Push for cotton in the north is raising concern over water security
Contributed from Victoria There is a push to grow much more cotton in Australia’s north. Behind it, is a group of big farmers, who are…
Environment
Federal Court finds Adani water approval unlawful
Contributed by Ben Wilson On Tuesday, the Federal Court ruled that coal tycoon Adani was wrongly allowed to access water for the Carmichael coal mine…
Illegal logging of Victorian forests threatens water security
Contributed from Victoria An investigation by the Australian National University (AMU) has revealed that VicForests, the Victorian government’s logging company, has carried out illegal logging…
Morrison government pushes more subsidisation dirty gas industry
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Morrison government continues its massive subsidisation of the coal and gas industry. With a policy that remains a hodgepodge of…
Extinction Rebellion demanded the budget deal with the climate emergency
Contributed by Joe Montero Extinction Rebellion is back. COVID-19 and the lockdown had a major impact on the ability of the movement taking on the…
Morrison government pushed for dirty power plant in NSW
Contributed by Ben Wilson Scott Morrison threatened government intervention in the Snowy Hydro project and to replace the aging Liddell power station in NSW’s Hunter…
Massive subsidies to carbon industry have been exposed
Contributed by Adam Carlton A new report reveals that Australian federal and state government combined spending on subsidies to fossil fuel companies is more than…
Australia must do much more to reduce carbon emissions
Contributed by Joe Montero Australia faces one of the world’s highest rates of animal extinction. The climate crisis also threatens grave human suffering, in the…
Glencore wants to destroy indigenous site at McArthur River
Contributed by Joe Montero Glencore, the world’s biggest mining company, is pushing the Northern Territory government to allow it to use a major indigenous site…
Australian ecosystems face collapse unless urgent action is taken
Contributed from Queensland In a ground-breaking report just released, 38 scientists and 29 universities have warned that 19 ecosystems are collapsing due to human impact….
