‘Astounded': former fire chief unloads on politicians over climate change inaction

Decorated Australian firefighter Greg Mullins says climate change is contributing to bushfires so horrendous that homes and lives cannot be protected, and the federal government will not acknowledge the link because it has failed on emissions reduction policy.

Greg Mullins says both major parties have failed
to take steps to arrest Australia's contribution to
climate change.

The extraordinary comments by Mr Mullins, a former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner, coincides with the Tuesday launch of the group Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action, which will lobby the major parties to drastically reduce fossil fuel use and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Nicole Hasham - “‘Astounded': former fire chief unloads on politicians over climate change inaction.”

(Listen to Greg Mullins on the Climate Conversations podcast)

Households win right to fight for sunlight on their solar panels

Homeowners with rooftop solar systems will be protected from neighbouring property developments overshadowing their roofs under changes to planning rules the Andrews government has introduced.

The Andrews government will introduce new planning
 rules to protect household solar panels from being
overshadowed by neighbouring developments.

The new residential planning rules, to be brought in later this month, will mean that overshadowing of existing solar panels and hot water systems will have to be considered in residential planning decisions.

Read the story from The Age by Adam Carey and Benjamin Preiss - “Households win right to fight for sunlight on their solar panels.”