Extinction Rebellion goes for digital disruption amid pandemic

Extinction Rebellion goes for digital disruption amid pandemic

The environmental movement known for disruptive and theatrical protests is going digital for the pandemic lockdown but ordinary people won't be targeted.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Lights off for Earth Hour as virus cuts global carbon emissions

Lights off for Earth Hour as virus cuts global carbon emissions

The coronavirus pandemic has had at least one positive upside,with global carbon emissions temporarily on the wane.

  • byChristiane Oelrich andSubel Bhandari
Big corporations can show us the way to do democratic socialism

Big corporations can show us the way to do democratic socialism

The world has the resources and technological capabilities to offer everyone material comfort,dignity and opportunities for growth - if we make this change.

  • byPaul Adler
Protesters target Queensland resource sector women's day breakfast

Protesters target Queensland resource sector women's day breakfast

One protester locked himself to a car outside the event about 7am on Thursday,briefly blocking eastbound lanes of Gregory Terrace.

  • byMatt Dennien andLydia Lynch
Protesters vow'chaos'for first sitting day amid heavy traffic delays
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Protesters vow'chaos'for first sitting day amid heavy traffic delays

The group gathered outside Queensland Parliament as MPs returned for 2020 before taking to the streets and blocking the entrance to the building.

  • byMatt Dennien andLydia Lynch
Fringe benefits:Climate protesters harness huge Perth festival crowds

Fringe benefits:Climate protesters harness huge Perth festival crowds

This summer brings Perth's climate unrest to the boil as protest groups join forces to leverage crowds attracted by one of the world’s biggest fringe festivals.

  • byEmma Young
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'Wake up and smell the smoke':Bushfire protests spread to London

'Wake up and smell the smoke':Bushfire protests spread to London

People protest in London at the drop of a hat but this gathering outside Australia House felt different.

  • byBevan Shields
Sydney CBD climate protest attracts over 30,000 people

Sydney CBD climate protest attracts over 30,000 people

More than 30,000 protesters have voiced their displeasure at the government's handling of the bushfire crisis and their attitude towards climate change.

  • byJanek Drevikovsky andMatt Bungard
Extinction Rebellion plans two disruptive Brisbane protests this week

Extinction Rebellion plans two disruptive Brisbane protests this week

The climate change activist group plans to shut down the Go Between Bridge and surround State Parliament.

  • byToby Crockford
'Frenzied consumerism':France considers banning'Black Friday'sales

'Frenzied consumerism':France considers banning'Black Friday'sales

Elisabeth Borne,the country's ecological transition minister,warned against"frenzied consumerism"linked to the sales weekend and its negative impact on the environment.

  • byHenry Samuel
Senior activists tape mouths shut protesting Brisbane library ban

Senior activists tape mouths shut protesting Brisbane library ban

Senior climate activists have staged a silent protest outside Brisbane's City Hall after they were banned from booking public library rooms.

  • byLucy Stone