November
As descendants of Liberal MPs, we wish the Coalition had a rational climate policy
Labor’s approach has been erratically interventionist, slow and piecemeal. The Coalition could capitalise on that by offering a credible pro-market alternative.
Why climate change will put your insurance premiums underwater
Decisions made by governments and developers in the past are now contributing directly to cost-of-living pressures for unsuspecting home owners.
September
Suncorp’s outgoing chairman delivers parting shot on climate action
Christine McLoughlin says the ugly projections for climate change-induced losses, released by the government last week, must be heeded as a call to action.
The climate charts that show what Australia will be like in 2050
A new report into the impact of rising global temperatures paints a grim picture of a disaster-ridden Australia.
Doomsday climate report helps set the scene for 2035 target
Labor’s massive new report lays out the economic and health risks of climate change in terrifying detail. But in the short term, the risks are political.
Apocalyptic report a ‘wake-up call’ on climate impacts: PM
Labor prepares to set 2035 emissions targets as “much needed bad news” warns of property devaluations and heat deaths, with no sector to be spared.
August
Nationals back Greens probe into delayed climate report
Nationals senator Ross Cadell says Labor’s climate credibility lies with the release of the report.
July
Europe heatwave shuts Eiffel Tower as Paris hits 41 degrees
Europe is baking under a “heat dome” that has seen schools closed in France and wildfires spread across Greece, Portugal and Turkey.
June
Housing woes collide with climate change and could hit every household
Like housing construction, the insurance industry is at the point where both the corporate and consumer sides are screaming for help.
May
‘Worst I’ve seen in my life’: Farmers rocked by drought in SA, Victoria
The only silver lining for South Australian and Victorian farmers forced to sell off livestock is that Chinese demand for Australian grain-fed beef is surging.
October 2024
Australians can expect more hot days, more often
Australians are in for longer, hotter heatwaves this century, and greater risk of dangerous fires.
The storm chasers trying to save the world from drought
Everyone agrees the planet needs more water. So why is cloud-seeding so controversial?
July 2024
‘No water equals no milk’: big dry, cold snap hit farmers
Victorian farmers have been hit by a combination of dry and cold conditions as dairy producers also face a 15 per cent cut in farm gate milk prices as of July 1.
January 2024
Wet weather may return in 2024 following El Nino’s peak
El Nino has peaked and may make way for La Nina later this year, increasing the risk of tropical cyclones and damaging flooding, reinsurer Munich Re has warned.
Most farmers big winners from El Nino-defying rain
The cattle industry and summer crop producers are entering 2024 in good shape as rain continues to tumble down across the eastern states.
December 2023
Climate change could ruin Christmas as Panama Canal dries up
A drought in Central America is slowing the passage of container ships through one of the world’s busiest trade routes.
November 2023
Cattle market on the rebound after 70pc price plunge
A much welcome rain boon has halted the tumble in cattle and beef prices, but farmers still need to badly reduce their flocks and herds for a major improvement.
Energy transition at risk from floods, heat and drought
The new Mandala-Zurich Climate Risk Index report urges greater consideration of climate mitigation in Australia’s massive transition to green energy.
October 2023
Pacific National takes $59m annual loss, discloses tax office audit
The rail freight group, chaired by Catherine Livingstone since March, has blamed floods and industrial action for the loss as annual earnings slid 11 per cent.
September 2023
Sheep prices plunge to $1 a head as farmers flood market
Farmers are scrambling to sell before summer as Australia’s sheep flock and breeding ewe numbers hit their highest level since 2007.