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Environment

Why one-size-fits-all climate policies fail Australian farmers

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Agriculture is vital for sustainability, but many farmers face pressures balancing food production, profit, and emissions reduction. The study Tailoring Australian Carbon Farming explored practical, environmentally friendly methods to ease economic stress, finding blanket climate policies often harm rather than help. Over five years, researchers worked with farmers to co-design solutions boosting productivity, profitability, biodiversity, …

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New South Wales regional town struggles with water usage

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A small town in regional New South Wales is struggling in their water usage. Thanks to an infrastructure problem, the town of Coonamble, around 530kms northwest of Sydney, has water restrictions and the community is unhappy about the situation. Besides this issue, the community is supporting each other in difficult times by supplying drinking water …

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COP31 and Beyond: Implications for the Pacific Region

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Turkiye will be the official host country for the COP31 climate summit following a highly contested bidding process against Australia and the Pacific Island nations. Australia and the Pacific region will still play important roles for COP31 following a new unique compromise with Turkiye. But without Australia and the Pacific in the drivers’ seat, what …

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COP 30 shortfalls and Australia’s role in its future

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The COP30 climate conference held in Brazil has come to an end, prompting many questions around future climate action and Australia’s role in the next COP summit with Adelaide’s hosting opportunity now off the table. Professor Matthew Harrison, Climate Resilience Leader at the University of Tasmania, has also pointed to the summit’s focus on funding …

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Labor risks major support loss if climate left out of enviro reforms

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New national polling shows strong public demand for climate safeguards in Australia’s environment laws, with most voters wanting climate impacts considered before approving new coal and gas projects. The data suggests Labor could lose nearly half its support if it leaves climate out of the reforms, as Australians expect laws that protect communities and nature …

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UN Special Rapporteur to intervene in North West Shelf legal cases

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The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy and sustainable environment has filed an application to intervene in the Federal Court challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project.  The move would allow UN Special Rapporteur, Astrid Puentes Riano, to offer information or expertise on the case and Australia’s international legal …

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Report reveals massive loss of Australia’s mature forests

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A new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation has revealed that only a third of Australia’s mature forests remain. The ACF says weak nature laws and deforestation loopholes are allowing the destruction of vital habitats to continue unchecked. Image: Image from Shutterstock Produced By: Moemina Shukur Featured In Story: Dr Paul Sinclair – ACF Acting …

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