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Another record year for Aussie renewables

Let’s start with the good news - a new Clean Energy Council report shows that renewables have had another record year, despite a slow-down in investment, which has at least partially been driven by unsupportive Federal energy policy. The Wesfarmers conglomerate has inked a deal on a massive...

Australian voters say Morrison's failed us on climate

After another wildly underwhelming Budget, with crumbs tossed at climate change even as Lismore evacuated from its second climate disaster in a month, Australian voters have had enough. A new poll suggests that the majority of Australians feel the Morrison Government has failed us on climate change.

Northern NSW residents again forced to flee floods

Residents of Lismore's CBD, as well as Lismore Basin, East Lismore and Girards Hill have been urged to leave immediately amid warnings that the town's levee will be breached about 8am this morning.

Flood-hit NSW residents evacuate again

Northern NSW residents, who have already dealt with deadly flooding and weeks of rain, have been warned to evacuate again as floodwaters rise.

More rain headed to flood-ravaged communities

Life-threatening flash flooding and intense rainfall could hit some of Australia’s most disaster-ravaged areas with another dangerous weather system looming.

NSW protest laws an anti-democratic escalation of activist suppression

New laws rushed through by the NSW Government that would see protestors who disrupt traffic in Greater Sydney face fines of up to $22,000 and up to two years in jail have been called out as a knee-jerk and anti-democratic move that continues the concerning trend of activist suppression. 

UN Reef mission barred from hearing independent voices

Greenpeace activists and volunteers have rallied in Brisbane to send a message to a UN mission in Queensland to assess the health of the Great Barrier Reef amid concerns over political interference in the trip and a lack of access for independent voices, including communities.

Climate damage to the Reef can't be hidden from UNESCO

On Friday the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park confirmed that the Reef has experienced its sixth mass coral bleaching event, on the eve of a UNESCO mission to monitor the Reef’s health. The Federal Government has been furiously lobbying to prevent the Reef from being listed by UNESCO as “World...

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