HALF A MILLION HOMES TO BECOME ‘UNINSURABLE’ BY END OF DECADE, SAYS SHOCK REPORT [Source: Tracey Ferrier, InQueensland, 3 May 2022] More than half a million properties across Australia will effectively become uninsurable this decade due to climate change, a new report has warned. The Climate Council says the nation […]
Our population is expected to double in 80 years – where will all these people live?
Our population is expected to double in 80 years. We asked Australians where they want all these people to live Julian Bolleter, The University of Western Australia and Robert Freestone, UNSW Sydney Australia’s population is projected to grow to over 50 million people by 2101. This will have enormous implications for […]
WA trials first zero-emission buses
Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland
Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change Kimberley Reid, The University of Melbourne and Andrew King, The University of Melbourne The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie […]
Would you ditch your car if public transport was free?
Here’s what researchers have found Enrica Papa, University of Westminster Luxembourg recently became the first country in the world to make all public transport free. As of March 1 2020, all buses, trains and trams throughout the country can be boarded without paying a fare – the largest area to […]