reforms

Exclusive: Looming overhaul of protections should also include definition of ‘unacceptable impact’ on environment, Murray Watt says

Oct 21, 2025

Deep in the reeds: Australian scientists put dollar figure on floating wetlands’ global water quality savings

‘We’ve worked out that no matter how hard you engineer something, nature filters everything much better than anything else’, says academic

Oct 18, 2025

Deep in the reeds: Australian scientists to put dollar figure on floating wetlands’ global water quality savings

‘We’ve worked out that no matter how hard you engineer something, nature filters everything much better than anything else’, says academic

Oct 18, 2025

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable

Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

Oct 2, 2025