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A photograph of Scott Morrison sitting at a desk looking to the right of the camera, with a picture of the Sydney Opera House and two Australian flags behind him.

24 May 2021

A prominent public policy organisation has briefed a group of diplomats and foreign mission staff on what it says are misleading figures used by the federal...

A photograph of Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor, wearing a hard hat and orange reflective gear at a coal-fired power station.

22 May 2021

Our democracy is an interesting beast in the case of a byelection; especially a byelection when the government has a slim majority.

A photograph of several large oak trees, with golden sunlight streaming through from behind them

22 May 2021

The idea of Canberra being beautiful one day and the most sustainable city in the world the next is not necessarily the view held by some of Canberra’s thought...

Someone holding up a sign in front of a coal-fired power station that says 'there is no planet B'

20 May 2021

The Morrison government's response to climate is bizarrely slipping through layers of irresponsibility - if not financial, societal and environmental...

An aerial view of the ANU Campus, on a clear sunny day.

20 May 2021

The Australian National University (ANU) is the one of the first universities in Australia and the world to commit to reducing greenhouse emissions to below...

A photograph of green rolling hills, with a slight mist above them.

19 May 2021

Farmers have responded enthusiastically to a new carbon market scheme that, in a world first, aims to put a price on biodiversity.

A photograph of a field of green grass, with sheep grazing and a blue sky above.

18 May 2021

Australia’s new agricultural climate policy is set to deliver a world-first scheme within the next year where farmers can earn and trade credits for...

A photograph of Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, looking to the left of the camera.

18 May 2021

Agriculture minister says Australia will be the first to reward farmers for reducing emissions and improving biodiversity on their land

An image of a burnt area of forest, with the trees completely black with charcoal and bare of leaves.

14 May 2021

Disaster recovery can’t be the sole focus of climate adaptation

A photograph of two women talking in a living room.

14 May 2021

Measures in this week’s federal budget to help Australians withstand and adapt to climate change are sorely needed, after years of cuts in this policy area.

An aerial photograph of the main Wollemi Pine grove in the Wollemi Pine National Park, after the 2019-20 bushfires.

12 May 2021

Prof David Lindenmayer on a contested paper, bush fires, and climate change

Emissions from a coal-fired power station

11 May 2021

Prof Mark Howden comments in this RMIT ABC News Fact Check

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