'At risk of losing everything': The frontline rangers protecting the Great Barrier Reef
Indigenous rangers from the Great Barrier Reef are learning coral spawning techniques in one of the largest reef restoration trials to date. The pilot program involves rangers working in the reefs off Queensland's Keppel Islands, which were hit hard by last year's mass coral bleaching event.
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Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn
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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COP30 deal keeps humanity 'in the fight for a liveable planet': UN chief
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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'Can't have it all': Australia abandons bid for COP31 climate summit
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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Indonesia’s drowning island takes historic climate case to court
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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