ABC Environment

It's Australia's third longest river system, stretching more than 1400km in outback New South Wales. We go paddling the Darling River with Brisbane-based Tony Pritchard.

Last year the ABC launched its War on Waste series. It was a campaign to make us stop and think about how we live, look at how we could re-use and recycle items in our homes, and cut down on unnecessary waste. Today in the last in our summer series we meet a young fashion student who wants us all to take stock of what's hanging in our wardrobes.

We're off on a fossil dig in north-west Queensland; we go in search of yellow footed rock wallabies in South Australia's northern pastoral region; and check out the latest in chicken couture.

Renewable energy investment touched a new high in Australia last year as spending on new power plants more than doubled, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Only lowering our living standards will achieve sustainable growth. That’s the message from Satyajit Das.

Our cultural practices help define us, but when the mood of the world is against us, what do we do? 

With some of Australia's offshore oil and gas structures starting to reach retirement age, there are hopes that decommissioning could signal a new boom for the sector.

Citizen scientists are put to work at a fauna reserve in north-west Victoria; Natimuk pre-schoolers ditch the classroom for an outdoor bush kinder session; and we're off to an alpaca handling school.

The proposal would stop krill fishing in an effort to improve the health of other wildlife populations.

Polar tourism is a booming business but sea-ice experts have warned conditions in the Antarctic are becoming more unstable and unpredictable for shipping.

Last year the ABC launched its War on Waste series. It was a campaign to make us stop and think about how we live, look at how we could re-use and recycle items in our homes, and cut down on unnecessary waste. Today we visit the Geelong Disabled People Industry warehouse, in south-west Victoria, where they prevent 50 tonnes of waste going into landfill every month.

Citizen scientists are put to work at a fauna reserve in north-west Victoria; Natimuk pre-schoolers ditch the classroom for an outdoor bush kinder session; and we're off to an alpaca handling school.

The Bitcoin mania of the last year might be easing, but businesses are finding new ways to use the technology behind the crypto-currency.

The trend of warmer than average temperatures continued through 2017 — at 21.5 degrees it was almost a full degree above the average.

Significant investment in recent years has made China the world's largest producer in everything from solar panels, to wind farms and electric vehicles.

Australian scientists are using recycled denim to create more environmentally friendly jeans.

The tanker is carrying more than 100,000 tonnes of condensate, which is highly toxic and much more explosive than regular crude oil.

He opened the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War, but lost the admiration of his people. Music: Bob the Bob by the Lounge Lizards

An Australian science breakthrough could solve the problem of e-waste recycling and create a network of small business opportunities.

Experts warn we will experience more heatwaves as we put more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.