As the fires rage and Australia warms, it is only natural that Australians are becoming increasingly worried about climate change, droughts and floods. However, rather than recognize our climate emergency, the minister responsible for responding to drought and natural disasters in the country, David Littleproud, is a climate denier. He has said that that he doesn’t “know if climate change is manmade”.
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Oz: Landmark Legal Ruling Rejects Coal Mine on Climate Grounds
“This landmark decision sends a clear message to the fossil fuel industry that it cannot continue to expand if we are serious about tackling climate change.”
“Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take responsibility”
“Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future?”
Australian Kids Plan “Big School Walkout for Climate Action”
A week on from Black Friday, Australian children are planning a “Big School Walkout for Climate Action”, to demand greater action by the government of climate denier, Scott Morrison.
Meet the New Prime Minister of Oz: He Loves Coal
A chaotic, back-stabbing and farcical week in Australian politics saw the socially conservative, Scott Morrison, become the new Prime Minister earlier today and Scott loves coal.
Now Oz Prime Minister Jumps off “Climate Cliff” to Save Political Career
Once again cheap dirty energy has literally trumped a clean sustainable future
Fracking in Australia: “It’s not safe, not trusted and not wanted”
The fracking industry is facing mounting opposition in Australia.
BP’s New Plans to Drill the Great Australian Bight Criticised
Despite growing international condemnation, oil giant BP seems intent on drilling in the highly sensitive Great Australian Bight off the country’s southern coast, which is home to one of the largest breeding populations of endangered southern right whales in the world.
#BreakFree2016: Activists Shut Down World’s Largest Coal Port
Yesterday Australian climate activists blockaded the world’s largest coal port and shut it down for several hours, leading to the arrest of 66 people. The protest managed to stop millions of tonnes of coal being exported for a whole day in a hugely significant protest.
Great Australian Bight and Great Barrier Reef Both Under Threat
Two of Australia’s most iconic marine national treasures are under threat from climate change and fossil fuel extraction.