by johntwyman | Jan 20, 2014 | News
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop’s announcement about the latest cuts to Australia’s overseas aid budget marks another Coalition government broken promise that will mean the end to a range of poverty eradication programs in Africa, the Middle East,...
by johntwyman | Jan 16, 2014 | News
The Greens have again called for an end to live exports after a report that 4,000 sheep died in half an hour last August on a ‘horror voyage’ (http://yhoo.it/1apMFnH). It is believed the 4,000 sheep from West Australian farms died due to heat stress on a...
by johntwyman | Jan 16, 2014 | News
After a week of sweltering heat and fires, rising temperatures are heading East and the impacts of global warming are being felt in Sydney, said the Australian Greens. "2014 began with extraordinary temperatures and devastating fires. Just as we saw the...
by johntwyman | Nov 10, 2013 | News
Wind farms in NSW are now regulated as ‘polluters’ and required to pay licence fees of up to $16,950 after the Upper House rejected a Greens motion to dump the O’Farrell government’s destructive new regulations. Yesterday Greens NSW MP John Kaye introduced a...
by johntwyman | Nov 6, 2013 | News
The Climate Change Authority has recommended a “carbon budget” of 10.1 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the 37 years from 2013-2050, but notes this would be exhausted within 17 years at current rates of emissions. The carbon budget is constructed as part of what...
by johntwyman | Nov 6, 2013 | News
Bushfires and Climate Change in Australia – The Facts 1. In Australia, climate change is influencing both the frequency and intensity of extreme hot days, as well as prolonged periods of low rainfall. This increases the risk of bushfires. While Australia has always...
