Introduction by Croakey: As Guardian Australia reported this week, the COVID-19 pandemic will deliver an unprecedented annual drop in global greenhouse gas emissions of up to seven percent b... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Midnight Oil frontman, long-term environment campaigner and former Labor Environment Minister Peter Garrett has called for Australia to go onto a “war footing... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Heavy rains have brought relief to many areas across Australia, extinguishing bushfires that have devastated and threatened exhausted communities and bringing hope t... Read more
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has insisted he won’t be “bullied” into stronger action on the climate emergency or to allow a “confined, narrow debate... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 300 scientists with expertise in climate, fire and weather science have published an open letter to Australian politicians on the eve of the 2020 parliamentar... Read more
As recent Croakey articles have illustrated, the work of many health advocates into the future will be informed by the lived experience of this traumatic summer, including exposure to bushfi... Read more
The lack of effective leadership during the current bushfire crisis has left many Australians disillusioned by the ability of governments to address the catastrophic effects of climate chang... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When announcing mental health funding for “firefighters, emergency personnel, individuals and communities impacted by the ongoing bushfire disaster”, Health Minister... Read more
** Note this post was updated on 15 January to respond to the Government’s announcement of funding for research into the health impacts of the bushfires.** While the current bushfires... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Despite multiple warnings from health groups and experts of a looming bushfire crisis, governments have seemed woefully unprepared for this season’s events. It is no... Read more
