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Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Soaring temperatures in SA force Tour Down Under changes
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets".
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January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Cycling race sponsored by one of Australia's biggest carbon polluters has to modify event due to extreme heat. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...
Jim Billings returns to a razed Upton Hill
Jim Billings returns to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...
The intense heatwave in south-eastern Australia in early January was made five times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new international analysis has found. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Climate change 'made January heatwave five times more likely'
A study by World Weather Attribution has analysed temperatures during the intense early January heatwave. It found that what was once a rare event is now happening far more often.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The intense heatwave in south-eastern Australia in early January was made five times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new international analysis has found. #heatwave #climatechange www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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At least five days of temperatures above 40°C forecast for parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and NSW. #heatwave #climatechange @petrastock.bsky.social @benitakolovos.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Heatwave and fire warnings as parts of Victoria expected to approach ‘all-time maximum record’ temperatures
At least five days of temperatures above 40C forecast for parts of South Australia, Victoria and NSW
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January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
At least five days of temperatures above 40°C forecast for parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and NSW. #heatwave #climatechange @petrastock.bsky.social @benitakolovos.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.
Seven-day heatwave to engulf south-east states, raising bushfire danger
South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.
www.abc.net.au
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM
South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires.
Between them, nine heads of state have the ability to launch more than 12,500 nuclear weapons, threatening all life on this precious planet. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the circuit breaker to this dangerous deadlock. @ican-australia.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Between them, nine heads of state have the ability to launch more than 12,500 nuclear weapons, threatening all life on this precious planet. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the circuit breaker to this dangerous deadlock. @ican-australia.bsky.social
ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...
Jim Billings returns to a razed Upton Hill
Jim Billings returns to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home.
www.acf.org.au
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
ACF’s media adviser @joshmeadows.bsky.social accompanied Jim Billings on his return to Upton Hill, east of Avenel in Victoria, for the first time since a bushfire destroyed his home. Pics by Tom Kinsman. #bushfires #climate #nature #community www.acf.org.au/news/jim-bil...
The Lower Murray ecosystem is under such dire threat of collapse that it has been classified as critically endangered. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Water wars ahead now Australia’s longest river officially critically endangered
The lower Murray River has been designated critically endangered by the Albanese government as it blasted the environmental management of the former Coalition government.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The Lower Murray ecosystem is under such dire threat of collapse that it has been classified as critically endangered. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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"Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
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Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made.
thepoint.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made." Alex Kelly #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Listen back to our CEO Adam Bandt's interview on RN Breakfast this morning. #habitat #nature #auspol www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Thousands of hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing - ABC listen
A new report has highlighted what it's described as an "alarming" rise in the amount of Aussie bush the government has approved to be cleared in the past year.
New analysis by the Australian Conserva...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Listen back to our CEO Adam Bandt's interview on RN Breakfast this morning. #habitat #nature #auspol www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Well said, Ian Lowe, climate scientist at Griffith University and former ACF President: “an observer from another galaxy would say that we know what’s causing climate change, but we’re not doing anything about it as a global civilisation.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...
The past three years were the world’s hottest on record
The world is likely to miss the Paris Agreement goals to limit global heating to between 1.5 and 2 degrees above the pre-industrial average, making climate adaptation and “net negative” policies incre...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Well said, Ian Lowe, climate scientist at Griffith University and former ACF President: “an observer from another galaxy would say that we know what’s causing climate change, but we’re not doing anything about it as a global civilisation.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...
The night parrot topped the list of federally listed species that had habitat approved for clearing by the federal government in 2025. #auspol #nature au.news.yahoo.com/australias-e...
Australia's 'extinct' night parrot faces growing threat 12 years after rediscovery
It was one of 10 species highlighted in a worrying new report. Find out more.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The night parrot topped the list of federally listed species that had habitat approved for clearing by the federal government in 2025. #auspol #nature au.news.yahoo.com/australias-e...
The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home for five of the animals worst affected by habitat destruction in 2025: the northern quoll, night parrot, ghost bat, Pilbara leaf-nosed bat and Pilbara olive python. #auspol #nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year
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January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home for five of the animals worst affected by habitat destruction in 2025: the northern quoll, night parrot, ghost bat, Pilbara leaf-nosed bat and Pilbara olive python. #auspol #nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The federal government gave the green light to more than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat destruction last year, making it the worst 12-month period in 15 years. #auspol #nature www.acf.org.au/news/defores...
Deforestation doom: 2025 worst year in more than a decade…
The Federal government gave the green light to more than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat destruction last year, making it the worst…
www.acf.org.au
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The federal government gave the green light to more than 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat destruction last year, making it the worst 12-month period in 15 years. #auspol #nature www.acf.org.au/news/defores...
Riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of the heat-affected Tour Down Under. #DumpSantos www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under
Cyclists prepare for Australia’s big race by training in extreme temperatures – and they have noticed a contradiction in the relationship with Santos
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January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of the heat-affected Tour Down Under. #DumpSantos www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
About 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change. @regedahmad.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social discuss the anxiety – shared by many – about starting a family as global temperatures rise. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The anxiety of having kids in a climate crisis – podcast
Parents now have something else to consider when deciding to have a baby – what the future holds as global temperatures rise. The climate, environment and science assistant editor, Donna Lu, speaks to...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
About 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change. @regedahmad.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social discuss the anxiety – shared by many – about starting a family as global temperatures rise. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victoria’s bushfires have torched almost as much land as the Black Saturday disaster, prompting grave fears for threatened species. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Big as Black Saturday: Critically endangered species on brink as fires rip through habitats
One expert said he was not aware of another day in Victoria’s history in which so many different ecosystems – across so much of the state – had been so damaged.
www.theage.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Victoria’s bushfires have torched almost as much land as the Black Saturday disaster, prompting grave fears for threatened species. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
The introduction of a gas reservation scheme must not be used as an excuse to develop gas fields in NSW’s Narrabri and the Beetaloo Basin in the NT. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Historic’ gas reservation policy to force major producers to set aside up to a quarter for Australian use
Chris Bowen announces long-awaited policy aimed at lowering energy prices on Australia’s east coast
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December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The introduction of a gas reservation scheme must not be used as an excuse to develop gas fields in NSW’s Narrabri and the Beetaloo Basin in the NT. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Australia does not have a gas supply problem, it has a gas export problem... It will be important that a reservation scheme redirects gas from existing export projects to the domestic market, not facilitates new climate-heating gas projects." #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Government announces domestic gas reservation scheme in bid to lower costs
Chris Bowen makes a long-anticipated announcement about reserving a portion of gas on the east coast for domestic use after a cabinet meeting.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Australia does not have a gas supply problem, it has a gas export problem... It will be important that a reservation scheme redirects gas from existing export projects to the domestic market, not facilitates new climate-heating gas projects." #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Investors owning $9.74bn of shares in Australia’s largest agribusiness bank have backed a resolution calling on NAB to disclose deforestation linked to its lending. @six-invest.bsky.social www.acf.org.au/news/nab-sha...
NAB shareholders owning $9.74bn in shares call on the bank to do…
Investors owning $9.74 billion of shares in Australia’s largest agribusiness bank have backed a resolution calling on NAB to disclose deforestation linked…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Investors owning $9.74bn of shares in Australia’s largest agribusiness bank have backed a resolution calling on NAB to disclose deforestation linked to its lending. @six-invest.bsky.social www.acf.org.au/news/nab-sha...
Overseas pension funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars have thrown their support behind shareholder resolutions from environment groups pushing for changes at Westpac and NAB annual meetings this week. www.theage.com.au/business/ban...
Foreign pension giants sour on banks over green issues
Funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars are backing shareholder resolutions from environmental groups pushing for change at Westpac and NAB.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Overseas pension funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars have thrown their support behind shareholder resolutions from environment groups pushing for changes at Westpac and NAB annual meetings this week. www.theage.com.au/business/ban...
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On this day in 2017 ICAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for our efforts to ban nuclear weapons. Setsuko Thurlow’s message remains clear: “Our light now is the ban treaty.” We keep pushing for a safer world, free from the threat of nuclear war. #TPNW #NuclearBan
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
On this day in 2017 ICAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for our efforts to ban nuclear weapons. Setsuko Thurlow’s message remains clear: “Our light now is the ban treaty.” We keep pushing for a safer world, free from the threat of nuclear war. #TPNW #NuclearBan
Meanwhile, the climate-heating gas industry keeps expanding... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Chevron's Gorgon stage 3 backfill development gets $3b go-ahead
The works will connect gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area to existing infrastructure on Barrow Island.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Meanwhile, the climate-heating gas industry keeps expanding... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"Look, we have a very unstable climate now... a fire situation can go from zero to 100 in hours... when you have dry vegetation, and that can even be in winter, that you can have these very dangerous fires. And so we're just living in a very dangerous fire world now." www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Extreme winds fuel Tasmanian fires - ABC listen
The Bureau of Meteorology did not issue a fire weather warning issued ahead of the bushfires in Tasmania last week, because it says conditions did not meet the threshold for extreme weather.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Look, we have a very unstable climate now... a fire situation can go from zero to 100 in hours... when you have dry vegetation, and that can even be in winter, that you can have these very dangerous fires. And so we're just living in a very dangerous fire world now." www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Clear-eyed reflections from Paul Brown, the UK Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005. Worth a read. #environment #nature #climate #nuclear www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
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December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Clear-eyed reflections from Paul Brown, the UK Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005. Worth a read. #environment #nature #climate #nuclear www.theguardian.com/environment/...