Environment • Crikey

Why would anyone join a youth advisory group on climate change?

Anjali Sharma — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:10:56 +0000

As the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water prepares to launch its own advisory council, are youth advisory groups worth engaging in with at all?

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‘An exercise in revisionism’: Crikey readers correct the record on the 2009 CPRS

Crikey Readers — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:52:31 +0000

Plus, WA voters aren't the ones being pandered to by the Albanese government — rather, Labor is courting the state of ‘Woodside Australia’.

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Toxic cost of Labor’s WA obsession just keeps growing

Bernard Keane — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:25:00 +0000

The Albanese government is governing in the West Australian interest, not the national interest. And that means giving control of policy to some of the worst corporate actors in the country.

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How everything became about the Greens blocking the CPRS in 2009

Charlie Lewis — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:33:15 +0000

Labor reminded the Greens yesterday of the party's rejection of the carbon pollution reduction scheme in 2009. It wasn't the first time.

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Labor ignores climate change amid record-breaking weather. Bring on the minority government!

Bernard Keane — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:15:42 +0000

Labor's indifference, even insouciance, towards a developing climate catastrophe has been one of the hallmarks of the Albanese government.

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Climate action is crucial to Australia’s standing in the Pacific

Wesley Morgan — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:25:37 +0000

Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it's serious about moving away from fossil fuels.

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‘Very hush-hush’: Three large stingrays die at Melbourne Sea Life due to unknown cause

Alex Cameron — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:39:10 +0000

One aquarium staff member told Crikey the whole incident had been kept quiet, which the aquarium denies.

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40°C in August? Why is Australia so ridiculously hot right now?

Andrew King — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:38:20 +0000

This year Australia is facing exceptional winter warmth. The culprit is our persistent inaction on climate change.

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‘Disaster in the making’: Environmental groups slam regulator for offshore rig failures

Charlie Lewis — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:18:32 +0000

The ongoing shitshow of redundant offshore rigs continues, with environmental groups singling out the 'failures' of the government's regulator.

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Powerful groups have hijacked Australian media narratives on climate change, new analysis shows

Alexandra Wake — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:05:00 +0000

Exclusive: Australian journalists sitting in climate-controlled offices have repeatedly failed when it comes to reporting on climate change.

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