September 14, 2021 - In an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, which comes just weeks before a major climate conference in Glasgow, Australian doctors have warned Australia must significantly lift its commitment ...
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Doctors group applauds sensible comments on coal closure
September 13, 2021 - It is of great importance that NSW phases out electricity generation from coal this decade, so we are relieved to hear the NSW Energy and Environment Minister Hon Matt Kean ...
The climate apocalypse: Can a collapse of global civilisation be avoided?
September 7, 2021 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said “a target of net zero 2050 emissions to address the climate emergency is an illusion, net zero must be in the next decade. There must ...
Young People’s Climate Anxiety is Valid; Not Caused By So-Called “Alarmist” Activism
September 2, 2021 - – Recent efforts by two Liberal MPs to link mental health problems in young people to “alarmist” climate activism in an effort to secure extra funding for the school chaplaincy ...
DEA Member Pens Cover Story in Spring Edition of VICDOC
August 30, 2021 - Hayden Burch has authored an outstanding article in the Spring edition of the magazine, VICDOC. You can access it here.
Australia needs help from the US to defuse the ‘gas bomb’
August 19, 2021 - “A recent UN report states that reducing human-caused methane emissions is a most cost-effective strategy to rapidly reduce the rate of global warming and limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ...
Hurt the Land, Hurt the People
August 19, 2021 - “In 1975 Dr Bob Brown, motivated by a passion to fight for the environment, stood as a candidate for the United Tasmania Group. “This is widely acknowledged to have been ...
Launch of New Public Facing Newsletter
August 16, 2021 - As our organisation grows, we’re able to bring more and more people into the conversation about climate change and health. As such, we’ve launched a new public-facing newsletter. The first ...
Health leaders unite to release powerful statements calling for immediate and ambitious national action on climate
August 15, 2021 - 16 August 2021 Leaders representing over 500,000 Australian healthcare professionals and 298 organisations have today released powerful video messages urging the Federal Government to adopt a zero emissions target by ...
IPCC report: Doctors demand urgent action to avoid worsening climate catastrophes
August 9, 2021 - Doctors are demanding that the Scott Morrison Government puts policies in place to avoid the worst climate catastrophes, after the release today of the landmark IPCC report into climate change. ...
DEA joins statement from civil society organisations: Australia must slash climate pollution this decade
August 6, 2021 - August 6th, 2021 The political debate about climate change in Australia is stuck on whether the Federal Government should commit to net zero climate pollution by 2050. This is largely ...
The EU tariff plan is good news for Australia’s place in the World
July 29, 2021 - “The steady deterioration in Australia’s environment and the ineffective revision of the EPBC Act suggests that we need help from other developed nations to solve our problem. This help may ...
How the US could help Australia develop climate action
July 29, 2021 - “There comes a time when the citizens of one country need help from another country to solve crucial problems. In the case of Australia, help is not for poverty, chaos ...
The Coalition is sinking in the uncharted waters of the Murray Darling
July 19, 2021 - Deals between the Liberal and National parties could further imperil water policy and spell a dark future for the climate and sustainability efforts, writes Dr David Shearman. Continue reading…
Media release: Doctors slam the Morrison Government’s decision to reject Steggall’s climate bill
July 14, 2021 - Australia’s doctors are dismayed that the Morrison Government has rejected Zali Steggall’s climate change bill, which was tabled today, despite the need to protect public health from the deadly consequences ...
An open letter to Susan Ley
July 6, 2021 - 24th June 2021 Dear Honourable Minister Sussan Ley, We write as a group of concerned medical professionals regarding the Chinese state-owned Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) proposal to build the ...
Outcomes of the ‘Biodiversity, Natural Capital and the Economy’ Report at the G7 Summit
June 29, 2021 - Following Australia’s extravagant claims to climate leadership at the G7, hopes for a more diplomatic approach were dashed by a Prime Ministerial statement claiming that “Australia is a frontrunner when ...
The curse of coal and government health malfeasance
June 29, 2021 - “Policies which prolong the life of coal shorten the lives of many Australians and must be confronted – they are preventable deaths. It is distressing that ideology and ignorance have ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors call for emergency National Heritage Listing for takayna/ Tarkine – for health’s sake
June 28, 2021 - Tasmanian doctors have today written an open letter to federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley, calling for an emergency National Heritage Listing of takayna/ Tarkine on health grounds. The Tasmanian Committee of Doctors ...
As yet another extreme weather event hits hard, where is the health response?
June 24, 2021 - A GP whose property was hit by the storm, Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos, has called for Primary Health Networks (PHNs), as well as peak medical organisations, to assist with planning ...