Congratulations to all at Green Left for 30 years of people-powered media speaking truth to power without fear or favour. For a green, left, ecosocialist paper to survive in the increasingly volatile media environment in Australia, now that's impressive!

Dec 11, 2023 · Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen announced Australia is “within striking distance” of the government’s 2030 emissions reduction target.. The good news was in the 2023 Climate Statement he tabled in parliament on November 30. Our commitment under the Paris Agreement is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 43% relative to 2005 levels by 2030, and to reach net zero ...

In a desperately unequal world facing a climate emergency, everyone has to pick a side. Our side is — and always will be — that of the 99%. Our goal is not only to expose the lies, hypocrisy and bias of the billionaire class and their media: we seek to help the organising efforts of all those actively resisting the increasingly authoritarian rule of the corporate rich, here and overseas ...

1 day ago · Supporters were, therefore, relieved that the first year of VAD worked safely and effectively, as it is across the country (with the exception of the Northern Territory). The ACT passed VAD in mid 2024 and it comes into force from November 3. NSW Health has delivered accessibility and patient-centred care with a comprehensive NSW Health website and VAD support services across all 15 NSW health ...

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5 days ago · Haylen’s term is marked by the number of active transport projects in the inner west that her department has canned, or scaled back. NSW currently spends just 0.2% of its transport budget on active travel, 100 times below the 20% recommended by the United Nations.. Recent progress has been little better than during the days of the Coalition governments of Barry O’Farrell, Mike Baird and ...

Aug 13, 2024 · Labor intends to reach its renewable energy superpower plan by throwing hundreds of billions of dollars — through its Future Made in Australia policy — to the billionaire class to help them profit from any transition to renewables.. It is doomed to fail. For a start, the arms industry has been promised a hefty share of these subsidies and …

Jan 28, 2025 · A recent article in Science Magazine predicts that Australia will be one of the countries with the highest risk of extinctions worldwide, as temperatures increase above 1.5°C.. The December 5 piece by Mark Urban, from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, suggests that global warming is likely to cause a rapid increase in the risk of extinctions ...

2 days ago · The bans on puberty blockers, used to delay the onset of puberty, and hormone treatments, implemented by Liberal National Party (LNP) health minister Tim Nicholls, has been slammed by healthcare professionals, human rights groups, trans rights advocates and mental health experts.. The rallies, organised by the Trans Justice Project (TJP) and several other LGBTIQ rights groups, took place at 20 ...

Green Left is not-for-profit, activist media, carrying the news, analysis & debates of environmental and social justice campaigns and movements.