A promise by the Albanese government to unveil mandatory pollution caps for new vehicles sold in Australia by the end of 2023 has been broken, sparking fears its landmark EV policy will be put on ice. In April, Labor committed to introducing a new fuel efficiency standard, with a favouredContinue Reading
Australians should expect more heatwaves this summer as sweltering temperatures in NSW this weekend give a taste of what’s to come over the next two months. NCA Newswire understands government authorities are particularly concerned about the heatwave risk this summer, with extreme temperatures expected to be a feature of theContinue Reading
In the heart of Sydney’s CBD, eagle-eyed residents have spotted an unusual sight – 200 small white cans hanging from trees. These bespoke temperature gauges are part of a study being conducted by the City of Sydney local authority, in partnership with Western Sydney University, to gauge the impact ofContinue Reading
A hot and dry summer is predicted to persist into the new year, elevating the fire danger in every state and making it uncomfortable to go outside. Every state is in the firing line for bushfires this Summer according to the latest forecast released on Thursday by the National CouncilContinue Reading
Experts have been left dumbfounded by a government decision to dump potentially lifesaving reforms ahead of a predicted scorcher of a summer. Western Sydney is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat due to geographic factors, but poor decisions made about housing and suburb design in recent decades exacerbates the problem. TheContinue Reading
While vast parts of the country brace for a sweltering summer, conditions will be especially gruelling for millions of Australians in one area – and things are set to get dramatically worse. Western Sydney is ground zero of an extreme heat crisis that experts warn will cause financial distress, seriousContinue Reading
Western Sydney is going to be the hottest place on Earth in just a few months. That’s the grim warning from an urban planner who says our relentless push west – in the name of fixing the housing crisis – is creating a liveability nightmare. In a frank video thatContinue Reading
Tony Fontes, a Californian dive enthusiast, visited Queensland to dive the Great Barrier Reef in 1979 and never left. Now a multi-decade tour operator based in Airlie Beach, Mr Fontes shares international fears that after six mass coral bleaching events between 1998 and 2022, his generation will be the lastContinue Reading
For a Government that has promised to take action on climate change and environmental protection after a “decade of neglect” by the Coalition, Labor’s second budget has left experts and advocates bitterly disappointed. Although this budget was always expected to prioritise cost of living relief, there was hope that –Continue Reading
Leading scientists have warned that we are almost half way through the “last chance decade” to pull the brakes on climate change. Almost 300 scientists across 67 countries contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report which was released at midnight (AEST) on Tuesday. The sixth inContinue Reading