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Ocean warming is accelerating
A new study reveals increasing warming rates in the world’s oceans in recent decades and the locations with the greatest heat uptake.
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Ecuador referendums vote to save the environment
In referendums held last week, Ecuadorians voted to protect unique biospheres and halt mineral and oil extraction – one annulling mining concessions owned by Gina Rinehart and others in northwest Ecuador.
Entertainment News
RIP Robbie and Rodriguez
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Two more musical giants have left us, with news yesterday of the deaths of Robbie Robertson, of The Band, and Sixto Rodriguez.
Articles & Columns
July 29 is International Tiger Day!
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Picture yourself in the heart of a vast and ancient jungle, surrounded by towering huge trees holding untold past secrets. The air is thick with nature's beauty, and the sounds of wildlife create a melody of life.
National News
#BeatPlasticPollution this World Environment Day
It’s World Environment Day and this year the spotlight is on finding solutions to plastic pollution – #BeatPlasticPollution.
Local News
It’s International Nurses Day!
It’s International Nurses Day today – an international day observed around the world each year on 12 May which is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The event mark the contributions that nurses make to society. The theme for the 2023 resource is Our Nurses. Our Future.
National News
World Wildlife Day – once it’s gone, it’s gone forever
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It’s World Wildlife Day and the United Nations is reminding us that this an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that their conservation provides to people.
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From fashion to the field: Vale Vivienne Westwood and Pelé
Two very-loved international celebrities died on December 29 and the worlds of football and fashion are mourning their passing.
Sport
The Irukandjis sting in USA
Australia's national surfing team the Irukandjis have won a silver medal overall at the International Surfing Association World Surfing Games which just wrapped up at Huntington Beach, California.
World News
CSIRO tracking NASA’s asteroid collision test today
The world’s first full-scale planetary defence test is happening today. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is designed to strike an asteroid and adjust its course.
National News
World hungry for food security solution
The complex issue of global food security can only be solved if all nations work together, according to UNSW expert Professor Johannes le Coutre.
National News
Albanese, Perrottet and Australian Republic Movement respond to the passing of the Queen
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The Prime Minister, the Premier and the Australian Republic Movement, have made statements about the Queen this morning.
National News
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
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Australia has woken to the news that Queens Elizabeth II has passed away aged 96, with a simple message three hours ago. 'The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon'.
National News
Boris stands down as leader of the Tories
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In the shadow of a series of scandals, and a party that had lost confidence in its leader to the point where dozens of his own ministers resigned, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson floated in a dark sea of speculation yesterday as to whether he would resign or not.
Local News
It’s Earth Day – Invest In Our Planet
First held on April 22, 1970, Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org with 1 billion people in more than 193 countries involved. The official theme for 2022 is Invest In Our Planet.
National News
Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to combat gender bias
Women working in the health, medical and life sciences sectors will take to their keyboards on World Health Day to increase the visibility of women in science on Wikipedia, combatting gender bias in the online encyclopedia.
Byron Echo
World Health Day: our planet, our health
On this World Health Day the World Health Organization(WHO) asks the questions: are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water and food are available to all; where economies are focused on health and well-being, and; where cities are liveable and people have control over their health and the health of the planet?
Local News
It’s International Day of Forests
On International Day of Forests, North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) says it is essential that we recognise that forests support our civilisation, climate and biodiversity.
World News
Julian Assange and Stella Morris to marry in Belmarsh
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his fiancée Stella Morris in the maximum security Belmarsh prison, in London, on 23 March.
World News
Good news for whales in Iceland
In an announcement that has made conservationsists very happy, Iceland's fisheries minister, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has signalled plans to end commercial whaling by 2024 saying there is little economic justification to continue once current quotas expire in 2023.
National News
What’s Nu in COVID variants? Highlighted need for stronger Australian contribution
According to the End COVID For All campaign the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in Botswana, most likely to be called 'Nu', underlines the need for Australia to step up its contribution to co-oridnated global efforts to prevent the virus’ spread and mutation.
National News
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2021
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
World News
Moby: COP26 world leaders need to negotiate a Plant-Based Treaty
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As vegan becomes the new green, many people are understanding that eating a plant-based diet has just as much to do with the climate emergency as it does with the death of earthlings for human use.
Local News
NOAA says July 2021 hottest on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that July 2021 was the world’s hottest month on record, with the temperature 0.93°C above the 20th-century average, the highest since global records began in 1880.
World News
Haiti: hunger, COVID and political unrest and now a huge earthquake
A powerful 7.2-magnitude quake that rocked southern Haiti on Saturday morning is yet another crisis that will impact millions of people in the vulnerable Caribbean nation
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It’s World Oceans Day!
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It's World Oceans Day and we just wanted to honour that with a few photos from our library.
National News
PM must prioritise gender equality at G7 Summit
An Australian women’s development organisation, the International Women’s Development Agency is urging Prime Minister Scott Morrison to prioritise gender equality at the upcoming G7 Summit in Cornwall this week.
Local News
Ballina’s Old Quarter Coffee paves road to success
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A fundraiser to help build a road for farmers in Sumatra whose premium coffee supplies the Northern Rivers is well on its way to reaching its target, but still needs more support.
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Dili facing double disaster
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The capital of East Timor, Dili, is reeling after flood waters swept through the city on the weekend, leaving at least 27 dead. The President of East Timor, Francisco Guterres Lú-Olo, described the floods as a 'great calamity'.
Planet Watch
Human activity, climate change risk more pandemics
New research has revealed climate change, environmental degradation and human activity are creating a perfect storm for more deadly pandemics like COVID-19.
Scientists from the...
National News
Bob Brown criticises Adani move to arrest journalist
Environmentalist Bob Brown has warned that Adani’s latest move to arrest an Indian journalist is designed to scare media away from investigating the company’s activity.
National News
Biden Inauguration: speech, song and poetry herald new era for America
‘The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer.’
After four years of turmoil, Joe Biden offered hope and calm to the American people in his first speech as President.
National News
2020 second hottest year on record
Australia's Climate Council says new data shows 2020 was the second hottest year ever recorded globally, despite the influence of La Niña conditions.
World News
US Capitol under siege as Democrats win Georgia
Two American cities are in turmoil, with large numbers of pro-Trump protesters invading the Capitol building earlier today in Washington, and also gathering at the Atlanta Capitol in Georgia.
World News
Bail rejected for Julian Assange
Australian citizen Julian Assange will remain in Belmarsh Prison for now, with District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejecting his bail application overnight in London.
National News
Julian Assange extradition case fails
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The US government has failed in its bid to have Australian citizen Julian Assange moved from the UK to the USA to face multiple charges, which could have led to a maximum sentence of 170 years in prison.
National News
Trump gives ScoMo a gong
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As his time in the White House ticks away, President Donald Trump found a unique Christmas present for the man who has everything, giving PM Scott Morrison a prestigious US military honour.
Local News
High risk vehicles to be stopped and checked for fire ants at NSW Qld border
The detection of Red Imported Fire Ants at South Murwillumbah has seen a quick response from the Department of Primary Industries who have now started their next wave of operation in response.
Local News
Kingscliff hosts largest triathlon since covid
Over 1,600 athletes were in Kingscliff over the weekend to participate in the largest triathlon since covid.
Local News
Vale Pam Sonia
Very sadly, local treasure Pam Sonia passed away in Ewingsdale, last Wednesday, December 6.
Local News
Blue-green algae ‘amber alert’ at Lake Ainsworth
As the summer heats up there has been an increase in the blue-green algae at Lake Ainsworth near Lennox Head and an ‘amber alert' has been flagged by Ballina Shire Council.
