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13 November 2024

Countering disinformation in Australia and the Pacific

This week, Brisbane became a central hub for discussions on the importance of information integrity as Griffith University, in collaboration...

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14 October 2024

Survey reveals Australian’s lukewarm response to urgent action on global heating 

Fears for Great Barrier Reef, nuclear power and cost-of-living pressures among concerns.

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21 August 2024
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18 July 2024

Study highlights Australia’s troubling role in global forest carbon decline  

Findings underscore Australia's emergence as negative outlier as forest areas and carbon stocks decline.

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29 May 2024
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Australia’s unfair generational inheritance

The 2024-2025 Australian federal budget addressed current cost-of-living issues but lacked any real clarity around future planning. It has raised concerns about the long-term impacts of budget measures on future generations.

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10 May 2024
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Coal versus coral

In Gladstone, amid shipping traffic and industrial landscapes, the Australian cultural cringe is palpable, torn between pride in resources and prospect of environmental devastation as observed by Dr Kerrie Foxwell-Norton.

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15 April 2024

New micro course helps local councils be climate ready

Online micro-credential course to build organisations’ capability to adapt and mitigate against climate impacts.

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11 April 2024

Researchers propose mechanism for just energy transition in Pakistan

Griffith Asia Institute have partnered with Green Finance & Development Center, Climate Smart Ventures and Pakistan-China Institute to release a...

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22 January 2024
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The escalating human toll of extreme heat

Global heatwaves are causing severe human suffering, with vulnerable populations facing escalating risks. Urgent questions arise about mobility, decent work, health access, homelessness, mental health, and essential services during extreme heat says Professor Susan Harris Rimmer.

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9 January 2024

Projections reveal the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change

Climate and land use changes are causing significant alterations in global terrestrial water storage, impacting extreme weather events like floods and droughts, a Griffith-led study has found.

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