This Month
Hate has no place? If only that were true
The best way to start to overcome antisemitism is to encourage young people to have a bit more empathy and lot less hatred for those they disagree with.
June
Israel deports Greta Thunberg, other activists
The young Swede left on a flight to France and was then headed to her home country, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
IDF told to show detained Greta Thunberg October 7 massacre videos
Israel cast the voyage as a PR stunt, saying in a post that “the ‘selfie yacht’ of the ‘celebrities’ was safely making its way to the shores of Israel”.
Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet in LA protests
Israeli forces boarded a charity vessel bound for Gaza, while protesters clashed with United States National Guard in California. How the day unfolded.
Israel boards Greta’s boat; LA riots threaten super; ScoMo honoured
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
December 2024
Greta Thunberg is no longer Nobel Prize-winning material
Time magazine’s youngest-ever Person of the Year has entwined her climate views with extreme pro-Palestinian activism.
January 2024
Greta Thunberg takes aim at Macquarie-owned airport
Farnborough, a London airfield catering to private jets that Macquarie bought in 2019, wants to expand. The protest group Extinction Rebellion wants to stop it.
August 2023
This green city is trying a mini nuclear reactor. Why isn’t Australia?
In the first instalment of the Nuclear Option series, a small modular reactor in Canada’s Ontario could power 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade. Now it’s trying to convince Australians to try them too.
January 2023
What the Kardashians can teach climate activists
We need to remember human beings are apes, not angels. Our brains are wired for stories.
Climate wars return to Davos
The World Economic Forum began with cosy chats on the economy and tech. The climate issue has roared back, but businesses seem quietly positive and pragmatic.
Davos: a pointless elitist indulgence or inspirational agenda-setter?
The annual World Economic Forum meeting is about to get underway in Davos. European correspondent Hans van Leeuwen and special contributor Peter Holmes a Court go to head-to-head on whether the world should care.
Andrew Tate is not the only misogynist courting Australian teenagers
Parents should be aware that female hating content that targets teen boys is rife online, experts say.
December 2021
The 25 most influential women of 2021 worldwide
These are the females who have shaped this tumultuous year, say writers such as Jane Fraser, Christine Lagarde, Elizabeth Warren and Greta Thunberg.
November 2021
Greta Thunberg attacks CO2 offset projects as ‘greenwash’ at COP26
The Swedish environmentalist said that fossil fuel companies and banks are trying to “give polluters a free pass to keep polluting”.
October 2021
Bagpipes, soccer louts and zombies: all aboard the climate train
A rail trip from London to Glasgow for COP26 had a lot more colour than just green, as our correspondent inadvertently discovers.
July 2021
German disaster as floods kill 81, with hundreds missing
Entire villages were awash and some victims drowned in their basements as raging waters swamped at least four countries.
May 2021
Rich List renews and repurposes
Recycled, regenerated, renewable: this year’s Australian Financial Review Rich List shows Australia’s richest people are repurposing business for sustainability.
February 2021
Why Rihanna and Greta Thunberg are taking on India’s Modi
Global celebrities are helping Indians to fight their government’s crackdown on dissent.
India trolls Rihanna, other celebrities over support for farmers
A social media post from the singer prompted an uproar in India as pro-government supporters trolled her, accusing her of tweeting in exchange for money.
October 2020
Halloween has nothing on the never-ending political horror show
If you really want to scare the neighbourhood tonight, then try out these ideas.