Climate action

One group of Australians has been targeted in a tough new legislation change which could see them fined up to $50,000 or put behind bars for months. On Thursday, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and Attorney-General Kyam Maher…

For a Government that has promised to take action on climate change and environmental protection after a “decade of neglect” by the Coalition, Labor’s second budget has left experts and advocates bitterly disappointed.Although this budget…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A climate group says a topless woman chained herself to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office doorway in Ottawa in…

A new report from the United Nations has said the “window is narrowing” to meet the goal of the planet only warming by 1.5 degrees.And a map released with the report has revealed exactly what missing that goal could mean for Australia. It…

One of Australia’s leading climate researchers says a new report will be the “final warning” to reduce carbon emissions before 2030. The contributions of almost 300 scientists across 67 countries to avoid irreversible climate change will be…

Hundreds of people stood firm, despite a heavy rainstorm over Sydney’s CBD, to demand faster action on climate change. Students, parents, union members, activists and First Nations people flooded into Town Hall just before midday on Friday…

Australian retirement savings amounting to tens of millions of dollars are in trouble amid a recent scandal involving mining megacorporation Adani Group. The Indian business has come under fire in recent weeks for fraudulent practices,…

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Two climate activists have been arrested after protesting against the sponsor of a major international event to be held in Australia over the coming weeks. On Thursday, activists from Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to the road to…

Newly released internal federal government polling shows that voters in Quebec are much keener to see the federal government do more to fight climate change and that climate change is a bigger problem than inflation or lowering gas…