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ERIN SEMMLER Nineteen-year-old student Jordan Rowand said climate change makes her feel helpless, which begins to explain why she's standing outside a politician's office, holding a protest flag. “Climate change is a pretty depressing topic … [Read more...]
SHARN KENNEDY "The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.” That was a quote from Albert Einstein, the man who first discovered how to tap into the atomic … [Read more...]
SHARN KENNEDY I recently had the chance to escape the stresses and chaos of everyday life, and return to my families holiday home in the Sunshine Coast. It was the place I considered to be home, not because of the amount of time spent there, but the … [Read more...]
New online tools will help people see future sea level rises in their local areas and even potential insurance changes as a result of climate change. Coastal Risk Australia combines elevation data from Geoscience Australia and sea level rise … [Read more...]
ANIKA McMAHON and HANNAH SBEGHEN Fossil fuel companies will rely on community participation and adaptation to survive and succeed into the future. Speakers at the Global Integrity Summit have highlighted why new energy business models must … [Read more...]
DAVID SIMON Griffith University Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law Director Charles Sampford spoke briefly this morning about institutional integrity and climate change awareness for individuals and businesses. Mr Sampford … [Read more...]
JODIE DEAN The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) say it is vital climate action is taken to preserve Australian reefs. This week, cameras sent down to the sea bed of Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park by Parks Victoria revealed … [Read more...]
DANIEL BACKHAUS Christine Lagarde has criticised the G20 for taking a soft touch approach to closing the gender gap. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund generally praised the outcome of the G20, but took aim at the … [Read more...]
ELIZABETH ANDAL With contributions from Tom Mann- accredited journalist for The Source News, working from G20 Media Centre Energy is now at the heart of the G20 agenda, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. In his post-G20 media … [Read more...]
CRAIG L THOMSON Queensland Greens Senator Larissa Waters believes the next Federal election will be a "referendum on climate change". Speaking at the G20 People's March, the Greens Senator took a swipe at Prime Minister Tony Abbott's … [Read more...]
