Planet A The Bank of China will stop funding new coal projects abroad, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s similar commitment to the UN General Assembly that China will stop building new foreign coal-fired power plants. …
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Sea state Australia will build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines under its new ‘AUKUS’ defence pact with the United Kingdom and the United States. The new submarines will be able to operate for months without …
Planet A New research shows that rising temperatures from climate change have caused physical changes in warm-blooded species to help them dispel heat and regulate body temperature. These changes indicate generations of persistent overheating, and …
Sea state The fourth AUSINDEX maritime exercise between Australia and India is underway. The four-day training drills are taking place off Darwin for the first time, and aim to boost interoperability between the two navies’ …
Planet A A heatwave across Greenland which raised temperatures 18° Celsius higher than average has resulted in the first recorded rain on the peak of its ice cap—more than 3,000 metres above sea level. This …
Sea state All three of Australia’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers have passed the final phase of testing and evaluation now that HMAS Sydney has returned from a successful 18-week trial deployment to the US and …
Planet A Wars, political upheavals, locust plagues and cyclical droughts in Africa have often left starvation in their wake. But without that sort of instability, Madagascar is experiencing a catastrophic famine and concern has been …
Sea state Two Chinese surveillance ships are stationed off Queensland’s coast to observe the massive 2021 Talisman Sabre exercise. The fortnight-long exercise is led by Australia and the US, which have been joined by other …
A tumultuous two weeks in South Africa have propelled corruption into international headlines after the country’s Constitutional Court jailed former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. On 7 July, Zuma, a man known for …
US government releases first report on WPS strategy The Biden administration has released its first public report evaluating the implementation of the 2019 United States strategy on women, peace, and security in the departments of …
Planet A The Australian government says it will appeal a federal court declaration that the environment minister has a duty of care to protect young people from harm associated with the impacts of climate change …
Sea state Warships from the US, Japanese and South Korean navies are in Sydney to take part in the annual Exercise Pacific Vanguard. Their visits to Garden Island Naval Base are subject to strict counter-Covid …