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News Online 12 Dec 2015

US president Barack Obama and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop hail the landmark accord reached in Paris as a "pivotal moment" and the best chance to save the planet from the effects of climate change. More

News Online 13 Dec 2015
Sara Phillips 15 Sep 2015

Malcolm Turnbull has toppled the party leader and sitting Prime Minister to assume the top job. For Australians worried about climate change, there's hope he'll be stronger on climate than his predecessor. More

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Lateline 18 Aug 2016

As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, the Federal Government is seeking urgent solutions to ensure other states aren't hit by the same problems as South Australia. More

Lateline 18 Aug 2016

As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, the Federal Government is seeking urgent solutions to ensure other states aren't hit by the same problems as South Australia. More

Lateline 15 Aug 2016

As an armada of international warships patrols Somalia's coast and the waters are relatively safe, the unregulated fishing fleets from Asia and Europe have returned. More

7.30 15 Aug 2016

A search of Queensland workers compensation records show that there was at least one case of black lung accepted before the official 're-emergence' of the coal miners disease in 2015. More

Lateline 11 Aug 2016

They're the so called Stingray Sisters and they're the subject of a new documentary, providing a remarkable insight into life in a remote Aboriginal community. More

AM 19 Aug 2016

Major changes to the electricity market will be discussed at a meeting of state and federal energy ministers in Canberra today. The m… More

PM 18 Aug 2016

While the Federal Department of the Environment investigates whether national laws have been breached by men who cut down trees in Ta… More

PM 18 Aug 2016

A judge has said that victims of the 2013 New South Wales Blue Mountains bushfires had a poor prospect of success in their class acti… More

ABC Rural 18 Aug 2016

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The World Today 18 Aug 2016

The release of official July employment data show a massive fall in full-time employment. Over 45,000 jobs were lost in the month of … More

ABC Rural 18 Aug 2016

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The technique is used to determine the age of organic artefacts in fields like archaeology, geology, and ecology. But it could become unreliable within decades.
Using data from WRI’s CAIT Climate Data Explorer, this dynamic graph below allows you to explore emissions data for 2012.

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Three runners attempt to run 160km through remote wilderness to raise money for climate change.

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