“A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels overseas when approving projects”. This is a huge win for human and environmental health.

NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's coal and gas

Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.

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'The gas industry has been accused of unleashing a “scare campaign” before the Victorian election as it pressures the state government to reverse a ban on gas in new homes.' www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Gas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents show

Exclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing

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🔔 Speaker Announcement! We are very excited to have our DEA Board Co-Chairs Dr Angie Bone & Dr Kimberly Humphrey joining us at our iDEA 2026! 🔗 Head to dea.org.au/idea26_program to view the full program. 🎟️ FREE student tickets & online + in-person tickets are available: www.dea.org.au/idea_2026

We are devastated to learn of the passing of DEA member, Dr Tim Read. Thank you Tim, for your leadership and tireless advocacy for the health and wellbeing of our people and planet. We are sending all our love to Tim’s family, colleagues and all who knew him 💚

@docsenvaus.bsky.social have released a new report about the impacts of gas on health. It’s something we wouldn’t normally think about, but we definitely should. Find the details at www.dea.org.au/gas_and_its_...

@docsenvaus.bsky.social 👍 #FossilGas #Auspol environewsaus.org/2026/09/18/g...

Fossil Gas Health Risks: Child Asthma & Public Health Threats | DEA

Discover how fossil gas impacts public health. This comprehensive expert report exposes the hidden dangers of gas combustion, linking gas cooktops to 12.3% of childhood asthma cases, and outlines the ...

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We attended the launch of @docsenvaus.bsky.social’s latest report, ‘Gas and its overlooked health risks’, in Canberra yesterday. The report highlights the significant risks fossil gas poses to human health and the urgency of a just transition to clean energy. Read: www.dea.org.au/gas_and_its_...

I've just discovered this excellent billboard by @docsenvaus.bsky.social (at the @australiainstitute.org.au Climate Integrity Summit). Research shows that members of the public respond well to messages about health risks, especially from their own GPs, who they trust highly.

Last night our Executive Director Dr Kate Wylie appeared on 60 Minutes Australia, to talk about the health harms of plastic. Plastics pose direct risks to human health at every stage of their life cycle. They contaminate our air, pollute the environment, and harm our bodies.

📣 Only 4 weeks to go until iDEA 🎉 We have an incredible program that is jam-packed with thought-provoking speakers, practical interactive workshops and even a debate! We're excited to announce the first of many speakers joining us at iDEA, Dr Louise Woodward.

Today is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 🌤️ Air pollution is a major environmental threat to health. It's linked to: 🫀 Cardiovascular and respiratory disease 🎗️ Multiple cancers 🤰 Poor antenatal outcomes 🧠 Impaired neurocognitive development in children

How many more disasters need to happen before it's time to talk about climate change? If not now, when?

Happy International Dog Day 💚 Please say hello to the first member of Dogs for the Environment Australia: Seren, our social media manager’s dog! 🐶🌏 Please reply with a photo of your dog so we can celebrate them too 🎉🐾

The world's oceans are the hottest they've ever been. Rising ocean temperatures have cascading impacts on the health of all life on Earth, contributing to more frequent and extreme marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, algal blooms, sea level rise and extreme weather events.

World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August

Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds

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📣 Last chance for early bird tickets! Join us at iDEA 2026, 9th & 10th of Oct at the Melbourne Museum. Our 2 day conference will explore the vital links between human and environmental health through inspiring talks & workshops. Early Bird tix are available until August 24 www.dea.org.au/idea_2026

📣 Attention RACGP members! The RACGP Presidential Election is happening this week. Voting is open to all members, meaning you get to help elect the person who best embodies your views. Want to know more about the candidates before you vote? Join us online tomorrow for our Meet the Candidates Forum

The RACGP has declared climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution as significant threats to mental and physical health. Its updated position statement calls for a net zero healthcare system by 2040, an end to fossil fuel expansion, investment in renewables and greater action on air pollution.

‘No room left for denial’ of climate change in general practice - Medical Republic

The RACGP is calling for a net zero healthcare system by 2040.

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We are providing this online forum to give RACGP members an opportunity to hear from the 2026 candidates. We will discuss their motivations and their opinions regarding sustainable healthcare, environmental health and the broader social justice issues at play in today's society. Register here 👇

DEA's meet the candidates forum: RACGP 2026 Presidential Elections | Doctors for the Environment Australia

The RACGP president is the principal public representative and spokesperson of the college and plays a central part in ensuring the voice of members is reflected in it's direction and decision...

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Today, we proudly stood alongside Healthy Futures in Parliament, as they launched their groundbreaking new report 'All-Electric Healthy Hospitals: a Cost Benefit Analysis'. Replacing gas with renewable electricity in Australian public hospitals would cut hospital energy costs by $59 million a year.

That's a wrap on Adelaide Climate Action Week! A huge thank you to our workshop attendees, DEA members and staff, and the ACAW team, for making this week so engaging and productive.

Thanks so much to everyone who came along to our workshop on “Preparing for Climate Impacts on our Health” as part of Adelaide Climate Action Week. You are the antibodies kicking in as the planet fights its fever!

Our final workshop for Adelaide Climate Action Week is happening TOMORROW, 2pm at the Stone & Chalk Adelaide Startup Hub. It’s been a fantastic week, full of important conversations about how we can build resilience in the face of climate change.

Prof Nick Talley discusses growing concerns about the impacts of plastics on human health 👇

Last night at Adelaide Climate Action Week, our ED Dr Kate Wylie joined the panel 'Building Resilient Health Systems in a Changing Climate'. It was a fantastic evening discussing how climate change is affecting our health and what we can do to build more resilient communities and health systems.

Our Climate Resilience Workshops at Adelaide Climate Action Week kick off tomorrow in Middleton, then Adelaide on Saturday! Our workshops are free to attend, but places are limited. Register here: linktr.ee/DEAEVENTS

We get a lot of interesting comments on our social media posts, so we’ve decided to start reviewing them. First up: Richard. Richard wanted to inform us that climate change has finished, presumably last Sunday. Huge if true (it’s not). ⭐️⭐️

Happy National Tree Day 🌳 Trees do so much to support the health and wellbeing of people and the planet. Healthy trees, healthy people. Trees are tremendous, and today is the perfect day to plant one 💚

Climate polluters are fuelling the cost-of-living crisis by driving up energy, food and insurance prices. While they rake in record profits, Australian households are stuck footing the bill.

With it being Plastic Free July, we thought it timely to do a webinar on plastics. The webinar will cover: • Healthcare and its reliance on plastics • The consequences of plastics on human health, including microplastics and endocrine disrupting chemicals • The way forward from here

The #TourDownUnder routinely faces #ExtremeHeat issues - but they don’t like talking about it Bitter irony: the main race sponsor is #Santos #FossilFuels @docsenvaus.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/robp...

Rob Phair@robphair.bsky.social · 9mo ago

You’d think #TourDownUnder organisers and the #sapol govt would be getting embarrassed by now about #Santos #FossilFuels being their main sponsor - but this mob have no shame @docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co