Studies show having one less child is one of the most effective individual actions to mitigate climate change, writes Melissa Pappas, from UNSW in this piece republished from The Conversation. As fir…
No more time for climate deniers says Minister Karen Andrews
As Minister for Science and Technology Karen Andrews prepares to lead a roundtable of scientists in Canberra today, she’s said they won’t be debating whether climate change is real or not.…
Bushfires bring the refugee crisis to Australia
As an island nation with a robust offshore processing regime, Australia has been largely insulated from the global refugee crisis. Yet we are starting 2020 experiencing our own unprecedented mass inte…
We’ve faffed long enough. We don’t have time for Scott Morrison’s policy evolution in the ‘years ahead’
Scott Morrison is fast becoming known as the international man of climate change inaction. It’s not a good place to be at this current point in time, leading a country that has just experienced its ho…
‘You’re a climate denier’: Craig Kelly gets the schooling he deserves
Here’s some advice for the Prime Minister: In the midst of an unprecedented, natural disaster, in which climate change is clearly a culprit, and your government is under siege for not doing enou…
How do we tell our children that our country is burning?
When will we be able to provide real answers and solutions to the questions our children ask about smoke, bushfires and the fact so much of the country is burning? Author Lexi Landsman pens this movin…
Your Christmas shopping could harm or help the planet. Which will it be?
Many Australian consumers are concerned at the environmental impact of their shopping habits, especially at Christmas, writes Louise Grimmer, from University of Tasmania; Gary Mortimer, from Queenslan…
Scott Morrison, How can you talk religion while the country’s burning?
Has there been a more single-minded Prime Minister in Australia’s history than Scott Morrison? Consider the extraordinary, wilful, determination required to host a press conference on Tuesday, w…
Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg
We can learn much from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, a master of staying on topic, writes Peter Ellerton, The University of Queensland in this piece republished from The Conversation. As b…
Human rights concerns grow as country burns & the smoke pollution increases: Amnesty
On World Human Rights Day, Amnesty’s new research finds that climate change and pollution has ranked the highest of human rights concerns for young people. Amnesty’s new national director …
