Australia

Australians might be told to evacuate their drought towns

13 Dec 19 - The NSW state government is considering evacuating the residents of as many as 90 towns seriously affected by drought.

Australia risks being dumping ground for cars with potent gas

10 Dec 19 - Australia is at risk of becoming a dumping ground for cars pre-charged with a greenhouse gas 1400 times more potent than carbon dioxide, industry groups warn.

Cool ideas needed to sooth scorching cities

10 Dec 19 - International urban environment experts are gathering in Adelaide this week to tackle the challenge of climate change in increasingly hotter cities.

ESSAY: Living with fire and facing the fear

9 Dec 19 - By DANIELLE CLODE | It is only mid-November but we have to walk early to avoid the heat.

Work begins on Adelaide green hydrogen plant

3 Dec 19 - Construction has begun on a pioneering hydrogen production facility in Adelaide, which will play a major role in South Australia’s bid to become a global leader in certified green hydrogen.

OPINION; Scott Morrison and the big lie

26 Nov 19 - By RICHARD FLANAGAN | Australians everywhere are ready to get on with the job of dealing with the climate crisis. We just need a prime minister to lead us.

Australians see wildlife vanishing

25 Nov 19 - Farmers, bird watchers and other Australians close to the land are noticing the impacts of climate change on the country’s wildlife.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE: Suburbs take to solar

18 Nov 19 - Australians are embracing the ‘virtual power plant’, which advocates say can protect the grid, save money and combat the climate crisis.

Australia (briefly) hits 50% renewables

8 Nov 19 - Australia’s main electricity grid was briefly powered by 50% renewable energy this week in a new milestone that experts say will become increasingly normal.

Australia looks to Aboriginals' land knowledge

5 Nov 19 - Australia’s indigenous academics are calling for a fresh look at the governance and practices of mainstream environmental management institutions.

Coastal homeowners don’t want to rock the boat

1 Nov 19 - Many coastal homeowners appear to be denying the need to act on rising sea levels for fear their property values will fall.

Engineers turn backs on new fossil fuel projects

22 Oct 19 - Engineering firms in Australia are under increased pressure from their own employees to abandon controversial fossil fuel projects, as the sector turns its attention to the climate crisis.

BARE FACTS: Australia's hidden climate crisis

17 Oct 19 - Farming communities in Australia are bitterly divided over an epidemic of land clearing they say is sabotaging efforts to address climate change.

Queensland wants to jail XR protesters

16 Oct 19 - Queensland has proposed two-year jail sentences for Extinction Rebellion protesters caught with a locking device used to fix people in public places.

It’s only October, so what’s with all these bushfires?

15 Oct 19 - Summer might be more than six weeks away, but out-of-control bushfires have already torn across parts of eastern Australia in recent days, destroying homes and threatening lives.

Jail climate protesters, says Australian minister

7 Oct 19 - Protesters who disrupt traffic should have their welfare payments cut and be subject to mandatory jail sentences, Australia's home affairs minister Peter Dutton has declared.

NSW considers laws to stop courts blocking coalmines

3 Oct 19 - The New South Wales government is considering legislation that could limit the ability for planning authorities to rule out coalmines projects based on the climate change impact of emissions from the...

Towns prepare for 'unimaginable' water crisis

1 Oct 19 - Livelihoods in Australia are now at risk from drought worsened by climate change, a predicament more familiar to developing countries.

Queensland plans huge hydrogen projects

1 Oct 19 - Two huge renewable hydrogen projects have been planned for the heart of Queensland’s major coal and gas regions.