Episodes

  • Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn

    Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn
    Nov 28 2025
    The latest bushfire outlook forecasts an increased fire risk across parts of Australia this summer. Despite recent rainfall in the country's southeast, authorities say it won't take long for a blaze to take hold.
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    3 mins
  • COP30 deal keeps humanity 'in the fight for a liveable planet': UN chief

    COP30 deal keeps humanity 'in the fight for a liveable planet': UN chief
    Nov 24 2025
    Delegates to the COP30 summit in Brazil have reached an agreement to address still rising global emissions. The deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but contains no explicit fossil fuel plan. The agreement has mollified some - and horrified others.
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    7 mins
  • 'Can't have it all': Australia abandons bid for COP31 climate summit

    'Can't have it all': Australia abandons bid for COP31 climate summit
    Nov 20 2025
    The federal government has abruptly abandoned its bid to host the United Nations climate conference next year, conceding Turkiye will oversee the COP31. The Pacific countries and environmental activists have criticised the federal government's failure to bring the event to Adelaide.
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    4 mins
  • Indonesia’s drowning island takes historic climate case to court

    Indonesia’s drowning island takes historic climate case to court
    Nov 19 2025
    Indonesia is home to more than 17,000 islands, but its smallest are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The tiny community of Pari Island is facing multiple climate-induced threats, including to its entire existence.Four people on the island are now trying to launch a landmark legal case against a European cement giant over its historic carbon emissions.
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    10 mins
  • As power prices surge, David has found ways to cut running costs by thousands

    As power prices surge, David has found ways to cut running costs by thousands
    Nov 14 2025
    Rising electricity prices are a major driver of headline inflation, putting pressure on households and Australia’s 2.6 million small business owners. Some are beating the odds – here’s how.
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    6 mins
  • Hopes dashed as global fossil fuel emissions increase in 2025

    Hopes dashed as global fossil fuel emissions increase in 2025
    Nov 14 2025
    For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose by slightly more than one per cent. Scientists at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil say it's one of the smallest in recent non-pandemic years - but it means efforts to curb warming global temperatures by getting fossil fuel emissions to stop rising are still not meeting targets.
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    5 mins
  • At COP30, Indigenous leaders demand greater powers to protect their land.

    At COP30, Indigenous leaders demand greater powers to protect their land.
    Nov 12 2025
    Indigenous leaders in the Amazon are urging leaders at the UN Climate Summit to empower First Nations people to protect their land and rainforests. As world leaders gather in the Amazonian city of Belem, pressure is on to go beyond words and ideas and start implementing meaningful policy.
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    5 mins
  • 'Deadly negligence': Stern warning issued as COP30 climate summit opens in Brazil

    'Deadly negligence': Stern warning issued as COP30 climate summit opens in Brazil
    Nov 7 2025
    Leaders are gathering in Brazil for the UN COP30 Climate Summit as the United Nations declares the world will not meet the 1.5 degree warming limit set in 2015. With 2025 set to be one of the warmest years on record, the most vulnerable small island nations are pleading for stronger action.
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    8 mins