BoM loses illegal sacking case as staff condemn ‘toxic’ and ‘chaotic’ culture

BoM loses illegal sacking case as staff condemn ‘toxic’ and ‘chaotic’ culture

A judge has criticised chief executive Andrew Johnson’s management style,while current and former staff claim they were gagged over climate change.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andNick O'Malley

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Cash splash for nuclear towns under Coalition plan

Cash splash for nuclear towns under Coalition plan

Energy Minister Chris Bowen was invited to speak at a conference,but opposition spokesman Ted O’Brien claims he was blocked from speaking. Here is what he wanted to say.

  • byPaul Sakkal andMike Foley
Why Kamala Harris has said the c-word only twice on the campaign trail

Why Kamala Harris has said the c-word only twice on the campaign trail

Americans everywhere are talking about the searing heat of the summer that just ended. Except in the political debate.

  • byPeter Hartcher
How Japan’s ancient hot springs could fuel a clean energy future

How Japan’s ancient hot springs could fuel a clean energy future

When a tsunami triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 more than 150,000 people had to evacuate. Some of them fled to the hots springs of Tsuchiyu Onsen. The evacuees were able to leave – but the usual tourists didn’t return.

  • byNicolás Rivero andJulia Mio Inuma
How climate change accelerated spring winds

How climate change accelerated spring winds

Australia’s two jet streams – the subtropical jet and the polar jet – have combined over the south-east of the continent.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Why Australia may no longer be ‘God’s country’,according to Ajay Banga. Amen
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Why Australia may no longer be ‘God’s country’,according to Ajay Banga. Amen

In stark contrast to his predecessor at the World Bank,the new president is a warrior in the cause of confronting climate change.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Renewables meet reality:Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals

Renewables meet reality:Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals

Australia is at the forefront of the green transition,but the weather gods are testing the government’s plans to cut greenhouse gases.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day
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‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day

A freakishly hot end to winter has sent national climate records tumbling,sparked wildfires around NSW,and led to early closures and patchy snow at many ski resorts.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
Winter blues:Melbourne endures its darkest season yet

Winter blues:Melbourne endures its darkest season yet

Melbourne’s winter was a lesson in extremes:darker,warmer and wetter. What can it tell us about our changing climate,and what summer might bring?

  • byBianca Hall,Hannah Kennelly andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Pacific in peril:UN urges Australia to block new coal and gas projects

Pacific in peril:UN urges Australia to block new coal and gas projects

The United Nations issued a global SOS on Tuesday,releasing new data showing global sea-level rises have doubled since the 1990s.

  • byBianca Hall
Heat records tumbling as Sydney’s winter comes towards its end

Heat records tumbling as Sydney’s winter comes towards its end

There are new predictions of a hotter than average summer for the harbour city as global temperature records fall.

  • byNick O'Malley andWilliam Davis