April 16, 2025
Wildfires and other weather extremes raising new climate alarms Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and damaging.
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Wildfires and other weather extremes raising new climate alarms

WILDFIRES in Los Angeles, heavy snow in other parts of the US, floods in Saudi Arabia and heatwaves across Australia have all confirmed the fears of climate scientists. The Climate Council, an independent organisation formed after the Abbott Government abolished the Climate Commission in 2013, says scientists have confirmed 2024 was the world’s hottest since […]

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Ways for consumers to put the ‘sun tax’ in the shade For those with solar panels who can afford it, adding a battery could beat the "sun tax". Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
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Ways for consumers to put the ‘sun tax’ in the shade

  FOR those who can afford it, adding a battery could beat the “sun tax” that will further deplete the once-generous rate of return for rooftop solar pioneers. A third of Australia’s households have rooftop solar and almost three quarters of the output has historically been exported into the electricity grid. But a new tax, […]

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