Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries China and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, according to an analysis. The Guardian and Carbon Brief analysed previously unreported submissions to the UN, … Read more
‘If you wouldn’t mind,’ the instructor says, handing out legal documents to all those who enter, ‘signing your life away’ In the backblocks of the Lockyer Valley, more than an hour’s drive west of Brisbane, is a dead end track thick with scrubby eucalypt regrowth. It is a Saturday morning in late spring and, in … Read more
Senator accuses the government of not treating reform with ‘urgency it deserves’ – with no modelling done on the cost of reversing or replacing the JRG scheme Reversing the program that has left Australia’s arts students paying $50,000 degrees is facing more delay, as the body tasked with reforming the controversial job ready graduates scheme … Read more
Brisbane expected to get 80mm of rain, while damaging winds, large hail and possible flash flooding on the cards for Queensland A weekend of wet weather is set to start across the country from Friday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting severe storms across eastern parts of Australia, particularly in Queensland. Showers and storms were … Read more
Since late 2024, registrations of 11 VET organisations have been cancelled, voiding diplomas, certificates and statements of attainment At least 30,000 people have lost their qualifications in the past year as the regulator cracks down on Australia’s shonky vocational education and training providers. Since late 2024, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has cancelled the … Read more
The International Energy Agency, once known for an anti-renewables bias, now says a more ambitious transition will lower prices Just as the Liberal party walked away from a firm net zero emissions target, a new International Energy Agency report told the world that a more ambitious clean energy transition means lower household power bills. The … Read more
Ex-politicians and candidates warn the decision will likely cause a loss of votes from younger people At least three former Liberal MPs have derided the opposition’s decision to dump net zero by 2050 as an “existential crisis” and “another nail in the coffin” that will guarantee electoral irrelevance for the foreseeable future. Guardian Australia spoke … Read more
Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy Plans for a community battery in Narrabri had been going well – there was a $500,000 federal government grant, the shire council had agreed on a site and it had the necessary approvals to start building. The battery … Read more
A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustrated Delegates turning up in the Amazonian city of Belém for the Cop30 climate conference were greeted by what some interpreted as a less than subtle dig by the Brazilian hosts. The pavilions for Australia and Turkey – … Read more
The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, likes to say that when he was young, “we used to build big things in this country, and we used to build them quickly.” That idea – of sprawling projects that transform nations, … Read more