Tag: Climate change
Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy
The new strategy sees gas as crucial to the new Future Made in Australia policy, which includes support for manufacturing and refining critical minerals.
Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year
Muslims internationally fast during the day in the holy month. But largely-Islamic nations are feeling the effects of climate change, making life harder both during and outside of Ramadan.
Federal Essential poll the worst for Labor this term; SA Labor gains Dunstan at byelection
The Coalition lead Labor 53–47, excluding undecided, in a federal Essential poll.
Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?
Without satellites, we wouldn’t have much of the Earth and climate data we have today. And Australia is a world leader in satellite data.
Grattan on Friday: Like Peter Dutton, John Gorton once had a nuclear plan. It didn’t end well
Like former Liberal prime minister John Gorton, Peter Dutton has become as convinced as his predecessor about the nuclear path. But can Dutton succeed where Gorton failed?
New evidence for an unexpected player in Earth’s multimillion-year climate cycles: the planet Mars
Deep-sea sediments show how the changing orbits of Earth and Mars are linked to past global warming and the speeding up of deep-ocean eddies.
LATAM flight 800 ‘just dropped’ in mid-flight, injuring dozens. An expert explores what happened, and how to keep yourself safe
It’s unclear exactly what happened to violently shake up LATAM flight 800, but the moral for passengers is clear: wear your seatbelt.
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
Most of the problems confronting the world come down to population growth. But where women are given the choice, they limit the number of children they have.
One year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, NZ still needs a plan to fix its failing infrastructure
Labour’s ‘Adapt and Thrive’ plan for climate resilience is unlikely to survive the new government’s priorities. But the country cannot avoid addressing its urgent infrastructural deficit.
The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?
The Doomsday Clock is not a precise risk assessment, it’s a flawed but powerful metaphor for the catastrophic risk humanity faces
A short history of the Australian Open – from a Perth Zoo sideshow to economic juggernaut
The tournament has proven to be very resilient throughout its history, but its greatest challenges may lie ahead.
NZ report card 2023: near the top of the class in some areas, room for improvement elsewhere
New Zealand was mostly stable in key international rankings and domestic socio-economic measures. But there are signs of slippage in some areas and not enough progress in others.
Cruel summer ahead – why is Australia so unprepared?
Australia is planning for a very hot summer, which will have far-reaching consequences for many people. It’s time governments took this more seriously and, importantly, took action.
Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to 'hostile actors', Climate Statement warns
The Climate statement, prepared by departmental officials, will be released by the Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen on Thursday with updated security warnings.
Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?
Our birds are tough. They went through some mean climatic conditions to make Australia home.
