Thousands of Koalas Feared Dead in Australia Wildfires

TRISTAN LAVALETTE / The Associated Press Dec 28, 2019 The beloved marsupial is already under threat due to habitat loss as temperatures soar and fire danger increases in the country’s east. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Australia’s Ruling Coalition Elected to Surprise Third Term

ROD McGUIRK / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 Scott Morrison, the conservative prime minister, defies opinion polls to win on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Poses a Terrifying New Normal, Study Finds

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Nov 21, 2018 New research indicates that cities could face as many as five extreme weather events in a single year by the end of the century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

People’s Global Climate March 2015: Taking to the Streets for Our Future

By Common Dreams staff Nov 30, 2015 On the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, millions of people are joining in Sunday, at more than 2,500 events around the globe, using people power to put pressure on world leaders to unite in fighting global warming at the COP21 summit opening Monday in Paris. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Banality of Terrorism: Sydney’s Other Hostage Crisis of 1984

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 15, 2014 One’s heart goes out to the Sydney hostages. But it is distressing to see the hostage-taker made 10 feet tall by the media and to have Daesh (which is what most Arabs derisively call Islamic State) invoked. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hostage Crisis Unfolds at Sydney Cafe

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 15, 2014 Five people managed to escape Monday from the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney, where they had been detained by an armed assailant who was still holding several hostages. Meanwhile, Australian authorities, from police to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, pushed to defuse the crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope: ‘Insatiable Consumption’ Depleting Earth’s Resources

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI hit a green note Thursday, pontificating (har har) about the environment to a crowd of pilgrims at the Roman Catholic Church's youth festival in Sydney, Australia, and making good on his eco-friendly nickname, "the green pope." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

?Earth Hour?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2008 Actor Jeremy Piven wants you to turn your lights off. Especially you, Atlanta. It's part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surf Conditions: Extra Frothy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The word "seafoam" might call to mind a posh shade of light green that would color, say, select Restoration Hardware or J. Crew products. However, for seaside dwellers along a stretch of Australian coastline in New South Wales, the term quite literally describes the frothy substance that completely covered their beaches after a nearby storm stirred up the Pacific. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )