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GLOBAL LEADERS TO CONVENE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR ‘GLOBAL CITIZEN NOW: PERTH’ AHEAD OF COP31 TO HELP EXPAND CLEAN ENERGY TO 4 MILLION HOMES

Alex Pearce Global Citizen’s Action Summit to Take Place 18–20 October to Strengthen Energy Security Across APAC and the World  Global Citizen NOW: Perth to feature President José Ramos-Horta; Prime Minister Gaston Browne; Hon. Roger Cook; Kevin Rudd; Alex Pearce; Fatih Birol and Amina J. Mohammed Summit marks the culmination of Global Citizen’s year-long effort […]

Amazon and the Australian River Restoration Centre collaborate to restore waterways that supply Greater Sydney’s drinking water

Ten-year project will tackle invasive willows, erosion and livestock pollution along the Coxs River, with the aim of returning nearly 400 million litres of water a year to Sydney’s drinking water catchments  Amazon has announced a ten-year collaboration with the Australian River Restoration Centre (ARRC), a national not-for-profit, to restore a degraded stretch of the […]

Scorching summers and heatwaves linked to poorer mental health in children

Associate Professor Jacqueline Stephens As record-breaking heat grips communities worldwide and Australia prepares for an intense El Niño summer, new research provides the first global review linking high temperatures and heatwaves to poorer mental health in children and young people. Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the findings show that adverse mental health outcomes increase […]

The whole world’s singing about the Eastern Rosella… here’s where to see them (and their cheeky cousin!)

Scenic Rim Viral bird song shines spotlight on one of the Scenic Rim’s most colourful locals (and it’s cousin) Look at their beautiful colours ……. One minute it was a seven-year-old boy singing about a bird he spotted on holidays. Next minute it’s gone viral around the world. Seven-year-old Miles Phillips’ catchy song Eastern Rosellas has racked […]

Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms

Junonia villida, image credit Dr Shawan Chowdhury Monash University Monash‑led research has revealed that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range, with climate change and extreme weather driving nearly 80 per cent of documented movements. The study, the largest of its kind, analysed 6,182 range‑shift records for 1,758 species across 105 […]

EV Surge Continues: Battery Electric Sales More Than Triple Year-on-Year

Electric Vehicle Council CEO Julie Delvecchio Electric Vehicle Council Almost one in three new passenger, SUV and light-commercial vehicles sold in Australia during July was electric, with combined battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales reaching a record 32.2% of new car sales. Australians purchased 23,510 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) alone in July, 22.3% of all sales – […]

New research challenges long-held belief that dodos were ‘bird brains’

(courtesy University of Lethbridge) The Mauritian dodo – a global symbol of human-caused extinction, and one of the world’s largest pigeons – may not have deserved its reputation as silly simpleton and may have been the only member of its group to live in the dark. An international study, led by Canada’s University of Lethbridge Iwaniuk […]

Built on their own terms. Now Into The Wild Escapes is ready to scale.

Australia’s largest home-grown off-grid eco-accommodation operator appoints former Tourism Australia CEO Andrew McEvoy as incoming Chairman to assist with strategic and capital options to unlock a national pipeline of more than 500 cabins. Into The Wild Escapes has appointed Andrew McEvoy, former Managing Director and CEO of Tourism Australia and current Director of Destination NSW […]

BOI at 60: Building an Investment Foundation, Powering a Sustainable New Economy

For six decades, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has been a central architect of Thailand’s economic landscape, translating national ambition into sustained industrial growth. Established in 1966, the BOI’s enduring legacy is defined by institutional foresight and policy adaptability, evolving from laying the groundwork for import-substitution industries in its early years to becoming a […]

Altona Recycled Water Plant tours reveal unique histories

Janine Franzi, Gail Franzi and Greater Western Water guide and Senior Team Leader Southern Recycled Water Operations, Annmarie Tracey, on the tour of A Forest For Australia at Altona Recycled Water Plant as part of Open House Melbourne. Greater Western Water Members of the first family to live onsite at Altona Recycled Water Plant (RWP) […]

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