Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip Australians are doing their best to stay safe indoors as a heatwave drags on, but for those on the land, work doesn't stop because it's too hot. AAP · Jan 28
Hubble Telescope scientist among new Royal Society of Edinburgh fellows Cartoonist and artist Kate Charlesworth is also part of the 2025 cohort. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Hobart and Canberra ranked among top 10 global cities with lowest air pollution, analysis finds Sydney the worst-ranked Australian city at 150th in Auto Trader analysis, receiving a poorer score than London The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024
Work to regulate one of Australia’s biggest sources of carbon dioxide stalls, FoI documents reveal Exclusive: Environmental group says it is ‘concerned’ to hear progress on cleaning up air pollution from diesel-burning may have hit a wall The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2024
Pollution problem: the issue making kids sick at school Children face higher risks of poor health outcomes due to traffic-related air pollution as one in six capital city schools are located near major roads. AAP · Oct 30, 2024
Half of Australians in the five largest cities live too far from public transport to ditch cars Climate Council analysis finds 7 million people living in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide face huge barriers to public transport The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2024
Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions Australians could halve transport pollution by the end of the decade and improve people's health with a new study showing the hard changes needed to get there. AAP · Apr 8, 2024
Cooking with gas? Research finds health and emission risks even when stoves are off Most of the emissions from gas stovetops happen when they're not in use, and they're also a risk to health and the climate, researchers find. ABC News · Jan 27, 2022