Post of the Day
The traffic solution politicians should stop running away from
Eryk Bagshaw
Who should pay to use our roads?
Today’s Celebration
Marine Day – Japan
President’s Day – Botswana
Sultan’s Birthday – Brunei
Democracy and National Unity Day – Turkey
Sabantuy – Azerbaijan
Battle of Grunwald Day – Lithuania, Poland
Climate Change
Don’t let facts ruin a good story, Peter [$]
Andrew Bolt
Peter van Onselen’s rant about global warming is the most depressing thing I read in last weekend’s newspapers. The man who is a professor of politics at two Australian universities should know science is not settled by a vote, but by facts.
Wrong target under attack in the phoney climate war [$]
Tim Blair
Global warming activists always tell us every little bit helps in the battle to save the planet — and finally they have their chance to back up those words with action.
Climate crisis is upon us, but ‘doomism’ doesn’t help
Don Paul
Our old friend Tom Toles captured the essence of a dilemma in the Washington Post a year ago, as seen here. It’s what Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, calls “doomism.”
National
More climate refugees to come, Defence briefing warns
Internal Australian Defence Force briefing notes warn of a possible influx of climate refugees and an increased potential for conflict as sea levels rise.
‘Just a matter of when’: the $20bn plan to power Singapore with Australian solar
Ambitious export plan could generate billions and make Australia the centre of low-cost energy in a future zero-carbon world
The traffic solution politicians should stop running away from
Eryk Bagshaw
Who should pay to use our roads?
Top of the infrastructure list is a no-brainer: a charging network
Behyad Jafari
Constructing a mass network fast-charging stations would deliver a big national sugar hit during the construction phase and long-term productivity and economic benefits upon completion.
Victoria
EPA removes Campaspe River water quality warning
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has lifted the health warning that has applied to the Coliban River between Kyneton and Lake Eppalock since early June.
Development on city fringe, dry weather sees jump in injured kangaroos
The combination of building on Melbourne’s fringe and months of dry weather before recent rains is pushing kangaroos into greater conflict with motorists, leading to a record number of wildlife deaths in parts of the city.
Victoria has just opened Australia’s largest plastic recycling plant
A new $20 million, state-of-the-art plastics recycling plant has opened in Somerton, Victoria and will process mixed plastics collected from kerbside recycling.
Experts scoff but Joost believes he can make oil from dirty plastic
Inside the old jam factory in Monbulk, just down the road from his organic farm, environmentalist Joost Bakker has built what he hopes could be part of the solution to Australia’s recycling crisis.
Waste crisis as major Melbourne recycler on brink [$]
Thousands of tonnes of recycling from more than 30 councils would go to landfill if controversial industry giant SKM Recycling goes under. It comes after a disastrous period for the company, which included several fires at its Melbourne depots.
Railways a fast track to growth [$]
Matt Johnston
Public transport Improving Victoria’s railway network with game-changing services such as a fast train linking Geelong and Melbourne will benefit governments as well as the state.
New South Wales
Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales
Emma Spencer and Thomas Newsome
The fate of deer carcasses is a crucial consideration in monitoring the success of future culling.
Queensland
‘Historic moment’: Queensland Indigenous treaty plan outlined
The Queensland government has launched a reform agenda to reframe the state’s relationship with its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Koala carnage in Brisbane’s ‘triangle of death’
Trauma season for koalas began this month with the RSCPA’s Wacol hospital fearing the worst after the number of koalas hospitalised doubled to a record 690. Many were hit by cars or attacked by dogs in a small urbanised area dubbed “the triangle of death”, where pockets of bushland have become island jails for the threatened species.
‘Science only moves forward when we challenge ideas’: LNP considers science review office
Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington speaks during the LNP annual convention
Queensland’s LNP opposition would consider establishing a body to review government scientific reports, a move suggested at the annual LNP state conference.
Schrinner uses LNP conference to slam Labor over Brisbane Metro
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner used his speech to the LNP state convention on Sunday to slam the Labor state government and pay tribute to his predecessor
Queensland PhD student goes global with plastic waste research
A Queensland PhD student is taking on Australia’s plastic waste crisis, with her research into sustainable living set to take her across the globe.
Climate change activists target GHD over Adani link [$]
Engineering giant GHD has become the latest target of anti-fossil fuel activists over its alleged contract with Adani to work on the Carmichael coal mine.
‘It’s my money now’: Flush Palmer to fund Galilee mine [$]
Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer said he doesn’t need international investors to build his $6.5 billion Waratah Coal mine in Central Queensland.
More protests to bring CBD peak hour chaos [$]
Commuters are advised to plan ahead and leave early for work today with more climate change activism planned for Brisbane’s CBD this morning.
Tasmania
Aims for the creation of a climate working group at Break O’Day Council
Climate change will again be a hot topic at an East Coast council meeting.
Cable car progress on ropes [$]
The kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proposal has been delayed by multiple requests for more information by Hobart City Council.
Funding to help apiarists out of sticky situation [$]
Beekeepers have welcomed a government funding boost after climate change and bushfires hit the state’s critical bee industry hard.
Brown turns against wind farm [$]
Former Greens leader campaigns to stop Tasmanian wind farm because it will spoil the view.
Northern Territory
Northern Australia policy under microscope
The federal government’s plan for Northern Australia will be put under the microscope, with a new Senate inquiry to review the coalition’s agenda for the area.
Hanson’s case to keep Uluru open [$]
The climbing of the iconic landmark is set to end in October — but not if Senator Pauline Hanson has her way.
Working together, committed to a shared Australian future [$]
Marion Scrymgour
A cooperative relationship between indigenous people and cattlemen will be better achieved through discussion rather than pre-emptive strikes against Aboriginal land tenure’
Western Australia
Soot, smoke and ‘excessive’ gas emissions — welcome to Onslow, WA
Environmental groups have called for greater transparency about the potential health impacts of Australia’s largest onshore liquified natural gas plant as residents say their complaints are ignored.
Western Australia earthquake: 6.6 magnitude tremor felt from Broome to Perth
Undersea tremor located offshore between Port Hedland and Broome poses no tsunami threat
Sustainability
Trees planted in Mexico to battle pollution
Dozens of volunteers gathered in the avenues and urban parks of Mexico City to plant trees in an effort to battle pollution.
It’ll come from outer space – and could wipe out humanity
Dotted along Sydney’s coastal cliffs are derelict, sealed World War II bunkers. Nick Sais believes they’re the kind of resource more Australians should learn about before the next disaster strikes.
New UK nuclear funding model could leave taxpayers liable
Ministers are expected to announce plans to bolster nuclear industry this week
US uranium stocks melt down as Trump pulls Aussie threat [$]
American uranium miners took a beating after President Trump rejected calls for protectionist measures that would have hit global exporters such as Australia.
The Utah way to achieving 100 percent clean energy
How a politically conservative state set aggressive goals for clean energy
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