Climate
Polluter-pays system could help struggling councils and homeowners: new research
The soaring cost of repairing roads, drains, parks and other public facilities after floods, fires and storms is drifting out of reach of local councils, according to new research.
20-year gas leak branded “a national scandal”
A methane gas leak, which had been allowed to drag on for two decades at a Darwin gas terminal, has been branded a “national scandal”.
Expensive, publicly-funded Carbon Capture & Storage is barely visible in new emissions data
The Australian government needs to put a stop to new coal and gas projects, instead of granting operators new ways to shuffle pieces on the board, and CCS offsets simply shouldn’t exist.
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Big Gas’ greed is killing Australian manufacturers
The colossal price rises on the east coast, brought on by excessive gas exports, have been a disaster for Australian manufacturers and households.
Greenwashing and brainwashing – New analysis reveals how many Australian universities take dirty dollars from fossil fuel companies
It’s been revealed that 26 Australian universities take money from fossil fuel companies in the form of grants, scholarships and corporate partnerships.
Victoria really doesn’t need any new gas
Despite the undeniable numbers, a ‘gas shortage’ is still put forward as one of the most common rationalisations for building massive new gas exploration and extraction sites.
The Safeguard Mechanism’s pro-fossil flaws – explained
Governments work hard to ensure that Australian climate policy seems effective to media and voters, while simultaneously ensuring it does nothing to limit the key thing that is wrecking the climate – fossil fuel expansion.
Factcheck: Do nurses pay more tax than oil and gas companies in Australia?
To address the housing crisis, the ACTU has proposed a series of tax reforms. But is it true that nurses pay more tax than oil and gas companies in Australia?
Australia’s Gas Use On The Slide
The Federal Government has released a new report that includes projections of how much gas Australia is set to use over the coming decades. There is no ambiguity in its message: Australia reached peak gas years ago, and it’s all downhill from here.
Nearly a fifth of Australia’s emissions now come from sending fossil fuels overseas
Australia’s exports of fossil fuels are not only increasing emissions across the world, they are also becoming a larger share of our domestic emissions.
