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title: As waves pound Australia's coast, climate spending is washed away
description: Despite climate damage lapping at the very doorstep of millions of Australians, analysis of the recent budget reveals scant spending on climate mitigation.
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# As waves pound Australia's coast, climate spending is washed away
Monday, 4 April 2022
Waves pounded the east coast over the weekend, hitting homes, washing away beaches and even covering the famous promenade at Bondi Beach. But despite climate damage lapping at the very doorstep of millions of Australians, analysis of the recent budget reveals scant spending on climate mitigation.
The next report from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which focuses on climate mitigation, has been delayed - scientists are pushing for the report to call for a comprehensive and swift end to fossil fuels, while governments are pushing back.
And sad news out of Adelaide, with a famous dolphin troupe dwindling, due to suspected toxic pollution in their harbour home.
[Climate change is one of Australia's biggest challenges. But according to the government and Labor, it's not so clear-cut](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-03/climate-change-challenge-not-priority-in-govt-opposition-budgets/100955218)A quick glimpse at what the two major parties are spruiking as we move from the budget to the election reveals a mixed approach to climate, writes Michael Slezak
[Waves wash over roads, lap at houses as wild weather hits NSW coast](https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/waves-wash-over-roads-lap-at-houses-as-storm-cell-moves-south-20220402-p5aa96.html)The sea devoured the beaches and the wind brought down trees and their branches on Saturday as the low-pressure system that brought flooding to the North Coast earlier in the week moved south.
[Inside Eraring power station as its staff come to terms with closure](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-03/inside-eraring-power-station-coal-electricity/100953694)Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next.
[Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/03/scientists-urge-end-to-fossil-fuel-use-as-landmark-ippc-report-readied)Talks stretch past deadline as governments are accused of trying to water down findings
[‘Single biggest threat’: Push for inquiry into health impacts of climate change](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/single-biggest-threat-push-for-inquiry-into-health-impacts-of-climate-change-20220331-p5a9tg.html)An Independent candidate in the upcoming federal election has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the health impacts of climate change after recent flooding led to a gastro outbreak on the northern beaches.
[Why are the dolphins dying?](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/dolphin-deaths-mystery-adelaide-dolphin-sanctuary/100795994)Dolphin enthusiasts are mourning the slow death of a unique pod known worldwide for their tricks and aerial flips, with fears an unknown toxicant in the waters of Port Adelaide is killing them off.
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