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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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RN Off Track 11 Feb 2017
Saturday Breakfast RN 11 Feb 2017

Spreading the load

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Saturday Breakfast RN 11 Feb 2017
7.30 10 Feb 2017
7.30 10 Feb 2017

Despite a $300 million pledge by the Federal government in 2015 to go to programs and treatment for ice addicts, frontline services say they aren't seeing any money. And one rehab service in Darwin may have to start closing b… More

7.30 10 Feb 2017

Despite a $300 million pledge by the Federal government in 2015 to go to programs and treatment for ice addicts, frontline services say they aren't seeing any money. And one rehab service in Darwin may have to start closing b… More

7.30 10 Feb 2017

Following blackouts during the recent heatwave in Adelaide, the shadow energy minister, Mark Butler, warns Australia is facing a emerging electricity crisis and calls for a mature discussion about how to deal with it. More

7.30 10 Feb 2017

Politicians have been quick to blame each other for the blackout in Adelaide during this week's heatwave. But what actually happened? More

News Online 9 Feb 2017

Two former salmon industry executives add their voices to concerns raised about the sustainability of parts of Tasmania's $700 million industry. More

Saturday Breakfast RN 11 Feb 2017

Instead of killing lions, young Maasai men now prove themselves at the local Olympics where they can win cash, medals and a prize bul… More

AM 11 Feb 2017

Aid workers in Mongolia say an unusually harsh winter is killing millions of livestock and putting an enormous strain on the nation's… More

AM 11 Feb 2017

Officials at the agency that runs the national power grid have revealed that the lack of wind power was not the only cause of South A… More

AM 11 Feb 2017

Climate scientists have been warning for some time that global warming will eventually result in extreme weather conditions. Dr Sarah… More

AM 11 Feb 2017

The continuing heatwave across the eastern seaboard of Australia is causing havoc in regional areas. Gavin Coote updates the weather … More

AM 11 Feb 2017

New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are expecting extremely hot conditions today, as firefighters warn of dangerous fire conditi… More

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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.

Running out of time

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

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