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An open letter addresses climate anxiety among children and how schools can offer them valuable opportunities for learning about climate change. 

DEA joined the RANZCP, the Black Dog Institute, and others in signing an open letter warning children's concerns about climate change should not be pathologised as an anxiety disorder when it is often a...

Every week, Doctors for the Environment Australia member Dr. Marianne Cannon witnesses the expenses of hot and cold homes in emergency rooms.  Marianne explains why Australia's best energy security policy begins at the front...

Renew magazine looks at what the options are for communities to protect themselves from harmful smoke entering homes during a bushfire. Doctors for the Environment Australia Air Pollution group convenor Dr Ben Ewald explains...

As DEA turns 25, NewsGP looks at the landmark moments of the 25 year old organisation and how it continues to play a vital role in linking environmental issues to human health.

Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has been promoting the once under-appreciated claim that safeguarding the environment is essential to safeguarding human health for the last 25 years.

Doctors for the Environment Australia Board Secretary, Dr Carolyn Orr, along with Carole Peters and David Lindenmayer speak to the detrimental health and environmental impacts of prescribed burns in this article on page 7...

"It is increasingly obvious that human health is shaped by the health of our environment and it is increasingly plain that treating the effects of climate change, pollution and other threats facing our planet’s...

New polling has shown increasing support for a 25% tax on gas exports to finance vital services and community resilience, with some climate groups, including Doctors for the Environment Australia, asking the money from...

Australia still faces a number of threats in 2026, such as fuel insecurity, rising living expenses, and the possibility of conflict. Disinformation about climate change and reliance on fossil fuels, however, might be the...