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Floating wetlands offer cost-effective nature-based water treatment

1 October 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
UniSA Media Release A new international study has endorsed artificial floating wetlands as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for improving water quality in rivers, lakes and wastewater systems. Led by scientists from Australia’s national science […]
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Environment

UNGA – ‘A global win but a domestic disappointment’: Australia misses crucial milestone for Global Ocean Treaty

20 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
The Albanese government “hasn’t missed the boat but had better start swimming” after it failed to meet a crucial milestone in the landmark Global Ocean Treaty negotiations ahead of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this […]
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Environment

Weak climate target prioritises fossil fuel profits over safety of our communities

18 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s new 2035 climate target as weak, dangerous and drastically short of what’s needed to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, exposing communities across Australia […]
Group photo at Pacific symposium, blue shirts.
Environment

Pacific symposium builds evidence to address climate loss and damage

17 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
Monash University Media Release In an historic first, Monash University, together with Fiji National University (FNU) and the Pacific Community (SPC), will host a symposium in Fiji bringing together more than 150 researchers, policymakers and […]
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Environment

‘Everything we love is at stake’: Climate Risk report lays bare the dire costs of inaction for Australian communities

15 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 3
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release The National Climate Risk Assessment, released today, lays out the catastrophic impacts to communities and ecosystems across Australia if we fail to reduce climate pollution fast enough and limit warming […]
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Environment

Albanese government’s climate credibility on thin ice following Woodside approval

12 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 5
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Albanese government’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension as a betrayal of Australian and Pacific communities facing worsening climate impacts, and urged the […]
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Environment

‘Choose action’: Pacific civil society calls on Albanese to deliver strong climate plan and reject North West Shelf extension

11 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
Greenpeace Australia Media Release HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, Thursday 11 September 2025 – At the Pacific Islands Forum, Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) have called for climate accountability from Prime […]
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Environment

Cassowary habitat under threat

10 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
MEDIA RELEASE Community group challenges Council approval to protect Currunda Creek and cassowary habitat A newly formed community group, Redlynch Valley Action Inc., is challenging Cairns Regional Council’s approval of the proposed Currunda Trades and […]
Sign reads: "The climate is changing, why aren't we?
Environment

Greenpeace slams the Business Council of Australia for ‘dangerous’ report based on ‘junkyard modelling’

5 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
Greenpeace Australia Media Release Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Business Council of Australia’s latest report and modelling as dangerous, delusional and completely unaligned with the latest science. The BCA’s report comes as Australia looks […]
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Environment

The corporate effects of protecting biodiversity

4 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 0
University of Auckland Media Release What happens when a national park or conservation area is created next to a business that emits toxic substances into the environment? A new study, co-authored by University of Auckland […]
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Environment

New coal approval undercuts 2035 climate goal, before it’s even set

3 September 2025 AIMN Editorial 2
Climate Council Media Release THE ALBANESE Government’s decision to approve the expansion of Glencore’s Ulan coal mine until 2035, revealed today, is a dangerous step backwards that undermines efforts to shield Australians from worsening climate […]
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Climate Council offers to bring Littleproud up to speed on net zero

29 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 9
Climate Council Media Release Weary scientists make another offer to brief Nationals on climate. Climate scientists reacted with deep dismay today as Nationals Leader David Littleproud made the ridiculous statement this morning that “there’s a […]
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Environment

Researchers make new guide to help maintain water security in the future

28 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 1
Charles Darwin University Media Release Humanity and the environment’s adaptation to climate change is dependent on water but projecting how water resources will be impacted in the future is difficult. However, Charles Darwin University (CDU) […]
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Environment

Blow to health and environment as court upholds Scarborough gas project approval

22 August 2025 AIMN Editorial 7
Doctors for the Environment Australia Media Release Doctors for the Environment Australia has expressed disappointment after the Federal Court today upheld the government’s approval of the Scarborough Gas Project’s environment plan, clearing the way for […]
Australia's water crisis and restoration solutions.
Environment

From Droughts to Floods: A Holistic Plan to Secure Australia’s Water for the Next 100 Years

16 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 7
Renewable-powered desalination, advanced recycling, and Traditional Owner land management could restore our rivers, protect us from climate extremes, and create thousands of regional jobs – if we have the courage to build it. Introduction Australia’s […]

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