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As the Labor Government passes new laws for a 43 percent emissions reduction target, Electric Vehicles (EVs) have a part to play, but how long will it take to get combustion engine vehicles off Australian roads, and what can be done to speed up this transition? By Harry Mulholland According […]
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It’s almost a month since Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek released the State of the Environment Report (SOE) and a flurry of headlines followed but the news cycle moves on quickly so, in this series, we will explore the SOE in detail, its implications and what it tells us we must […]
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One of the election promises the new Labor Government must keep is the rollout of 400 community batteries to help store rooftop solar energy – it is a step in the right direction but there are quite a few practical challenges that will need to be overcome first. Federal Labor’s […]
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If you wish to vote for action on climate change, you need to know what parties offer good climate action policies. There are many minor parties, and it is difficult to spend the time to find out what they propose to do if elected. By Richard Weller* of Climate Future […]
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s ‘Reef Summer Snapshot 2021-22’ found that 90 per cent of surveyed areas bleached in a marine heatwave earlier this year. According to the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) this devastation shows “an emergency response to slash emissions must be an urgent priority for […]
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Brush-tailed bettongs released on Yorke Peninsula last year are doing so well nearly every female caught for a recent health check was carrying pouch young. One is even regarded as third generation. A female who arrived in her mother’s pouch more than six months ago now has her own joey. […]
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Greenpeace Australia reports that Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has warned that the survival of the Pacific is in peril if the world’s biggest polluters continue to put profit over people and planet, in Suva recently. Prime Minister Loughman made the remarks at the launch event for a powerful coalition […]
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While climate change, driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas, affects all Australians, the risks are not shared equally and in the most extreme instances, areas may become uninhabitable, according to the Climate Council. Worsening extreme weather means increased costs of maintenance, repair and replacement to properties – […]
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Forget about social media trends, opinion polls, leader debates and the six o’clock news, the 2022 federal election campaign is being fought by activists using some old-fashioned tactics – conversations and phone calls. GetUp is having “calling parties” – training volunteers to call voters and encourage them to pledge to […]
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NSW Shadow Environment Minister Penny Sharpe visited the site of the Mangrove Mountain landfill, that was recently the subject of a complex Land and Environment Court judgement, to declare that the right thing would be “no more dumping” at the site but the landfill owner appears to have other ideas. […]
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