Constitution Day Denmark Faroe Islands
Father’s Day Denmark
Liberation Day Seychelles
President’s Birthday Equatorial Guinea Guinea
Dame Lois Browne-Evans Day Bermuda
World Environment Day http://www.thinkeatsave.org/
Heart Rhythm Week http://www.aa-international.org/au/heart%20rhythm%20week
Moonshine Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/moonshine-day/
Thank God It’s Monday Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/thank-god-its-monday-day/
Hot Air Balloon Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hot-air-balloon-day/
Sausage Roll Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sausage-roll-day/
More about Jun 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5
Climate Change
‘A big box of crazy’: Trump aides struggle under climate change questioning
UN ambassador Nikki Haley says president believes pollutants play role, as EPA head Scott Pruitt avoids directly responding to queries
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/04/trump-climate-change-nikki-haley-scott-pruitt
World reacts to Trump’s decision to reject Paris climate accord
Pictures
Politicians, governments and newspapers across the world react with dismay and frustration over US president’s decision to pull the world’s second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases out of the agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/jun/02/world-reacts-to-trumps-decision-to-reject-paris-climate-accord-in-pictures
The free market will teach Trump the error of his ways on climate policy
Ian Verrender
The argument about climate change has passed and most businesses now accept the inevitability of a carbon price, so US President Donald Trump’s push to rejuvenate coal puts his America First policy at odds with the course of the rest of the world
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-05/donald-trump-climate-of-fear-paris-accord/8588318
Trump was right to scrap Paris
Tom Switzer
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/trump-was-right-to-scrap-paris-20170603-gwjxa2.html
National
Industry prefers EIS but swings to LET
Business and industry groups have backed a move to a Low Emissions Target as a solution to resolve 10 years of indecision over Australia’s climate policies.
http://www.afr.com/news/politics/industry-prefers-an-eis-but-swings-behind-let-to-resolve-climate-impasse-20170604-gwk00e
Bishop flags new climate role
Australia may step up its role in global climate talks after the US’s withdrawal from the Paris deal.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/climate/australia-may-boost-role-in-climate-negotiations-bishop/news-story/b4c3ed104f201ae052f05798980b92f3
Murray-Darling Basin’s water birds in dramatic decline
New research finds the number of water birds in the Murray-Darling Basin is falling rapidly, with the population down about 70 per cent in the past three decades.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-05/murray-darling-basin-waterbirds-population-declining/8587720
How climate change is putting koalas at risk
Australia’s koala populations and their coastal gum tree habitats could be devastated by rising sea levels, which would trigger toxic die-back disease, a scientific conference is told.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-04/climate-change-putting-australias-koalas-at-risk/8586538
Coal to struggle even with low emissions target
Ben Potter
Australia’s obsession with fossil fuels obscured a key finding of the Climate Change Authority/Australian Energy Markets Commission report on the energy challenge: The quickest fix will come from “virtual power stations”.
http://www.afr.com/news/coal-to-struggle-even-with-low-emissions-target-20170604-gwjyaf
Kohler best be wrong on coal
Graham Richardson
Alan Kohler is rarely wrong – and if he is right Australia will miss out on some wonderful opportunities.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/graham-richardson/alan-kohler-best-be-wrong-on-changes-to-electricity-market/news-story/6384dc6eb4aa78dfce9dc9a3ed546d95
Turnbull should cut Paris deal loose
Rowan Dean
MALCOLM Turnbull now has only two choices – ditch the Paris Agreement on climate change, as Donald Trump has, or be shafted.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/pm-malcolm-turnbull-should-follow-donald-trump-lead-and-ditch-paris-agreement-on-climate-change/news-story/7e53f25794bc77f35ba5b4723ec44729
Victoria
Bubble bid to save birds from balloons
IT may look like fun but children at Healesville Sanctuary are learning serious lessons about bubbles and wildlife troubles.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/healesville-sanctuary-bubble-bid-to-save-seabirds-from-balloons/news-story/218e2332c8ab28a8d2834868daf8aa59
Westgate Tunnel project’s terrible hidden cost
Meaghan Paul
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-westgate-tunnel-project-comes-with-a-terrible-hidden-cost-20170602-gwj8ft.html
New South Wales
‘It’s a disaster’: Sydney light rail delayed, again
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/further-delays-to-sydney-cbd-light-rail-construction-leave-retailers-struggling-20170601-gwhumf.html
