Josh Meadows

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The hosts of the next major UN climate conference, Türkiye and Australia, face criticism for being partners in a coal supply chain while remaining near silent on the need for a global deal to rapidly get off fossil fuels. By @adammorton.bsky.social #cop31 #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal

Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels

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In Fiji, the Albanese govt will ask Pacific countries to trust its leadership on climate, while at home it considers approving Woodside’s Browse gas project, fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo and a big coal mine expansion in the Hunter Valley. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/fiji-pr...

Fiji pre-COP a test of Australia’s climate credibility

The contradiction between the Australian government’s solid performance on domestic renewables and its continued support for expanded coal and gas exports…

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Two species of stick insect have been identified by scientists for the first time in far north Qld. One is found only in the Mabi Forest – a Threatened Ecological Community on the Atherton Tablelands, much of which has been heavily cleared for agriculture. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests

The two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.

abc.net.au