Climate crisis

Labor’s election budget fails on cost-of-living, housing and climate

Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills. Peter Boyle reports.

WA Labor loses control of Legislative Council

WA Labor suffered an -18% swing against it, with the swing going largely to minor party and independent candidates. Blair Vidakovich reports.

Murray-Darling river communities demand water over-extraction ends

Notwithstanding flooding rains and Cyclone Alfred delivering exceptional rains, inland and the Murray-Darling/Barka Rivers are struggling to survive a heating climate and the over-extraction of water. Tracey Carpenter reports.

Thousands demand logging end in old-growth forests

More than 9000 people joined 12 protests across the country to demand governments ban logging in native old-growth forests. Kerry Smith reports.

Rising Tide takes issue with Dutton’s nuclear policy

Rising Tide climate activists disrupted Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s speech at the Lowy Institute, holding up a banner reading: “NUCLEAR LIES COST US ALL”. Tracey Carpenter reports.

Communities speak out about Cyclone Alfred, calling for climate action

Cyclone survivors speak out, demand gov’t transition from fossil fuels

Communities affected by Cyclone Alfred dumped flood-damaged belongings outside parliament and demanded action to prevent future climate disasters. Kerry Smith reports.

Socialist Alliance launches Sydney, NSW Senate campaign with communities in struggle

Socialist Alliance launched its federal election campaign for the seat of Sydney and the New South Wales Senate with a diverse crowd of community fighters. Isaac Nellist reports. 

Cyclone Alfred: Latest rain bomb from climate inaction’s production line

Jonathan Strauss argues that the emergency society faces is whether or not governments will act on the well-known evidence of the devastating impact of catastrophic climate change.

March in March to end native forest logging

Join marches across the country on March 23 to demand an end to native forest logging.

WA approvals report threatens First Nations cultural heritage

The blowback against Rio Tinto for blasting a sacred rock shelter to pieces in the Pilbara was enormous. Cas Smith reports that WA Labor has passed the buck on mega mining approvals to the federal government.

Jenny Rolfe challenges the Nationals in the Riverina

Suzanne James asks Jenny Rolfe, a community backed Independent candidate for the NSW seat of Riverina, about the housing crisis, social and gender inequality, regional service access, the cost of living crisis and the latest tranche of anti-protest laws.

After 4.5 years of Adani vs Pennings, court delays another month

While Adani, now Bravus, has not appealed a court hearing in which most of its key points against Galilee Blockade activist Ben Pennings were struck out, it has been given another month to resubmit. Margaret Gleeson reports.