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Nepal’s catastrophic floods must be a wake-up call on climate action as death toll passes 1,000 warns Oxfam

3 September 2026 AIMN Editorial 1
 Oxfam Australia Media Release  A week on, search and rescue operations and humanitarian aid efforts are a desperate race against time Almost 4,000 people are missing, and some 50,000 people urgently need access to clean […]
Environment

Test of nature law standards is major curb on deforestation

20 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 1
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release SYDNEY, Thursday 20 August 2026 – Commenting on the release of the government’s final nature law standards made today, including for Matters of National Environmental Significance, Glenn Walker, Head of […]
Environment

Save The Koala Month Returns This September

20 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Australian Koala Foundation Media Release Key facts: The Australian Koala Foundation’s Save the Koala Month returns this September. Supporters are encouraged to host morning teas, organise community fundraisers and donation campaigns. 25th September is ‘Favourite Creature […]
Environment

Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms

6 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 4
Monash University Media Release Monash‑led research has revealed that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range, with climate change and extreme weather driving nearly 80 per cent of documented movements. The […]
Environment

Greenpeace welcomes renewed solar push, urges global leadership away from fossil fuels

5 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 3
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release SYDNEY, Wednesday 5 August 2026 – Greenpeace has welcomed Minister Chris Bowen’s commitment to expanding Australia’s solar discount at his National Press Club address today, a move it says unlocks […]
Environment

Lessons for Australia from a world on fire: former emergency chiefs

5 August 2026 AIMN Editorial 4
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action Media Release Former fire service leaders from every state and territory are warning climate pollution is fueling the fires ravaging across Europe, Canada and the US, with worsening fire weather […]
Environment

The climate is now personal for all of us

31 July 2026 Mark Buckley 11
“When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money.” Attributed to a Native American chief, the source is disputed. Like most […]
Environment

Devil in the detail of data centre energy rules: Climate Council

28 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 1
Climate Council Media Release Please find below Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie’s response to today’s communique from the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC) meeting: “It’s encouraging that most states and territories agree that […]
Environment

Government moves to scrap “carbon neutral” certification, in win for parents who fought greenwashing

24 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 3
Parents for Climate Media Release Parents for Climate welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to close the Climate Active program and end the risky practice of certifying businesses’ voluntary climate claims as “carbon neutral”. The national […]
Environment

Wildlife deaths ‘vanish’ within days of prescribed burns

20 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Adelaide University Media Release Scientists are calling for wildlife surveys to be conducted within hours of prescribed burns after new research revealed that evidence of animal deaths can disappear in less than two weeks, significantly […]
Environment

Genetic clues reveal rare Australian wattle is quietly heading for extinction

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Adelaide University Media Release A threatened South Australian plant has been slowly declining for more than 3000 years, with new genetic research revealing it is now on the brink of extinction and should be recognised […]
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Albanese rolls out the red carpet to data centre ‘energy vampires’, delays meaningful legislation

16 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 12
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for an urgent pause on data centre approvals, after Anthony Albanese revealed the government’s AI legislation won’t be introduced until 2027.  The PM outlined plans […]
Environment

New AI office must make good on PM’s pledge for additional renewable energy to power new data centres

15 July 2026 AIMN Editorial 2
Climate Council Media Release The new Office of AI – announced today in a speech by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – must enforce his directive that new Australian data centres bring additional renewable energy to […]
Sunset over rural field with wire fence
Environment

Australia’s farmland at risk of ‘ecological collapse’

30 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 4
Adelaide University Media Release Australia may need to fundamentally redraw its rural landscape – retiring farms, restoring vast tracts of vegetation and reshaping regional economies – if it is to avoid accelerating species loss and […]
Earth held between pollution and renewable energy
Environment

Bowen urged to lead with vision and ambition to accelerate fossil fuel phase out at Bonn climate meeting, as global energy crisis bites

8 June 2026 AIMN Editorial 7
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Bonn, Germany, Monday 8 June 2026 – As the UN climate negotiations in Bonn commence, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen to lead with […]

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