With Australia a chance to host COP31 next year, it’s critical that youth aren’t excluded from the table once again.
How, and why, Aboriginal leadership, and the knowledge possessed by traditional owners, needs to be incorporated into emergency and resilience practices.
The tools needed to manage climate adaptation are not new - what is lacking is political leadership.
Modern politics tends to attract certain masculinity types. They are on show again in the 2025 federal election.
They have a long history of appreciation by First Nations people, but could Australian native fruits also hold the key to a more sustainable food system?
See how storytelling, not statistics, can inspire climate action by highlighting resilience and innovation across the Indo-Pacific on a new episode of “What Happens Next?”
Discover the urgent climate challenges facing the Indo-Pacific and the power of storytelling to drive meaningful climate action in this new “What Happens Next?” episode.
Cultural burning has enjoyed a strong resurgence in recent years. Now this cool burn technique is being used to ward off disastrous bushfires.
Why have successive Australian governments found it so difficult to truly embrace the country’s potential to become a clean energy superpower?
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.
Human rights legislation is a normal part of living in a modern democratic country, but Australia still doesn’t have a legal framework that supports everyone living here.
New research shows if we know more about what groups of people think, real science can be communicated in better ways, and more will accept the facts.
As the death toll mounts from the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, research is underway to utilise facial recognition technology to identify victims in future catastrophes.
It’s imperative we build national capacity programs for healthcare professionals to respond and manage climate change-related impacts on health, disasters, and risk reductions.
In what is the first COP since Labor took office in May this year, there are positive signs of Australia picking up its game on climate policy.
Scientists’ feelings about nature’s existential threat have been brought to life in a musical and multimedia project.
From “Moth” people who kidnapped children, to threatening “Desert Fairies” in loincloths, early Australian fairytales helped sanitise white settlement, expressing colonial fears.
How can we, personally, prepare for a future with not only more frequent natural disasters, but one that will also profoundly change the environment, communities and the economy?
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