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‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own

With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade

The Guardian - AU

Coalition scores just 1/100 points for environment and climate policies from conservation organisation

Australian Conservation Foundation says opposition has ‘failed every single test’ while Labor passes with 54% and Greens achieve 98%

The Guardian - AU

Extreme weather scaring off tourists

Threats of floods, storms, bushfires and heatwaves are making summer holidays difficult to plan and navigate for tourists.

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Methane menace must be tackled and farmers rewarded

Large scale livestock trials should test the efficacy of feed supplements in tackling methane,says a new report as the greenhouse gas hits new levels.

AAP

Disastrous, dark shadow, destroys our economy: five climate elders on Peter Dutton’s emissions stance

From Peter Garrett to Lesley Hughes there is frustration, despair and ‘a towering sense of anger’ over the opposition leader’s shift on the 2030 target

The Guardian - AU

Move to protect Australian beef industry from EU land clearing laws criticised by scientists

Agriculture minister says there’s ‘no risk’ cattle industry is ‘connected to deforestation’, a claim environmental scientists say is ‘patently false’

The Guardian - AU

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Australia sweltered through its eighth-warmest year on record in 2023, according to a new report from the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Morning Mail: house prices back at record level, Australia’s generational shift, blast at US-Canada border

Property values have recovered from their January low, while the cost of homes is one factor driving a change in the way younger people live and vote

The Guardian - AU

‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win

As one of Australia’s most influential voices on climate, Lesley Hughes has thought deeply about how to talk about the crisis and says hope has a key role to play

The Guardian - AU

If I was feeling hopeless about the climate, what of the scientists? So I asked them

Our new series features interviews with three climate science pioneers – about their discoveries and what gives them hope

The Guardian - AU

'Every choice matters': hundreds gather at climate change forum

'Should our governments allow new coal in the climate crisis?' was the question.

Newcastle Herald

'We're bracing ourselves for grim updates': Newcastle hosts climate forum

Monday's climate forum comes ahead of next month's harbour blockade.

Newcastle Herald

Heatwave, bushfires wreak havoc as threat moves north

Bushfires are burning across a number of states as a heatwave is forecast to move into Queensland and the Northern Territory, sparking a wave of warnings.

AAP

‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

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‘Unprecedented’: Experts raise alarm over record temperatures

Experts have sounded the alarm after global temperatures peaked past 1.5c above pre-industrial levels in June for the first time.

The Conversation

Fear and Wonder podcast: where to next on climate change? – Live bonus episode

“I’m often asked if I feel hopeful for the future,” says Lesley Hughes, climate scientist and former Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) author.

ABC News

IPCC climate scientists issue 'a survival guide for humanity', warning window closing to reduce emissions

The world’s climate scientists have issued what one expert says is a “final warning” before global warming exceeds 1.5C, threatening planetary systems human life depends on.

The New Daily

‘Aim higher, act faster, or risk losing it all’: Climate change report offers ‘final warning’

The IPCC is set to hand down its latest report on climate change, experts are saying it is our final warning to avert the worst.

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Climate change and extreme weather events have doctors worried

Adelaide GP Dr Kate Wylie says she is already seeing the effect of climate change on her patients and that it's her job to care.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists create Biodiversity Council in desperate bid to help save Australia’s threatened animals and plants

Modelled on the Climate Council, the body says it will be a ‘strong and trusted voice’ backed by science including First People’s knowledge

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Climate Council report finds Queensland bears highest cost of climate disasters in Australia

A Climate Council report released today reveals Queensland suffered higher economic damages from extreme weather disasters than any other Australian state or territory.

The Guardian - AU

Australian schools science roadshow drops Santos as naming rights sponsor

Exclusive: Organiser says income from gas company was tied to deal and ‘we are now searching for a new sponsor’

The Guardian - AU

Australia should aim for net zero by 2040, new Climate Change Authority member says

Exclusive: Prof Lesley Hughes, a climate specialist appointed this week, says current target is not good enough

The Guardian - AU

University drops Santos branding of kids’ science roadshow after climate concerns raised

Exclusive: high profile scientist Lesley Hughes had called on Macquarie University to pull out of hosting Santos Science Experience event

The Guardian - AU

Labor overhauls Climate Change Authority to counter concerns of excessive business influence

Albanese government appoints three women with environmental backgrounds to board

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