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Pacific nations launch landmark declaration for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific, calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty and urgent phase-out

17 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 4
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Media Release 17 April 2026, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Amidst a deepening fossil fuel-driven energy crisis that has triggered the declaration of a state of emergency in multiple Pacific nations, Ministers […]
Environment

Sweet lifeline for wildlife after bushfires ravage their habitat

15 April 2026 AIMN Editorial 1
Adelaide University Media Release Adelaide University and Kangaroo Island Research Station researchers have developed a simple, low-cost way to help wildlife survive in the critical days and weeks after bushfires, by delivering artificial nectar to […]
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Environment

Gas decision leaves Aussies exposed to more price hikes

21 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 5
The Climate Council Media Release The Albanese Government has just approved a new gas export project, leaving Australians highly exposed to volatile international markets and rising costs of living. The project is approved until 2081 – […]
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Environment

Australia’s carbon markets risk penalising Indigenous stewardship

5 March 2026 AIMN Editorial 0
RMIT University Media Release Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalising long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature Climate Change. The article by RMIT University environmental science […]
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Environment

Could the world’s smallest possum be living on the Yorke Peninsula?

16 February 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Adelaide University Media Release A tiny, threatened marsupial not known to have inhabited South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula may exist as a relict population and still be clinging to survival, according to new research that has […]
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Environment

Poor Adaptations: The Netherlands, Bonaire and Climate Change Obligations

3 February 2026 Dr Binoy Kampmark 2
It was another bead in the string of jurisprudence and case law in climate litigation. Previous sparkling examples include Urgenda Foundation (2019), KlimaSeniorinnen (2024) and the significant Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice […]
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Environment

Another heatwave is on its way – new analysis shows Australian heatwaves 5-times more likely, expert explains

23 January 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Western Sydney University Media Release With Australians set to face another hot week, new research published today reveals human-induced climate change is making heatwaves five times as likely. Published by the World Weather Attribution, together […]
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Environment

The Unseen Architects: What ants teach us about our place in the world

11 January 2026 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 4
We are raised to believe in a pyramid of life. Humanity, with its cities and satellites, sits proudly at the apex. It is a comforting story of dominance. But below our feet, holding up the […]
Man sweating indoors during heatwave.
Environment

Australia Is Getting Heat Data Wrong – And It’s Putting People at Risk

10 January 2026 Lachlan McKenzie 10
Australians are told every summer how hot it’s going to be. But increasingly, the information we’re given bears little resemblance to the heat people are actually exposed to – and that disconnect is becoming dangerous. […]
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Environment

Can green development really bring us together?

23 December 2025 AIMN Editorial 4
By Niu Honglin This article comes from a podcast series I’ve been working on that looks at global governance through a simple but demanding idea: a shared future for humanity. Each episode focuses on one […]
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Environment

Listening to the Green Planet: Decoding the Silent Language of Life

12 December 2025 Dr Andrew Klein, PhD 2
For centuries, plant life was viewed as a passive backdrop to the animal kingdom. Groundbreaking research in the last fifty years has radically overturned this view, revealing a complex, dynamic world of communication and cooperation. […]
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Environment

Labor must stop propping up dirty gas and support industry to decarbonise

8 December 2025 AIMN Editorial 3
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has warned the Albanese government against plans to subsidise gas for industrial users, saying it should instead be supporting industry to decarbonise. Media reports today that Labor […]
Christmas beetle on sandy ground at sunset.
Environment

Where Have All the Christmas Beetles Gone? Australia’s Vanishing Summer Icon and the Quiet Story We Forgot to Tell

7 December 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 12
There was a time – and not very long ago – when Australian summers came with a soundtrack. Not the thrum of air-conditioners or the crackle of half-truths on talkback radio, but the whirr of […]
Autumn forest and mysterious figures in suits.
Environment

Labor’s Betrayal of Environmental Justice, a response to Bob Brown

6 December 2025 David Tyler 8
Bob Brown’s forensic dissection of Labor’s gutted environmental legislation in The Saturday Paper, 6 December 2025, strips away the usual parliamentary theatre to reveal a starker truth: Anthony Albanese and his crew have perfected the […]
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Environment

Do High-Consumption Lifestyles Violate Our Ethical Obligations to the Planet?

5 December 2025 Roger Chao 5
In early November, the 30th meeting of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, concluded after a fractious week of debate over the fate of fossil fuels, justice for vulnerable nations […]

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