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Reshaping reality: climate change’s impact on Pasifika girls’ lives

50% of girls and young women from six Pacific countries surveyed as part of recent research reported missing out on school due to climate events, with 74% of surveyed girls in Tuvalu having this experience.

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

Problems with finding viable substitutes to single-use plastics is one of the many challenges involved in phasing them out.

Clean nation, bright future: Strategies for a litter-free nation

Addressing the litter crisis requires teamwork and mutual support between citizens and the administration.

How to lose the planet

The acidification of rivers and chemicalization of soil, air, and food, undergirded with a constant supply of ‘slow violence’ continues to the creation of graveyards in many developing nations.

In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world

Since Europeans arrived in Australia, much of the country has become severely degraded.

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...

Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?

Biodiversity loss threatens global financial stability, putting at least US$44 trillion (A$64 trillion) of economic value at risk.

Deep-sea mining conference spurs rare Cook Islands protest

Skeptics say such minerals are already plentiful on land and warn that mining the seabed could cause irreparable damage to an environment that is still poorly understood. 

Fiji’s vanishing shores – villagers battle against coastal erosion

For generations, the villagers lived in harmony with the sea, drawing their sustenance from its abundant resources.

‘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”.

Must-read

Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.

Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
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