NSW households throwing away $3800 every year
http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/food-waste-averages-3800-per-household-yet-food-insecurity-at-crisis-point-20170602-gwj1eg.html
A needlessly bumpy ride for privatising bus services
SMH editorial
It is no fun to stand on the street in the cold wind or the hot sun and have a bus zoom past you, especially if it appears to have plenty of room for more passengers. It’s also frustrating to pack your kids off to school in plenty of time and then have to explain why they were late – the buses, again.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/a-needlessly-bumpy-ride-for-privatising-bus-services-20170601-gwiae4.html
Queensland
10,000 jobs – it just won’t look like it
DESPITE employing more than 10,000 people both directly and indirectly the proposed Adani megamine is unlikely to help push up national jobs figures.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/adani-mine-queensland-jobs-figures-wont-reflect-mass-employment/news-story/19c82426791bb5788b9bc9c037140207
Croc catcher backs control not cull
OUTBACK wrangler Matt Wright has become a household name filming his day job exploits relocating rogue saltwater crocs across the Top End.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/crocodile-catcher-matt-wright-calls-for-control-not-a-croc-cull/news-story/32e0f9ac02de4108a4ece758c0ef8b61
Minister calls Hart’s criticism ‘laughable’
ENERGY Minister Mark Bailey has hit back at LNP criticism, saying his Opposition counterpart did not know how many coal-fired power plants were in Queensland.
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/energy-minister-mark-bailey-says-lnp-confused-about-power-policy/news-story/72e6000aaab6f56d93cf228ac71b54ba
Scientists lead search for Tassie tiger in Cape York
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/scientists-kick-off-search-for-tassie-tiger-in-far-north-queensland-20170604-gwk42w.html
Juggling mining jobs and Greens vote to challenge Queensland Government
Josh Bavas
The Palaszczuk Government will have a balancing act to perform in the lead up to the next election, as it tries to boost resources jobs in north Queensland while still appealing to the inner-city Greens vote in Brisbane
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-04/adani-mine-greens-vote-palaszczuk-queensland-government-election/8587568
South Australia
Discount chain’s sustainable focus
REJECT Shops across the country, including South Australia, are being refitted to help the company meet eco-targets.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/south-australiandesigned-energy-system-helps-retailers-ecofocus/news-story/c619f8ec72983057040dad0d5b0c6b95
Tasmania
World-class tourism no fluke
IN almost every way, Tasmania’s tourism industry has changed dramatically over the past two decades — and for the better.
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/cruise-ships-to-tasmania-both-an-opportunity-and-a-challenge/news-story/db94b81a084b0488ceded2e0dd4191d5
Changes to land clearing policy
Policy changes will allow farmers to clear up to 40 hectares of native forest on their own land.
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4706520/changes-to-land-clearing-policy/?cs=5312
Riewoldt joins Bay campaign
“East coast boy” and veteran AFL footballer Nick Riewoldt joins the campaign to stop Tassal’s Okehampton Bay plans.
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/afl-footballer-nick-riewoldt-joins-campaign-to-stop-salmon-farming-at-okehampton-bay/news-story/79dcc910e77cb0b9698e5a0b7472d1cd
Sustainability
Government support needed to unlock billions in green business, says UK industry
Green market could expand from 2% to 13% of UK economy by 2050 with the right policies, says low-carbon group that includes Ikea, Siemens and M&S
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/04/uk-needs-government-backing-to-unlock-billions-in-green-business-says-industry
‘Fossil’ groundwater is not immune to modern-day pollution.
Groundwater that has lingered in Earth’s depths for more than 12,000 years is surprisingly vulnerable to modern pollution from human activities. Once in place, that pollution could stick around for thousands of years.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/18530169838840566
Nature Conservation
Is deep sea mining vital for a greener future – even if it destroys ecosystems?
A new gold rush is targeting rich ores on the ocean floor containing valuable metals needed for smartphones and green technologies, but also hosting exotic ecosystems
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/04/is-deep-sea-mining-vital-for-greener-future-even-if-it-means-destroying-precious-ecosystems
The eco guide to tinned tuna
Sustainable fish is the only option if we’re not going to wipe species out. So it’s a big round of applause for new Princes tuna with the all-important blue tick
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/04/the-eco-guide-to-tinned-tuna
Maelor Himbury