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Wilkie urges PM to apologise to Tasmanian bushfire victims for fuelling climate fire by throwing taxpayer money at coal
CANBERRA, April 2, 2019 – Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has used a speech in the House of Representatives to call out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s logic-defying support of the coal industry and urged the PM to apologise to the victims of the recent Tasmanian bushfires.The Member for Denison told the House he had met with…
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Why we’re demanding an apology
If politicians aren’t doing everything they can to stop climate damage, they’re fuelling the fire. Lauren, Tasmanian bushfire survivor |Lauren, Tasmanian bushfire survivor I remember when the bushfires set in. I was terrified of the monster over the ridge, edging closer and closer. Especially in the night-time. I was lucky. I got out. The strangest thing…
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While the planet burns, the LNP are tearing themselves apart over coal
The Liberals have doubled down on coal, again, to their own electoral peril, writes Holly Dawson. It’s just two weeks until the NSW election and the federal election is just around the corner. Yet news this week that a Hong Kong investment firm has struck a deal with an Australian company to develop two new…
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Damning new report exposes NSW as climate laggard
New South Wales was once a world leader on climate action, but a new Climate Council report shows it is now far behind, spewing more greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere than any other state or territory. The Climate Council report – Ageing and Unprepared: Energy in New South Wales – examines the state’s ongoing…
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As fires and floods rage the Liberal party’s climate fig-leaf proves Abbott and the coal huggers still in charge
February 25, 2019: Today’s funding announcement by the Federal Coalition is woefully inadequate to address climate change and proves that the climate denying coal huggers like Tony Abbott are still in charge of energy policy.Prime Minister Scott Morrison will today announce the amount of funding the government will set aside for climate initiatives over the…
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Morrison needs a plan to replace Australia’s ageing and unreliable coal plants as more fail in heat, causing blackouts
SYDNEY, Jan 25, 2018 – Thousand of Victorians are without power after three units at the state’s coal-fired power plants went offline, pulling around a thousand megawatts out of the electricity grid as demand surged. [1]The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said 60,000 Victorian homes were without power due to “high temperatures, high demand and…
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Two incredible, little-known reefs
What do pink dolphins and leafy sea dragons have in common? They both benefit from two amazingly unique and little-known reefs on opposite sides of the world. Despite their geographic differences, these two reefs have some striking similarities. Find out more about the Amazon Reef and the Great Southern Reef. |One of the first images…
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Oil disaster would destroy coastal communities, cost hundreds of billions
November 20, 2018: The fishing and tourism industries of coastal communities from South Australia to Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Phillip Island and iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney would be crippled for decades should a worst-case oil disaster occur costing the economy as much as $118 billion AUD.Greenpeace have today released a new report titled Crude…