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Labor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard that eases emission rules for large SUVs

Compromise bill to be introduced to parliament this week will incentivise carmakers to import cleaner vehicles — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/26/labor-new-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-standard-emission-rules-suvs but is Australia now leading Russia!!! More delay just means more expensive when Nature rejects this sad compromise.

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School striker Anjali Sharma sued the government at 16. Now she’s taking her fight for an end to fossil fuels to federal parliament, and the powerbrokers are listening. — Read on iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2402Q004S00 brilliant, immigrant girl 16 year old takes Federal … Continue reading

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Almost half of cane growers sceptical of science behind laws protecting Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef | The Guardian

Review found ongoing ‘mistrust’ among farmers, including many who remain unconvinced by need for pollution regulations — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/great-barrier-reef-protection-conservation-queensland-government-cane-farmers-regulations does anybody recommend growing more sugar cane will save the reef? How much longer before tax on sugar to prevent … Continue reading

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Look out! Here come The Elders… | Surviving C21

There is rising wrath, out there in Elderland. The Elders, it seems, are no longer happy to look on as a bunch of corporates and their political stooges pillage the planet and lay waste their grandchildren’s future. With growing resolve, … Continue reading

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Look out! Here come The Elders… | Surviving C21

There is rising wrath, out there in Elderland. The Elders, it seems, are no longer happy to look on as a bunch of corporates and their political stooges pillage the planet and lay waste their grandchildren’s future. With growing resolve, … Continue reading

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Uninsurable Nation: Australia’s most climate-vulnerable places | Climate Council

Uninsurable Nation: Australia’s most climate-vulnerable places | Climate Council — Read on http://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/uninsurable-nation-australias-most-climate-vulnerable-places/

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Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge

Long delays after Extinction Rebellion members parked truck across three city-bound lanes — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/05/climate-protest-extinction-rebellion-melbourne-west-gate-bridge-deanna-violet-coco-

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Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

Judge rules Coco, jailed for Sydney Harbour Bridge protest, did not represent a risk to the community — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/13/climate-activist-deanna-violet-coco-freed-from-prison-while-she-appeals-15-month-jail-sentence

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Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money

Snowy Hydro’s Hunter Power Project has kept a low profile compared to Snowy 2.0 – but it has a strikingly similar list of troubles sending it over budget and off schedule. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/another-dud-snowy-hydro-project-squandering-over-1-5bn-of-taxpayers-money/ with Snowy2, $35 Billion, imagine … Continue reading

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National security may be at risk as Australia underspends on research, universities warn

Australia’s underinvestment in research is becoming a national security issue, some university heads argue, ahead of a landmark review and the AUKUS deal. — Read on http://www.theage.com.au/education/australia-underspends-on-this-key-area-it-may-put-national-security-at-risk-20231111-p5ej93.html Haven’t % cuts to research been needed to match % blow outs in … Continue reading

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