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Charities are sick of fighting off attacks by the Morrison government
Andrew Leigh
Public policy debates are enriched through the voices of charities. But the Coalition believes volunteers should be seen, not heard
On This Day
Climate Change
Global heating linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find
Studies show high temperatures and air pollution during pregnancy can cause lifelong health effects
National
Climate experts predict more extreme, random weather patterns as temperatures soar
This week three towns in the Pilbara recorded temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius. What’s behind the record-breaking temperatures?
Charities are sick of fighting off attacks by the Morrison government
Andrew Leigh
Public policy debates are enriched through the voices of charities. But the Coalition believes volunteers should be seen, not heard
Arid Australia real reason we can’t support immigration
Letters
Mr Triggs overlooks another reason for restricting immigration: the capacity of Australia to support a greater population with its very limited resources of land with arable, food-producing soil, and its long-term outlook for supplies of potable water.
New South Wales
Do you really need your own private vehicle? Five lessons from a year using a car-sharing app
Shelley Hepworth
Car-sharing is both liberating and a big hassle if you want to avoid the cost and carbon emissions of a personal vehicle
Tasmania
Earthquake near Tonga causes tsunami warning for Australia’s east coast
The Bureau of Meterology has issued a Tsunami warning for Tasmania’s marine environments.
Call to slash bus fares to cut commuter cars
The greater Hobart councils have proposed a bold transport vision that would deliver a huge cut to bus fares, an expanded river ferry service and a commuter cycling network.
Sustainability
The spill in the Timor Sea was one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters, with thousands of seaweed farmers claiming it destroyed their livelihoods
Love meat too much for Veganuary? Try Regenuary instead
Proponents say the ‘regenerative farming’ eating challenge encourages consumption of more sustainable animal products – but is it just greenwash?
Getting sterilised to save the planet is a sad but understandable choice
Robin Maynard and Barbara Williams respond to Simon Usborne’s article about the growing number of young men choosing to have vasectomies for environmental reasons
AUKUS an unwelcome guest at the table of nuclear disarmament
Sanjay Barbora
Despite many shortcomings, the Non-Proliferation Treaty remains a symbol of an inconsistent effort to ensure a world without threats of nuclear war.
Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population
Conservation groups appeal to EU to take action against slaughter they allege flouts rules
Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals
The saola is so elusive that no biologist has seen one in the wild. Now they are racing to find it, so they can save it
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