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Australia under pressure as Pacific nations praise ICJ’s legally non-binding decision on climate obligations

While the ICJ’s opinion is not legally binding, it provides powerful legal clarity and is expected to shape national and international climate litigation for years to come.

Nearly a third of Tuvalu applies to move to Australia under landmark climate migration deal

Applications for the visa cost $25 and close on July 18, with successful applicants selected by random ballot rather than skill or merit.

COP29 seals $460bn deal amid India’s criticism, island nations’ walkout, and Australia accused of climate ‘lip service’

The COP29 climate summit concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a landmark agreement to channel over $460 billion annually towards helping developing nations combat the...

Success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs celebrated at IBM Awards

The gathering brought together Indigenous business professionals, past award winners, and this year’s honorees to celebrate the progress of First Nations businesses and strengthen networks in the community.

Pacific nations sound the alarm on sea-level rise, again. Is anybody listening?

Many Pacific island nations sit just a few meters above sea level, leaving them at risk of flooding, storm surges and coastal erosion that are forecast to increase in frequency as the planet warms.

Talk isn’t enough: Pacific nations say Australia must end new fossil fuel projects

Our neighbours are focused on Australia’s emergence as the world’s second largest exporter of fossil fuel emissions and steady opening of more gas and coal fields.

‘If the land is sick, so are we’: Australian First Nations spirituality explained

More than two-thirds of young Australians are experiencing eco-anxiety, while almost half of Australians believe our country is in “decline”.

Extreme heat is a killer for outdoor sporting events – let’s plan properly to keep everyone safe

In the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympics and other major sporting events in Queensland, the state government wants to prepare for extreme heat.

Conquering Eco-anxiety, an unheard impact of climate change

Eco-anxiety gives rise to existential concerns such as loneliness, identity, pleasure, purpose, mortality, and freedom.

The Holocene or the Anthropocene – Are we serious about the climate change?

“A committee of roughly two dozen scholars has, by a large majority, voted down a proposal to declare the start of the Anthropocene, a newly created epoch of geologic time.”

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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