Climate cuts, cover-ups and censorship

The Climate Council’s report, ‘Climate Cuts, Cover-Ups and Censorship’ provides a detailed overview of the Australian government’s approach to climate change since the election of the Liberal-National Coalition government in 2013. 

The period is characterised by slashing climate science funding, cutting effective climate change programs, rejecting the expert advice of national and international bodies, senior ministers making publicly misleading claims, a lack of credible climate policy, and consistently covering up poor performance.

Read the latest report released by the Climate Council - “Climate cuts, cover-ups and censorship.”

Climate cuts, cover-ups and censorship

The Climate Council’s report, ‘Climate Cuts, Cover-Ups and Censorship’ provides a detailed overview of the Australian government’s approach to climate change since the election of the Liberal-National Coalition government in 2013. 

The period is characterised by slashing climate science funding, cutting effective climate change programs, rejecting the expert advice of national and international bodies, senior ministers making publicly misleading claims, a lack of credible climate policy, and consistently covering up poor performance.

Read the latest report from the Climate Council - “Climate cuts, cover-ups and censorship."

You don't use so much plastic, do you? How to ditch it for July – and beyond

My first Plastic Free July was in 2013. At the time most of my friends were signing up for Dry July, the month where participants go alcohol free and raise funds for cancer support organisations across Australia.

Plastic Free July is in its sixth year, and millions will sign
 up to live without single-use plastics for a month. 

Instead, I decided to participate in what was then a relatively unknown challenge to reduce my single-use plastics over a month after watching the eco-documentary The Clean Bin Project.

I had participated in Dry July before; surely a plastic-free July would be just as easy. All I had to do was refuse single-use plastics for 31 days – besides, I didn’t use that much plastic.

Read The Guardian story by Erin Rhoads - “You don't use so much plastic, do you? How to ditch it for July – and beyond.”