Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters

Two teenage climate protesters are threatening to sue the WA premier for defamation following Woodside’s annual general meeting last week. A new Japanese whaling ship is preparing for its maiden voyage. And a group of leading Defence figures has warned climate change will make parts of northern Australia almost unliveable, throwing the feasibility of military bases into doubt.

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Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters
Two 17-year-old climate protesters are threatening to sue WA Premier Roger Cook for defamation unless he apologises for what they say were “damaging and unsubstantiated” remarks about their behaviour during a protest at Woodside’s annual general meeting last week.

The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry
A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, leading to fears the Kangei Maru could one day mean a return to hunting in the Southern Ocean.

Estelle’s family has no water to shower or wash clothes. It’s the canary in the coal mine of Australia’s climate change reality
While floods in the eastern states have dominated headlines, many creeks in the west have stopped flowing, dams are empty, paddocks are bare and trees are dying. But all bear the fingerprints of a changing climate.

Near unliveable’ extreme heat poses national security risk
Climate change could render parts of northern Australia almost unliveable, throwing into doubt the feasibility of crucial military bases, a group of leading Defence figures has warned. The Australian Security Leaders Climate Group is calling on the federal government to put climate change at the centre of its thinking on national security, rather than focusing on the strategic risk of a more powerful China.

The disappearing words exposing 3M’s decades of deception over cancer link
After 3M learnt that one of its best-selling chemicals had contaminated the blood of the general population, it was what the company’s internal documents didn’t say that was most incriminating. The explosive document delivered a ‘holy ship’ moment to lawyers fighting the Wall Street giant, showing the company had known for decades about the dangers of its forever chemicals.

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists.

Wally the emotional support alligator is missing, US owner says
A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.

Perth residents query decades of water extraction by Coca-Cola tankers amid record dry spell
Residents and orchardists in the Perth Hills have raised concerns about thousands of litres of water extracted from a bore on a private property by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for its bottled water products.