Bushfire warning after sign of what’s to come
Firefighters in one state have been called to 1600 blazes in three months before “fire season” even officially begins.
Climate Change
Insane moment house swallowed by ocean
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a beachfront home was swallowed by the ocean and swept away by the tide. It’s the third house to collapse in four days.
Warning as Australia set for major rainfall
Much of the country is set to receive a drenching this week, but one state has been warned of an elevated fire risk before the rain arrives.
Heartbreak after man trapped in mine shaft
Police have revealed a heartbreaking update in the search for a man who fell down an old mine shaft in NSW’s coal mining region.
$290m shake-up to ease cost of power bills
One state has committed another $290m to get more solar panels onto homes and businesses, with the ultimate aim of bringing energy bills down.
Grim outlook of ‘hotter, wetter’ spring
Australia’s national disaster agency is bracing for hotter, wetter and windier weather as the country slides deeper into spring, with some parts of the country in much higher danger.
‘Mega-tsunami’ battering Earth, big landslide
The Earth was left vibrating for nine days after a “mega-tsunami”, and it had huge consequences you probably don’t know about.
Entire city quarantined as threat spreads
An Australian capital city is in quarantine, as the state government tries to curtail the spread of a bug.
One in seven facing insurance stress
The number of Aussie households struggling to pay for home insurance has jumped by more than 30 per cent as premiums spike due to the risk of natural disasters.
The state set for end of winter scorcher
Queensland will be baked during the final week of winter, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s in Brisbane on Saturday.
Farmers mass protest outside premier’s lunch
Hundreds of angry farmers and regional community members have staged a mass protest outside an event attended by state’s premier.
‘Blacklisting’: Big bank’s major change
One of Australia’s biggest banks has revealed a big change in how it handles fossil fuel companies in a bid to tackle climate change.
‘Catastrophe’ headed for Great Barrier Reef
Scientists have revealed co-ordinated action must be taken to save the Great Barrier Reef after water temperatures reach unprecedented levels.
Warning as world breaks hottest record twice
Temperature records have tumbled twice this week and experts have warned the new record could be topped again soon.
‘Super-flop’: Albo’s energy plan panned
Twiggy Forrest’s announcement of job cuts affecting his ambitious green hydrogen project shows the failure of the government’s energy plan, the coalition says.
Bowen flags batteries, EVs next priority
Energy Minister Chris Bowen said households could soon be further incentivised to buy into batteries or be able to use an EV to charge the home.
Bowen flags batteries, EVs next priority
Energy Minister Chris Bowen said households could soon be further incentivised to buy into batteries or be able to use an EV to charge the home.
Kean’s call to arms on clean energy
Incoming climate change tsar Matt Kean has called on the clean energy industry to take up the fight to the ‘climate change denialists’.
Climate protests enter sixth day at major port
Climate activists have vowed to continue blocking a rail line to a major port as they enter the sixth day of their disruptive protests.
Fight over nuclear energy plan heats up
The Albanese government has announced a former Liberal treasurer in a key climate role as it continued its attack on the Coalition’s nuclear energy plans.
‘Multiple reactors’: New detail in nuke plan
The Coalition’s energy spokesman Ted O’Brien has revealed a surprising new detail for the opposition’s nuclear energy plan.
Dutton’s surprising hint on nuclear cost
The Opposition Leader is under pressure to release the costings of the Coalition’s controversial nuclear power plan it announced on Wednesday.
Cold snap, outages trigger gas threat
Users across Australia’s east coast states risk facing a gas supply shortage, as a cold snap bites, the energy market operator has warned.
Nuclear plan sparks brutal meme onslaught
Blinky the three-eyed fish, hazmat suits and radioactive waste have featured in a scare campaign pushing back against the Coalition’s nuclear proposal.
‘Can’t assemble Ikea flat pack’: PM’s dig
Anthony Albanese has questioned the Coalition’s ability to pull off its nuclear energy plan, labelling the proposal as “half baked” and an “economic catastrophe”.
Outspoken MP defies party leader
An outspoken Liberal MP says any move by Peter Dutton to water down existing climate targets is a “regressive step”.
One thing Dutton won’t reveal before poll
Peter Dutton has indicated energy policy will be a key election battle, digging in on his vow to scrap Labor’s legislated emissions target.
‘Worse than Morrison’: PM blasts Dutton
After the Opposition Leader signalled he would shelve Labor’s interim emissions reduction target, the Prime Minister accused him of “walking away” from climate action.
‘Worse than ScoMo’: Albo’s brutal spray
Anthony Albanese has slammed Peter Dutton as “worse than Scott Morrison on climate change” after the Coalition signalled it will ditch Labor’s 2030 emissions target.
Dutton to ditch 2030 climate change targets
Labor says Peter Dutton’s decision to change a legally enshrined reduced emissions target if he wins the next federal election would damage Australia’s standing in the world.
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