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Brisbane, Australia a 'War Zone' as Major Flood Smashes City

AFPJanuary 12, 2011.

A total of 23 people have died in floodwaters that have turned an area twice the size of Texas into a disaster zone, following months of heavy rains blamed on La Nina.

Australia Welcomes Asian Refugees with Detention in For-Profit Jails -- Or by Just Allowing Them to Drown

Allison Kilkenny, TruthOut.org. October 19, 2010.

Boat arrivals only make up 5% of Australia's annual humanitarian intake. There are approximately 50,000 "illegal" persons in Australia at any one time and most are British.

Why Climate Change Denial Has Nothing to Do With Science and Everything to Do With Politics

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. August 26, 2010.

How did the globe's biggest environmental problem because simply an issue of politics?

An Australian Group Rolls Out Plan for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020

Stacy Feldman, SolveClimate. March 4, 2010.

This is huge considering Australia now gets nearly 80 percent of its power from coal plants. Is their plan feasible?

A Very Good Week for the World's Rivers and a Bad Week for Dams

Lori Pottinger, Huffington Post. November 16, 2009.

Thanks to grassroots advocacy and new legislation, important ecosystems across the globe will be guarded from harmful damming projects.

What Australia Can Teach Us About Water Efficiency

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. September 28, 2009.

Recently, Australia drastically reduced its per capita water usage. So what's the holdup stateside?

Wake Up California, Here's What a Real Water Crisis Looks Like

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. July 8, 2009.

Californians have very little clue about what a real water crisis looks like. It looks like what's happening in Australia.

Climate Change Ground Zero: Drought and Fires Devastate Australia

Keith Schneider, Yale Environment 360. April 4, 2009.

Steadily rising temperatures in south Australia and the recent drought may signal a permanent climate shift.

Coke Is Great for You!

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 2, 2009.

Coca-Cola just got slapped down in Australia for running a series of advertisements claiming the soft drink does not cause obesity or tooth decay.

Is Economic Recovery Even Possible on a Planet Headed for Environmental Collapse?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 19, 2009.

As the global economy melts down, so is the planet, with droughts threatening food production and industry across the world.

Crazy Pentecostal Pastor Blames Horrific Fires on Pro-Choice Laws

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. February 10, 2009.

Because what this tragedy needs is a little outsized fuckneckery.

Australia Faces Collapse as Climate Change Kicks in: Are the Southwest and California Next?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. February 2, 2009.

Australia is the canary in the coal mine for climate-driven desertification.

Is Australia Making Its Drought Worse by Turning to Desalination Plants for Water?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 13, 2008.

Unfortunately it is a classic case of "climate feedback" as desal plants cause more emissions and ocean acidification.

Private Spooks: Mercenary Intelligence Agencies are Recruiting Journalists

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2008.

A private intelligence outfit is attempting to recruit journalists around the world.

Despite Better Treatment, Concerns Remain for Australia's Refugees

Stephen de Tarczynski, IPS News. June 23, 2008.

Questions linger after a pro-democracy was tortured after being deported back to China.

Australia's PM-Elect Says Troops Out of Iraq by Mid-2008

BBCNovember 30, 2007.

Aussies to Bush: buh-bye.

Global Warming Claims Its First Major Political Victim

Dr. Joseph Romm, Huffington Post AlterNet: Environment. November 26, 2007.

Dr. Joseph Romm: Why Australia's conservative prime minister bit the dust.

Dispatch From Down Under: John Howard is Toast!

Alison Jobling, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 25, 2007.

AlterNet reader Alison Jobling: Another Bush lap-dog gets the boot.

Teens Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, Filmed It and Distributed It On DVD, Won't Serve Jail Time

Ann Bartow, Feminist Law Professors AlterNet: PEEK. November 7, 2007.

Ann Bartow: I wonder if the average porn consumer would recognize what was occurring or care about the coercive way that it was produced.

Aussie Family Values Party Drops Candidate Over Porn Pics

Paddy, AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2007.

Paddy: "But that's not my penis," Andrew Quah told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

Fifty Protesters Moon Bush In Australia

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2007.

Melissa McEwan: Bush calls the APEC conference OPEC, can't find a door and gets mooned by protest group called "Bums for Bush."

Australia: Global Warming's Canary in the Coal Mine

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. May 30, 2007.

In drought-riddled Australia, the effects of global warming are rippling through the economy -- effecting everything from farming to mining. It may even swing the next national election.