The ‘sick note’ to get kids out of school for the climate strikes

The ‘sick note’ to get kids out of school for the climate strikes

Three climate professors have signed a climate “doctor’s certificate” which can be used by students if they attend their local climate strike on Friday.

  • byLaura Chung

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Tyre deflating climate activists strike again in northern suburbs

Tyre deflating climate activists strike again in northern suburbs

After hitting Toorak last month,the Tyre Extinguishers claimed responsibility for about 40 vehicles being targeted in Brunswick and Princes Hill overnight.

  • byAlex Crowe
Government concedes bonds will be hit by climate in legal settlement

Government concedes bonds will be hit by climate in legal settlement

Climate activists have scored another win in an ongoing wave of court cases against governments. This time they targeted the bond market.

  • byNick O'Malley
Violence restraining orders issued against Woodside climate protesters

Violence restraining orders issued against Woodside climate protesters

The CEO of Australia’s largest gas company has obtained violence restraining orders against members of a climate action group who protested outside her home.

  • byPeter Milne
Ever wondered what it’s like to sail on Greenpeace’s iconic Rainbow Warrior?

Ever wondered what it’s like to sail on Greenpeace’s iconic Rainbow Warrior?

No longer on the “radical flank” of environmental activism,the storied ship still has clout.

  • byMiki Perkins andEddie Jim
Fighting,not sinking:The Pacific plea for Australian climate action

Fighting,not sinking:The Pacific plea for Australian climate action

As heat records tumble and the sea level rises,Fijians on the front lines of the Pacific climate crisis want Australia and other global emitters to do more of the heavy lifting.

  • byMiki Perkins andEddie Jim
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Perth activists call for ban on mining in the jarrah forest at national rally

Perth activists call for ban on mining in the jarrah forest at national rally

Environmental activists were part of a rally calling for a national ban on native logging,and an end to mining in the state’s jarrah forest.

  • byHolly Thompson
How VicForests hired a private investigator to tail an environmentalist
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How VicForests hired a private investigator to tail an environmentalist

The Andrews government is facing calls to abolish VicForests after the state’s privacy watchdog found its covert surveillance of environmentalists was unlawful and a flagrant breach of privacy.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Activists elevate anti-oil message,spend hours on Rishi Sunak’s roof

Activists elevate anti-oil message,spend hours on Rishi Sunak’s roof

Greenpeace protesters entered the grounds of British prime minister’s listed manor house in North Yorkshire,using ladders and ropes to scale the building.

  • byEwan Somerville,Martin Evans andDominic Penna
Barbie hoax targets Mattel over plastic toys

Barbie hoax targets Mattel over plastic toys

Climate activists have staged an elaborate hoax that claimed that all Mattel toys,including the iconic Barbie doll,would be plastic free by 2030.

  • byLivia Albeck-Ripka andOrlando Mayorquin
Police ‘ambush’ climate protesters outside home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill

Police ‘ambush’ climate protesters outside home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill

Five climate protesters have been arrested by anti-terrorism police for targeting the home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill.

  • byPeter Milne