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Renew Economy: “Dirty and expensive:” City of Sydney bans gas as it votes to electrify all new big buildings
October 30, 2025
The City of Sydney has voted unanimously to require all newly built residential, commercial, hotels, and serviced apartment buildings to be all-electric, following the example of the ACT and Victoria governments. The new rules...
Read More ShareRACGP newsGP: Prioritise mental health in climate policies: GPs
October 29, 2025
Worsening climate change is increasingly impacting mental health, according to general practitioners (GPs), prompting calls for Australian leaders to prioritize mental health in climate and health policies. As the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts an...
Read More Sharenews.com.au: City of Sydney to outlaw gas appliances on all new homes and businesses
October 29, 2025
The City of Sydney has officially endorsed a ban on gas appliances in new buildings in Sydney, following a previous council decision to restrict indoor gas appliances in new homes.
Read More ShareAAP: Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change
October 28, 2025
Health professionals are raising concerns about the mental and physical health crisis linked to extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. Doctors will meet at Parliament House in Canberra to alert politicians.
Read More ShareNewcastle Herald: 'Our bodies and minds are getting sicker': doctors draw links to the causes
October 28, 2025
Doctors have warned of profound links between a hotter climate and health problems amid moves to protect people from worsening conditions. Newcastle physician Dr John Van Der Kallen is among a group of doctors...
Read More ShareScience Direct:Sustainable Health Care and Advocacy for Rheumatologists: Lessons Learned from the Australian Experience
October 21, 2025
Climate change is primarily caused by fossil fuel burning, and reducing carbon emissions is crucial for the planet and people's health write DEA members Dr John Van Der Kallen and Dr Katherine Poulsen in...
Read More ShareInsight+: Accelerating action towards net zero: how is high-quality environmentally sustainable healthcare being delivered in Australia?
October 20, 2025
Doctors for the Environment Australia Board Member, Dr Angie Bone, co-authors this article about how a diverse coalition of health system organisations from across Australia is collaborating to share their knowledge and expertise on...
Read More ShareABC News: Modelling shows gas project emissions will cause hundreds of heat-related deaths
October 14, 2025
Australian researchers have predicted 484 heat-related deaths in Europe directly caused by a single fossil fuel project, Woodside's Scarborough, due to climate impacts. According to this groundbreaking research the project would expose 516,000 people...
Read More ShareInsight+: Government’s addiction to fossil fuels ‘catching up with us, killing us,’ says Senator David Pocock
October 13, 2025
InSight+ spoke with Senator Pocock and Dr Kate Wylie about Doctors for the Environment Australia's recent forum, and on the back of the federal government’s emissions target announcement of 62-70% by 2035 and its...
Read More ShareInSight+: Fighting for our health in the wake of the National Climate Risk Assessment
October 06, 2025
A powerful article by Doctors for the Environment Australia Board Chair Professor Nick Talley about the climate crisis as a health crisis and the National Climate Risk Assessment.
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