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BRIEFING PAPER: Everything you need to know ahead of Australia setting its 2035 climate target

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Media reports confirm that this week the Australian Government will announce our national 2035 emissions reduction target (or climate target) and finalise our second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).  This briefing paper outlines the science, policy and political context. A weaker target mean higher risks, more damage and costs for Australia The National Climate Risk Assessment … Continued

Race Discrimination Commissioner says Islamophobia must be confronted with urgency and unity

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Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman says the release of the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia’s report last Friday marks a critical moment for our nation to address racism against Muslims in Australia.   The report identified the devastating impacts of Islamophobia in the education, media, and law enforcement sectors; in politics and broader society. It … Continued

Households aren’t powerless when it comes to cutting climate risks and bills: Rewiring Australia

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Households aren’t powerless when it comes to cutting climate risks and bills: Rewiring Australia   The first national climate risk assessment contains alarming warnings about the future, but it should serve as a prompt for practical steps households can take to reduce carbon emissions, create more resilient energy systems, and also cut bills, Rewiring Australia … Continued

National Climate Risk Assessment Lays Bare Climate Risk for Farmers and Rural Communities

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15 September 2025    The release of the long awaited National Climate Risk Assessment has laid bare the risks facing WA agriculture and our rural, regional and remote communities as climate change worsens.    The report assesses risks across society and environment, including communities, economy, agriculture, health, infrastructure and ecosystems and finds that Australia is … Continued

URGENT ACTION FOR CLIMATE DISASTERS NEEDED: FIREYS

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15 AUGUST 2025 URGENT ACTION FOR CLIMATE DISASTERS NEEDED: FIREYS Professional firefighters are warning Australia is dangerously unprepared for worsening bushfires and natural disasters caused by climate change, calling for governments to invest in disaster response readiness and for closer cooperation between levels of government and portfolios.  The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) has … Continued

WWF: climate report is a warning bell that Australia cannot ignore

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In response to today’s release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, WWF-Australia’s CEO Dermot O’Gorman said:   “This risk assessment sends a sobering message of the harms we all face with rising temperatures.   “It warns of severe risks to the natural environment by 2050 if we don’t change our approach. Coral reefs such as … Continued

Media Release: Parents: Climate risk report is a red alert for our children’s safety – but the worst can still be avoided with bold 2035 action

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DATE: 15 September 2025   Today’s National Climate Risk Assessment is a stark warning for Australian families. It confirms what parents have long feared in our bones: climate change is putting the very systems that support our lives at risk – from our health and food to housing, social cohesion, economic shocks and national security. Parents … Continued

National Climate Risk Assessment makes clear the need for a Climate Compensation Fund for community resilience and adaptation investment: Make Big Polluters Pay Alliance

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Climate disaster survivors have labelled the current ‘Disaster Ready Fund’ as deeply inadequate and are calling for a massively scaled up Climate Compensation Fund in response to the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment and National Climate Adaptation Plan today, which we welcome. The Assessment found there is greater risk of “compounding, cascading and … Continued