Nick O'Malley
Nick O'Malley is National Environment and Climate Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He is also a senior writer and a former US correspondent.
Opinion
Aviation
My prayers that a second airport would make things quieter fell on deaf ears
I’ve just discovered that when the new Western Sydney Airport finally opens in 2026, aircraft noise in my area is likely to increase.
- by Nick O'Malley
Latest
Shock electric car ruling could tank a range of state government fees
The High Court’s finding that a Victorian tax on electric cars was unconstitutional is sending shock waves through other states.
- by Nick O'Malley and Josh Gordon
Record growth in solar, EVs leaves open ‘narrow path’ to net zero
The world’s lead energy advisory body says a path to net zero remains open, but only if governments increase ambition and co-operation.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Renewables
‘Solar garden’ allows city dwellers to buy ‘plots’ in regional solar farms
Haven’t got access to a roof for solar? One group has set up a solar garden in order to sell plots to distant renewable energy enthusiasts.
- by Nick O'Malley
Analysis
Climate policy
Climate change victims are dying in an ‘epicentre of indifference’
This week, another UN climate summit was held. Even as the dead of a series of climate calamities were being counted, commitment to action fell short.
- by Nick O'Malley
Want a cheap EV? The company cutting prices in protest at the government
As NSW and Victoria slash support for EVs, one social enterprise is offering discounts to lower-income earners to show how incentives can serve social and environmental ends.
- by Nick O'Malley
El Nino is here, the Bureau of Meteorology finally confirms
Following similar declarations by other global meteorological organisations, an El Nino has been declared, setting Australia up for a long, hot, dry and dangerous summer.
- by Nick O'Malley
Extreme bushfire threat for Sydney as fires rage across the state
A severe heatwave and strong winds have put fire crews across the state on high alert.
- by Sarah Keoghan, Nick O'Malley and Ben Cubby
Spring heat records shattered as Australia warms towards a long, hot summer
Though the Bureau of Meteorology has yet to officially declare an El Nino, there are signs the weather pattern and climate change are driving up temperatures.
- by Nick O'Malley
Logging ‘carnage’ in endangered greater glider habitat
Though logging operations in one glider habitat have been suspended and some koala habitat is being protected, environmentalists say key habitat is still being felled.
- by Nick O'Malley
Logging suspended in proposed Great Koala National Park
Logging has been suspended in koala hubs inside the Great Koala National Park, but activists fears the chainsaws will just relocate to other critical areas.
- by Nick O'Malley