A protester has had to be cut free from underneath a car after chaining himself to the vehicle as part of an anti-Woodside Energy demonstration. Members of the Disrupt Burrup Hub group drove a Ford Territory SUV up to 58 Mounts Bay Rd in the Perth CBD about 6.30am Monday,Continue Reading
Thousands of school students across the country walked out of classrooms on Friday to join a major student strike to protest in favour of action on climate change. Organisers School Strike 4 Climate called the strike to demand the federal government shift focus away from dependence on fossil fuels inContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has declined to put a timeline on when he’ll present a new short-term emissions target to Pacific leaders. The Prime Minister joined regional powerbrokers at the Pacific Islands Forum’s annual leaders retreat on the picturesque Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. He announced the government would be providing $350mContinue Reading
Climate scientists and environmental activists are calling for an immediate change to Australia’s environmental laws, following a Federal Court decision. The Court on Wednesday handed down its judgment in the Living Wonders case, brought on by Environmental Justice Australia on behalf of the Environment Council of Central Queensland. Federal EnvironmentContinue Reading
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has flagged Australia faces “a greater risk now of conflict than we have for many years” after China launched a series of high-scale military drills in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking ahead of a UN summit in New York on Tuesday, Senator Wong alluded to China’s growing influenceContinue Reading
Thousands of protesters kicked off “Climate Week” and filled the streets of Midtown, Manhattan, on Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly this week, calling for President Joe Biden and world leaders to end fossil fuel use. With parades, concerts, and banging drums, some of the 15,000 expected waved signsContinue Reading
A coalition of crossbenchers is set to pile the pressure on federal and state governments to accelerate plans to switch off households from gas, warning not doing so could risk the nation’s climate targets. The grouping of independents met at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday to hear from energyContinue Reading
Fossil fuel subsidies have soared to fresh heights and will soon eclipse spending on the commonwealth’s fund to help Australians protect themselves from natural disasters, new analysis has found. Federal, state and territory governments are set to spend a record-breaking $57.1bn combined on assisting fossil fuel producers or major usersContinue Reading
Australia’s 15 largest superannuation funds have more than $25 billion invested in companies that are expanding their coal, oil and gas production and the organisations have been criticised for setting up young Aussies for a worse climate future. Nearly a fifth of this amount – $4.66 billion – is investedContinue Reading
Greens leader Adam Bandt has vowed to go harder in his fight against fossil fuels after securing amendments to the safeguard mechanism. Mr Bandt addressed an online “town hall” forum on Tuesday night where he declared the minor party would use its balance of power position in the Senate toContinue Reading