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Reporter with The Associated Press

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Dignitaries prepare to board one of two Royal Australian Air Force aircraft at Sydney Airport, in Sydney, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

Australian PM encourages King Charles to push on with climate advocacy

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said King Charles III continuing to advocate for climate change action in his new apolitical role as monarch would be “perfectly acceptable.”

News, Politics | September 15th 2022

In this photo provided by the Australian National University, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Rick Duke speaks at an Australian National University forum in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 25, 2022. (Tracey Nearmy/Australian National University via AP)

Russian invasion speeds world shift to clean energy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will accelerate the world’s shift to renewable energy because of price shocks in oil and gas, a U.S. climate envoy said on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

News, US News | August 25th 2022

In this photo provided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a green turtle swims in waters of Ribbon Reef No 10 near Cairns, Australia, Jan. 26, 2019. (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority via AP)

Australia bans coal mine to protect Barrier Reef

Australia’s new government announced on Thursday, August 4, 2022, it plans to prevent development of a coal mine due to the potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef.

News | August 4th 2022

People look at the flooded Windsor Bridge at Windsor on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Sydney floods hit 50,000 around Australia's largest city

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

News | July 5th 2022

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Court rules Australian environment minister has no climate duty of care

An appeals court on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia’s environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change.

News, Politics | March 15th 2022

Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia delivers an address, during the COP26 Summit, at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. File photo by The Associated Press/Ian Forsyth/Pool

Australia dumps a pile of money into low emissions investment fund

Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, launched a billion Australian dollar ($738 million) investment fund to fast-track emerging low emissions technologies including carbon capture and storage as he bolsters his government’s green credentials ahead of elections due within months.

Race to a Safer World

News, Politics | November 10th 2021

An electric car gets charged at a supermarket carpark in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Mark Baker

Australia introduces plan to boost electric car purchases

Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, announced plans to encourage people to buy electric vehicles weeks after his government was accused at a U.N. conference in Scotland of being a laggard in fighting climate change.

Race to a Safer World

News, Politics | November 8th 2021

Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia at Singapore FinTech Festival. Photo by Eesan1969 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Australia challenges duty of care ruling to prevent future climate change

The Federal Court battle over a proposed coal mine expansion comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison battles to persuade his conservative government colleagues to commit to a zero emissions target for Australia by 2050.

Race to a Safer World

News, Politics | October 18th 2021

In this undated photo provided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the Great Barrier Reef near the Whitsunday, Australia, region is viewed from the air. (Jumbo Aerial Photography/Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority via AP)

Australia dodges downgrade of Great Barrier Reef by UNESCO

Australia on Friday, July 23, 2021 garnered enough international support to defer an attempt by the United Nations’ cultural organization to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change.

Race to a Safer World

News | July 23rd 2021

Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley, left, speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Associated Press/Lukas Coch/AAP via AP

Australia challenges UN health downgrade for Great Barrier Reef

Australia said on Tuesday, June 21, 2021, it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the U.N. World Heritage Committee’s proposal.

Race to a Safer World

News | June 22nd 2021