State of emergency shuts down tourist town
More than 100 people have been evacuated from a major tourist town after flooding and landslides triggered authorities to declare an emergency.
Environment
Twiggy’s surprise US power play
Fresh from lighting up New York with a drone show warning of ‘lethal humidity’, mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has unveiled the next move in the United States.
‘Be prepared’: Call for heatwaves to be named
We name cyclones, but not heatwaves, which kill far more people. With a hot and dry El Nino summer on its way, should we start? Have your say.
Australia shamed in full-page NY Times ad
A massive full-page advertisement in the New York Times has been taken out to slam Australia and it doesn’t pull any punches.
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Documents reveal Australia’s climate shame
Leaked documents have revealed the Australian government tried to convince the UN to water down one of its most important climate reports.
Moment that turned AFL star into a climate crusader
Footy player Tom Campbell and his team mates saw first hand the havoc climate change can play in our daily lives.
Firestorm that destroyed our dreams
Bushfire survivor Lisa Roberts says the science doesn’t lie – and she witnessed the ferocious result of ignoring climate change.
‘Some people simply don’t care’
For student climate activist Ruby Bron, there is one thing far worse than the damage climate change is causing to the Earth.
Nuclear question we’re not even asking
Australia’s ban on nuclear energy is holding us back from asking the community what it really thinks, writes Joel Fitzgibbon.
Why coal exports will boom despite net zero
The degradation of the climate debate over the past decade by both sides has been disheartening – but now we need a plan, writes Tony Maher.
Australia needs to learn from Europe’s mistakes
Senator Matt Canavan wants more coal power stations in Australia, not less, and says we only need to look to Europe to know why.
How beer could help lower our emissions
Beer can solve a lot of the world’s problems, as any connoisseur will tell you. Now one Australian brewer is out to show how we can bring down our greenhouse gas emissions.
Glasgow climate summit: why it matters to Aussies
Scott Morrison is heading to the COP26 conference – one of the hottest tickets for world leaders and celebrities. This is what we can expect and what it means for Australia.
‘Nude’ lunches, school strikes: Our young climate warriors step-up
Quest Newspapers spoke to primary school and Year 8 students from across southeast Queensland to find out what they think about climate change and what they’re doing to help stop it. From nude lunches to recycling paper and school strikes, they are stepping up to the challenge.
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