Flood-hit NSW residents evacuate again
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Northern NSW residents, who have already dealt with deadly flooding and weeks of rain, have been warned to evacuate again as floodwaters rise.
The Morrison Government’s latest bid to change the mandate of the renewable energy agency to force it to fund fossil fuels has failed.
And the affluent Gold Coast suburb of Paradise Point has the highest value of property at risk of coastal erosion in Australia, new data reveals.
Flood-weary residents in northern NSW ordered to evacuate as floodwaters rise
The NSW State Emergency Service has issued more evacuation orders for people on the New South Wales far north coast. For the second time in a month, residents in low-lying parts of Billinudgel have been ordered to evacuate rising floodwaters, as evacuation centres in nearby towns reopen.
A Morrison government plan to change the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to allow it to fund a broader range of technologies, including some using fossil fuels, has been blocked after a Liberal-led committee moved a motion against it.
Gold Coast suburb has $1.4bn in property at ‘very high risk’ from coastal erosion
New data has identified the affluent Gold Coast suburb of Paradise Point as having the highest value of property at risk of coastal erosion in Australia.
“Perverse:” Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $22,000 a minute this year
Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $11.6 billion this financial year, with new analysis shedding light on the extent to which both federal and state governments are actively supporting the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry.