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The Rocky Hill mine will not go ahead

May 10, 2019 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Great news has come in. As the result of a long battle on the ground by local community members, and led by the anti-fracking group Groundswell Gloucester, an important victory has just […]

The rise of Extinction Rebellion is a very positive development in battle to end global warming

April 27, 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero We are Hearing quite lot about the new ecological movement known as Extinction Rebellion. But what is this movement, which first emerged in the united kingdom, began to spread around the world, […]

Water buyback scandal indicates corruption and warrants action against those responsible

April 26, 2019 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson There’s something really rotten about the way the water buyback deal is being run through the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

What an effective Murray-Darling water policy should look like

April 6, 2019 Editor 0

The following was originally published on the Australia’s Science Channel website (28 March 2019). It outlines measures that must be taken to restore and protect the Murray-Darling river system. Blaming the drought is wrong. According […]

Starting with QBE – insurance companies are being pushed to quit coal

April 5, 2019 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson It takes no genius to work out that if we don’t do enough to combat the threat of global warming, the world and humanity are in serious trouble. Most people want real […]

Another huge school strike for climate action hits Australia

March 23, 2019 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Tens of thousands of young Australians, if not more, have once again taken part in the global school strike. Students in 123 countries and 2,000 cities called on governments to step up […]

Adani’s new law firm put forward ‘trained attack dog’ strategy for waging legal ‘war’

February 23, 2019 Editor 0

This article by Josh Robertson (ABC 19 February 2019), shows how far Adani is prepared to go, to force through his unpopular Carmichael coal mine project, and his has found a legal firm willing to […]

Video: Australia’s summer heat records keep piling up

February 23, 2019 Editor 0

Climate change is influencing extreme weather, globally and locally. Devastating droughts and floods; severe heatwaves; earlier, hotter and more dangerous bushfire seasons… the list goes on.

We must put an end to fossil fuel political donations

February 9, 2019 Editor 0

By Ugly It’s an open secret that the fossil fuel lobby has its tentacles embedded in politics. Recent data on political donations provides a glimpse on donations made to political parties by coal, oil and […]

The crisis of the Murray-Darling river system must be properly addressed

January 25, 2019 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes The sudden appearance of a mountain of blue green algae poisoned dead fish at Menindee in the north west New South Wales part of the Darling, has brought to public attention yet […]