The WA Environmental Protection Authority has recommended that Woodside’s proposed Browse Basin expansion would be “unacceptable”. Maz Misiewicz reports.
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The myth that native forest timber harvesting does not increase the risk of devastating wildfires is blown apart in The Forest Wars, writes Philippa Skinner.
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Epeli Lesuma from the Pacific Network on Globalisation told Peter Boyle that there is great concern in the Pacific about Australia’s AUKUS deal with the British and the United States to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as it contravenes the Treaty of Raratonga.
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Labor came to government on the back of a strong vote for real action on climate change, but have now reneged on the promise to introduce stronger environment protection laws. Pip Hinman reports.
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Message from Papuan activist Jeffrey, read to the August 30 School Strike for West Papua in Magan-djin/Brisbane.
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Climate activists describe Whitehaven as Australia’s “worst” coal company: it has plans for six new, or expanded, coal projects in the coming year, many of which have already been given their approvals. Coral Wynter reports.
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The Yes in My Backyard — YIMBY — movement claims the key to affordable housing is unbridled development, primarily in inner-city locations. Sue Bolton argues that it does not identify the real causes, let alone offer real solutions.
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Capitalism cannot achieve the economic, political and scientific planning and cooperation needed on the scale required to address the climate crisis, argues Barry Sheppard.
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War and peace have become important issues in the City of Newcastle Council elections, as Newcastle is slated to become a major weapons manufacturing hub. Steve O'Brien reports.
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Mark Baugher provides an overview of the challenges in charting a roadmap towards ecosocialism ahead of the Global Ecosocialist Network and marxmail.world on-line forum on September 10. which features Rehad Desai, Howie Hawkins, Simon Pirani and Sabrina Fernandez.
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Supporters of Stop AUKUS WA and Nuclear Free WA presented Fremantle Councillors with a 400-strong petition calling on it to ban the berthing of nuclear-powered or -armed submarines at Stirling Naval Base. Alex Salmon reports.
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Derek Wall reviews Tad DeLay’s new book, Future of Denial: The ideologies of climate change, a Freudian Marxist take on the climate crisis that touches on how the far right is accelerating fossil fuel emissions and attacking minorities.