Jacquelene

New global model reveals hidden UV risk for next-generation solar panels

Jacquelene 7 April 2026

Engineers from UNSW have created a worldwide UV radiation map for solar panels, highlighting major differences in exposure depending on climate and mounting systems. From UNSW Sydney A new global study has revealed that ultraviolet (UV) radiation may be quietly shortening the lifespan of next-generation solar panels by up to […]

Electric car discount delivers as fuel prices bite

Jacquelene 7 April 2026

Australia has seen more electric vehicles sold in a single month than ever before, as rising fuel costs and the Electric Car Discount converge to drive Australians toward cleaner transport, the nation’s peak body for novated leasing said. From the National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA) Figures from […]

Bats have accents too

Jacquelene 6 April 2026

Accents are usually thought of as a human trait, indicating where a person has grown up or the communities they belong – and new research shows the same dialects can also occur in Australia’s largest carnivorous bat. From Charles Darwin University Research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Nicola […]

Heat crisis: 3 out of 4 people struggle to keep their homes cool in summer

Jacquelene 23 March 2026

Three in four people are struggling to cool their homes during summer as dangerously hot homes are impacting the health of people experiencing financial and social disadvantage, new research has revealed. From the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) A survey of 2,070 people across Australia found three in four (75%) respondents […]

Government approves 1695 new gas wells

Jacquelene 23 March 2026

Greenpeace Australia Pacific has accused the Albanese Labor Government of “bleeding our country dry and burning it at the same time” by giving the green light to 1,695 new Queensland coal seam gas wells until 2081. Greenpeace Australia Pacific media release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Federal Government’s decision […]

Questions raised about Hanson’s narrow Senate censure

Jacquelene 10 March 2026

Marnie Laree Davis – executive member of the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia has questioned why the official censure of Senator Pauling Hanson last week did not include her remarks about First Nations People. Staff writer Senator Pauline Hanson of One Nation has been involved in several high-profile incidents in parliament […]

PLANNING COMMISSION MAY APPROVE DELTA’S COAL MINE EXTENSION DESPITE FISH KILL JUDGEMENT

Jacquelene 8 February 2026

The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) may determine whether it is in the public interest for the Delta Group to extend the life of coal mines near Lake Macquarie before the private company is sentenced in the NSW Land and Environment Court (LEC) for causing catastrophic fish kills in the […]

Saving our wetlands: download our free e-book

Jacquelene 15 November 2025

We’re concluding our series Saving Our Wetlands by giving readers access to our free e-book. Thanks to the Local Independent News Association (LINA), earlier this year The Point and sister publication, Central Coast Daily, were able to produce a series of articles about the perilous state of NSW wetlands. Now […]

Environmental Justice News

Doctors climate and health forum to coincide with emissions target debate

Jacquelene 1 September 2025

As the government prepares to make major decisions on Australia’s climate targets and nature policies, Doctors for the Environment Australia, the leading voice on climate and health, is holding a timely in-person and online public forum. This event will bring together influential local and international speakers from fields such as health, […]

Good Governance News

Parents for Climate go legal with minister

Jacquelene 31 August 2025

Parents for Climate has sent a legal letter to Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, saying that, following the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion and new scientific analysis, an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2035 to align with 1.5°C is now required to comply with […]

Central Coast wetlands update

Nonsense label driving out-of-control habitat clearing in NSW

First NSW ‘Passivhaus-certified’ school building opens

The essence of childhood destroyed in Palestine – UN

Surveillance, silence and punishment on Palestine in our universities

Have your say on human rights in NSW

Peak First Nations arts organisation to transition executive team

Information rights project seeks funds

Note to vegans – protein from cauliflower leaves could be your next dish

OUR KIDS CAN’T AFFORD MORE COAL – PARENTS TELL MINNS GOVERNMENT

Bowen urged to lead with ambition to accelerate fossil fuel phase out as energy crisis bites

Time for a woman to take UN top job