Cyclones, cyclones everywhere

Cyclone Tiffany has cut a destructive path across North Queensland’s Cape Yorke, causing flooding less than a week after the state was hit by Cyclone Seth.

In Fiji, it’s an all too familiar story as most of the population deals with flooding caused by Cyclone Coady as it passes through on its way towards New Zealand.

And in New South Wales, rich agricultural land owned by Chinese mining giant Shenhua has been bought back by local farmers in the Liverpool Plains.

Cyclone Tiffany hits far north Queensland

Tropical Cyclone Tiffany is lashing far north Queensland with damaging winds and heavy rain as it moves towards the Northern Territory.

Cyclone Cody slowly moves away from Fiji but flood risk remains

Tropical Cyclone Cody is slowly moving away from Fiji but emergency management authorities say lingering heavy rain continues to create high risk for the country amid a third wave of the coronavirus.

Ultra-low cost solar “stretch goal” gets federal funding boost

The federal government has announced up to $40 million in new funding to support one of the few tangible goals of its net-zero emissions plan, the stretch target for “ultra-low-cost” solar production.

Farmers buy back land earmarked for controversial coal mine in northern NSW food bowl

Rich agricultural land owned by Chinese mining giant Shenhua has been bought back by local farmers in the northern NSW food bowl.

Coal emissions increased for the first time in 7 years, pushing the US even further from meeting its 2030 climate goals: analysis

The US is even further from hitting its 2030 climate goals as coal emissions increased for the first time in 7 years in 2021, a new preliminary analysis found.