Environment

Australian Conservation Foundation Media Release In an Australian first, the Federal Court has accepted the application by a UN Special Rapporteur to make submissions in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenges to the extension of […]

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release SYDNEY, 13 May 2026 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has labelled last night’s Federal Budget as a monumental fumble on climate and nature, and one that fails to fund the urgently […]

Climate Media Centre On 13 May 2026, the High Court of Australia will hear the nation’s first ever climate change case to reach our highest court – a landmark moment that will set a binding […]

Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Sydney, Thursday 7 May 2026 – Greenpeace has criticised the Albanese Government for trying to distract Australians, who are calling for a fair tax on gas corporations, with an announcement […]

Not much good comes from war. Qualifying exceptions, however, can be found. The United Nations, tarnished, libelled and mocked for being simultaneously ineffectual and intrusive, was the mediating entity for international relations that grew from […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]