The amount of plastics Australians generate in one year produces as much greenhouse gas as 5.7 million cars on the roads annually, which is more than one-third of emissions yielded annually by the country’s car fleet. In a new study, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF-Australia found that if Australia continues on its current…
Australia’s Plastic Emissions Equals Amount Produced by 5.7 Million Cars Annually
6 Killed in Kindergarten Stabbing Attack in China
A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province on Monday killing six people and injuring one, police said. Media reported the attack in Lianjiang county was a stabbing. The suspect, with the surname Wu and from Lianjiang, had been detained, police said, adding they were investigating. No other details were…
Condemned Building Used by Homeless People Falls in Brazil, Killing 14 People
RIO DE JANEIRO—An apartment building condemned for more than a decade but used by homeless people collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, killing 14 people, including six children, firefighters reported Saturday. The building in Recife’s Paulista suburb crumbled in the early hours of Friday, prompting a frantic search for victims. Searchers combed through the…
Dispute Breaks Out Over Which Indigenous Group Has the Right to Conduct Traditional Ceremony
July 9, 2023
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Two Aboriginal men have clashed over which clan had the right to hold a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the opening of a major highway in Western Australia. The incident comes as Australians prepare to vote on a national referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution to include greater recognition of Aboriginal interests. On…
If Government Is Serious About Tackling the Housing Crisis, It Must Help Private Investors
Commentary You have to wonder whether Australia’s federal and state Labor governments are trying to drive private landlords out of the residential market. It would be perverse behaviour when Australia has a housing rental and home ownership crisis, but the only alternative explanation is incompetence. In the first place, they’ve set the country up for…
Britcoin ‘Will Change Everything,’ Analyst Warns
A Bank of England (BoE) digital pound will be a “complete restructure” of the current financial system and can give the government more control on how people use their money, a financial analyst warns. Some 130 countries are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to the Atlantic Council. The Bank of England (BoE) and…
Climate Advocates Call for Australia to Cut Emissions by Almost Three-Quarters by 2035
Bids on the next emissions reduction milestone are being tallied by the federal climate advisor as Australia prepares to update its targets. Declared levels for 2035, as a milestone to net zero carbon emissions by mid-century, are required under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2C. Australia’s emissions must be reduced…
Childcare Subsidy Boost Could Worsen Staff Shortages
Families battling the cost of living are hoping for a break when the federal government’s childcare rebate boost kicks in. From Monday, families earning less than $530,000 with one or more children under five will receive childcare subsidies of up to 90 percent, depending on income. However, childcare providers warn that increased demand for places will…
Singh Says NDP Won’t Support Back-to-Work Legislation to End BC Port Strike
Jagmeet Singh said the Trudeau government will not be getting any help from the federal New Democrat Party (NDP) in pushing through legislation to end a British Columbia port workers strike. NDP leader Mr. Singh made the remarks on July 4 in a statement that said his party “would oppose back-to-work legislation.” “We would decline,”…
NZ Teachers Shocked Physics, Chemistry, Biology Missing From New Science Curriculum
New Zealand science teachers have raised alarm over an early draft science curriculum, which lacks any mention of physics, chemistry, and biology. The draft, which will be officially released for public consultation in August, was distributed to a few teachers ahead of its publication. Michael Johnston, senior fellow of the think tank New Zealand Initiative,…
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