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‘Extremely effective’ organised campaigns against wind and solar undermining support for renewable energy

Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.

AAP · Apr 22

'So much harder': extreme heat, care work and the city

Australian cities are already struggling to accommodate the needs of women caring for children and the elderly, and rising temperatures are making things worse.

AAP · Sep 27, 2025

For most young Australians, the dream of owning a home has moved into the realm of fantasy

The gap between the desire for home ownership and the ability to achieve it is wider than ever, with no signs of respite

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2024

Wash, blow dry and 1.5 degrees please: hairdressers trained to talk about climate action

A salon in Sydney is spearheading workshops for hairdressers on how to steer small talk about the weather into conversations about global heating

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2023

Climate concern the main reason voters swung to independents at federal election, study finds

Nearly half of voters who switched to an independent candidate at 2022 election did so because of climate fears, researchers say

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2022

Despite years of exposure to the climate science, I don’t believe we are headed for total societal collapse

People can seem immune to the news of catastrophic climate breakdown, but that’s a very human response. There is hope

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2022

Does blocking the Sydney harbour tunnel actually help the climate cause?

We can question tactics but climate activists can win over allies by convincing audiences that action is important, urgent and beneficial

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2022

This election marked a turning point on climate – but what will it mean for Australia?

Labor’s climate plan is designed to limit the political risk of a scare campaign – but there are already calls for it to go beyond its headline commitments

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

Will Australia’s opinion polls be more accurate in 2022 than at the last election?

Polling companies have introduced new techniques since they failed to predict Scott Morrison’s 2019 election win. Now they anxiously wait to see if they have worked

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022