Michael Slezak
Australian teens force global first with climate change court action
The Australian Federal Court has ruled that Environment Minister Sussan Ley has a legal duty not to cause harm to young people...
Australia’s Future Fund ‘in bed with Adani’ after FOI request reveals $3.2 million investment
More than $3 million of Australian taxpayers’ money has been invested in an Adani company funding a crucial rail link from the...
Australian-first report finds Murray-Darling Basin not delivering water to intended wetlands
The majority of environmental water redirected from irrigators under the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan isn’t being delivered to its intended wetland...
Climate change worrying more Australians than ever before: Australia Institute
Despite a global pandemic dominating headlines, concern about the impact of climate change is at a record high in Australia, with 80...
Three billion animals killed or displaced in summer bushfires – study
Almost 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other animals are estimated to have been killed or displaced in Australia’s ‘Black Summer’ bushfires, according...
Government approved controversial uranium mine one day before calling the election
The Morrison Government signed off on a controversial uranium mine one day before calling the federal election, and did not publicly announce...
Adani plans to take almost as much as all farmers combined, with one denied licence
A farmer has been denied access to a river system Adani plans on drawing 12.5 billion litres of water from, in what...
Fields Medal: Aussie genius Akshay Venkatesh wins ‘Nobel Prize of mathematics’
When Akshay Venkatesh was 13 years old and had completed his high school studies, he told the ABC he was aiming to...
Clive Palmer wants ‘monster mine’ next door to Adani
Clive Palmer has sought federal environmental approval for a huge greenfield coal mine in central Queensland, which documents suggest could produce 33...