Michael Slezak is an award-winning climate journalist, who reports across all ABC platforms. He's won several awards including a Walkley for his work on science, environment and climate change.
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Environmental powerhouse, or toothless tiger? Michael Slezak looks at the impact of a proposed federal regulator, in light of how land clearing is managed in Australia.
European supermarkets won't buy beef from Brazil due to concerns about land clearing in the Amazon. Now conservationists are urging Coles and Woolworths to follow suit to combat deforestation in Australia.
Though logging in Victoria has officially ended, the powerful interests behind it have set up a new organisation to continue the industry, which experts say amounts to greenwashing.
A New South Wales government agency has racked up more than $1.1 million in penalties for more than a dozen instances of unlawful activity in fewer than five years, including seven criminal convictions.
Santos is pursuing the climate movement through the courts after winning a challenge brought by traditional owners against a massive gas project. Experts warn it could help spell the end of public interest litigation in Australia.
Loggers intentionally searched for endangered nocturnal gliders during the day to avoid detecting them and continue logging the Tallaganda State Forest, environmental groups claim.
A multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded extension plan for Darwin Harbour is being slammed by Pacific neighbours and environmental groups, saying it represents a major fossil fuel subsidy.
An AI-based analysis of 20 years of logging by VicForests, shared exclusively with the ABC, shows for the first time the potential scale of failed regeneration in Victoria's state forests.
Leaked documents reveal the president of the UN's global climate negotiations COP28, planned to use his role to push oil deals with other countries.
From the streets, to the courts, to the halls of power — school strikes may look smaller but students are finding other ways to fight for climate action and a better future.
Sold and marketed as environmentally friendly, compostable food packaging has been exploding in popularity in Australia. But is it any better than the plastic it's replaced?
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The gap between climate rhetoric and fossil fuel use is growing, according to a UN report that warns the world's carbon budget has almost been used up.
A United Nations report warns the world is "perilously close" to triggering tipping points that could have "irreversible, catastrophic impacts for people and the planet" — but it's not too late to act.
The Federal Court has ruled the government can approve coal mines without considering emissions. That's not sustainable in the long run, writes Michael Slezak.
For the first time in three years, Australians face the risk of significant bushfires. Are we any better prepared for big fires than we were before Black Summer?
If Australia wants to keep the Great Barrier Reef — not just off the "in danger" list, but also in existence — much more needs to be done, writes Michael Slezak.
A group of scientists finds despite billions of dollars spent on the Murray Darling Basin Plan, many of the indicators used to measure whether the environment is receiving enough water have been getting worse.
The federal government has agreed to settle a world-first court case accusing it of misleading investors by failing to disclose the risk climate change poses to its bonds.
Thousands of baby emperor penguins drowned last year in Antarctica as sea ice broke up early and reached record lows, British researchers say, reinforcing dire predictions about the future survival of the species.
Canada’s record-breaking wildfires are significantly worse because of climate change, according to a rapid analysis by a leading team of scientists.
An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.
The government has released its electric vehicle strategy, which is meant to help get more of the cars into Australia. But it's not yet clear how much further ahead we are than six months ago, writes national science and environment reporter Michael Slezak.
The world's climate scientists have issued what one expert says is a “final warning” before global warming exceeds 1.5C, threatening planetary systems human life depends on.
A government agency that allegedly spied on a woman to "dig up dirt" is slammed by Victoria's Information Commissioner, who says the agency should apologise for its response to her request for information about the alleged spying.
Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting declares a $150,000 political donation 444 days after the legal deadline, following questions from the ABC.