Green fanatics rebel in big city CBD
Radical environmentalists are in the middle of rolling disruptive protests to draw attention to what they see as an extinction threat.
Climate Change
Cyclone threat worsens off Aus coast
Concern is growing over a cyclone that is likely to reach Australian shores as weather officials warn it could become a category 5 storm.
Aussies warned as heatwaves, cyclones hit
Central Australia is set to swelter through some extreme heat in the first week of summer, while BOM keeps an eye on a potential cyclone.
‘Hottest on record’: Grim summer warning
A map has been released ahead of the summer months, and unfortunately if you live in the red zone it will be rough.
State makes 2050 net-zero target law
One state will be legally required to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 in new laws passed on Thursday.
Simple food change could help avoid ‘hell’
A modest change in how frozen food is stored could help humanity in its efforts to avoid stepping through “the gates of hell”, scientists have revealed.
Bowen sounds alarm on security threat
Government minister Chris Bowen has fired a warning shot over a growing threat to the country’s national security.
Over 100 climate protesters arrested
Thousands of protesters entered the water at one of the world’s largest coal ports before police began making arrests.
One cost that Labor refuses to reveal
A landmark green energy scheme to keep the lights on as ageing coal fired power generation exits the grid has been unveiled, but the government won’t reveal how much the scheme will cost.
Labor ‘obsessed’ with ‘renewable ideology’
Labor has been slammed for being “out of date” on nuclear energy and having an “obsession” with renewables, just days away from a major climate conference in the Middle East.
Floods, 100mm falls forecast in wild week
Rainfall totals across swathes of Aussie states have been smashed, with one region breaking a 25-year-old record, as meteorologists warn forecasted deluges could bring flash flooding this week.
‘Fed up’: Bandt takes stand at climate protest
The Greens leader has issued a warning to the major political parties as he joins a blockade at a major port to demonstrate for environmental change.
‘Harrowing’ scenes after major bushfire
Authorities have warned residents affected by bushfires in Perth are “not out of the woods yet”, with challenging conditions expected over the weekend.
‘Perfect storm’ to hit millions of Aussies
Aussies are abandoning one thing from their household budgets in droves as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
‘Lives at risk’: Horror bushfire warning
Firefighters are telling residents of a regional Aussie town to flee as a dangerous fire threatens homes.
Kids chuck sickie for climate protest
Schoolkids across Australia have ditched the classroom in favour of climate change protests, including a group who held a sit-in outside the environment minister’s Sydney office.
$250k worker in hospital over hunger strike
Ambulances were called to Parliament House just hours after a climate activist on hunger strike wrote that his body was “starting to eat itself.”
Why your kids won’t be at school today
Thousands of school students across Australia will be able to skip school today and strike, backed by a “sick note” signed by “doctors”.
‘I feel strong’: Dad refuses to eat for 2 weeks
A former high-level diplomat has reached two weeks without food amid a hunger strike against the Albanese government.
Hidden danger of living in Western Sydney
It’s been dubbed the nation’s ‘silent killer’ because it takes hundreds of lives each year but isn’t discussed – but soon, experts warn it’ll be inescapable.
Nation’s worst-hit storm areas revealed
As Australia braces for another summer of severe weather, a leading insurer has revealed which areas copped it worst last financial year.
‘Obliterated’: Grim warning for summer
Australians are in for a cruel summer with “near certainty” that temperatures will reach historic highs in the following months.
‘Fool’: Backlash over PM’s Tuvalu offer
The Prime Minister has come under fire from both activists and sceptics over plans to offer residency to climate-affected Pacific islanders.
Albo offers whole country home in Aus
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to offer thousands of Pacific Islanders the chance to live in Australia as climate change threatens their home.
Clock ticking for Albo on key issue
The Prime Minister has remained coy despite staring down a new deadline to announce a more ambitious approach to one thing.
Climate activist avoids jail time
A senior member of the Disrupt Burrup Hub protest group won’t spend time behind bars over withholding device passwords.
Next step in protesters’ legal drama
A number of Disrupt Burrup Hub members have fronted court, charged after their protests outside a mining boss’ home allegedly broke the law.
Firefighters welcome cooler change
A few major bushfires, which had threatened lives and homes over the weekend, have settled down thanks to a cool change.
‘Extraordinary’ albino Aussie wildlife spotted
Discovery of an extremely rare white platypus in Northern NSW has raised urgent calls for more substantial conservation efforts in Australia.
‘Cult’: Former PM’s wild climate rant
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has declared warnings of human-induced climate change “ahistorical and utterly implausible”.
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