ACT parliament declares climate emergency

The ACT parliament has declared a climate emergency in the national capital, becoming the first Australian state or territory to do so.

ACT Greens leader and Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury on Thursday moved a motion calling on the major parties to acknowledge a state of climate emergency that requires urgent action.

Read the SBS story - “ACT parliament declares climate emergency.”

‘Thundersnow', dust storms and gale force winds: What is going on with Australia's weather?

Every Australian state and territory has been impacted by wild weather over the past few days.

The hills are white today in Falls Creek despite
 the official ski season ending on October 7.

In South Australia 40,000 properties were left without power and several homes were damaged as wind gusts of over 100 kilometres per hour hit on Wednesday night.

Victoria also saw severe thunderstorms with the State Emergency Service reporting it had received over 750 calls for assistance by Tuesday night.

Read the ABC News story by Kate Doyle - “‘Thundersnow', dust storms and gale force winds: What is going on with Australia's weather?”