Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using fossil fuels

Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says
Ten of Australia’s best-known corporations – including Coles, Telstra, Woolworths and Qantas – have no clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels despite having targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report.

Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations
An Indigenous activist who took on Woodside in the federal court has accused Labor of seeking to “silence Aboriginal voices” over changes that may water down consultation requirements for offshore gas development. Raelene Cooper has spoken out about a bill that aims to preserve approvals for offshore gas projects against reconsideration if rules are tightened in future.

Australian researchers are on the hunt for the world's oldest ice
Researchers wanting to understand the impacts of climate change are searching for the world’s oldest ice. Found only in Antarctica, the ice is important because it contains ancient atmospheric particles – traces of a long-ago moment in time that will help us understand current climate changes.

New research reveals 52% of Australians support taxing fossil fuel exports
The Australian Institute surveyed a representative sample of 1,017 Australians about a proposed levy on fossil fuel exports in January this year and revealed a slim majority of 52% support a tax on fossil fuels that would compensate Australians for the costs incurred due to climate change, regardless of the size of the tax imposed.

Extreme weather: Western Australian town Carnarvon hottest place on earth as scorcher melts records
Residents in parts of Western Australia are expecting another scorching day of heat after recording-breaking temperatures left one town as the hottest place on Earth. Perth is forecast to reach 43C on Monday and Geraldton in the Mid West is likely to peak at 46C, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Extreme weather: Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts
Victoria’s ageing electricity infrastructure would be examined as part of a parliamentary inquiry into the reliability of the distribution networks after damaging winds downed a 40-year-old transmission line and half a million homes were left without power.

Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked
A rare confluence of El Niño, the Southern Annular Mode and the Indian Ocean dipole is to blame for the country’s unusually polarised weather