Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual theconversation.com/australias-lon… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

#heat and #mentalhealth ‐related presentations to a western Sydney emergency department, 2015–2019 MJA
Dr Cybele Dey Dr Kim Loo Lai Heng Foong
SwelteringCities
mja.com.au/journal/2024/2…

We're in a #ClimateEmergency .
#healthcare must manage the clinical demands, as well as limit its own emissions.
There are significant steps forward.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mark Butler MP Ged Kearney AMA President ACSQHC MJA

#sustainablehealthcare

insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/14/how-au…

As Albanese Government commits to green industry reform agenda, experts stress urgent health imperatives for fossil fuel phase out
croakey.org/as-albanese-go…
HT Dr Amy Coopes, Doctors for the Environment Australia #iDEA24
#AusPol
#PublicHealth

Great debate- thank you:
Paddy Manning ن Joseph Sikulu 350 dot org Allegra Spender Shane Rattenbury MLA Larissa Baldwin-Roberts GetUp! Kirsty Ruddock Environmental Defenders Office Nick Wood Energetics Australia

#auspol

‘You can’t uncook an egg!’

Good reasons to phase out #gas .
It harms health, disproportionately impacting vulnerable people.
#TurnOffTheGas #ElectrifyEverything

#springst
Thanks Harrison Tippet
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1… via ABC Australia

📢 #iDEA24 What a result!
Huge thanks all! 👏🏾

The event shed light on:
The need for health voices
#ClimateActionNow #ClimateHealthImpacts #fossilfuel phase-out #nature protection #greenhealthcare #ClimateJustice

Excellent report by Croakey News

croakey.org/as-albanese-go…

We need Australia to step up on reducing climate pollution as rapidly as possible.
Our health on a safe planet depends on it.
#auspol ⁦ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Wake up and smell the exhaust fumes – they’re making us sick! croakey.org/wake-up-and-sm… #publichealth

So many reasons to protect the #GreatBarrierReef

Vital for #biodiversity #oceans #ecosystems and all of us who are part of the rich interconnected web of life.

The expansion of #gas and petrochemical manufacturing near people’s homes is bad news for local people.
Health workers rightly call on the government to take the health risks to public health seriously.

ntnews.com.au/news/northern-… via The NT News

Glad you agree Amy! Croakey News
What a fantastic #iDEA24 !
Thanks to everyone who helped out and to everyone who attended!
Big thanks to Doctors for the Environment Australia for the amazing climate health work!
Keep it up 💪🏼👊🏼
#BuildingMommentum !

Sikulu names the elephant in the room - Top Down is what created the climate crisis in the first place. Quotes a Kiribati elder to COP: 'White Sugar, White Bread, everything that is bad for our islands is White' #iDEA24

Taking a deep dive into Woodside - proposed expansion of the NW Shelf gas fields. If implemented to full extent, would release 6bn tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, a 'bomb' #iDEA24

A hot 🔥 lineup of experts for the #iDEA24 Extreme Heat & Heatwaves panel discussion 🥵
Ollie Jay Dr Cybele Dey Thomas Longden SwelteringCities
Doctors for the Environment Australia

Powerful words from 350 dot org 's Joseph Sikulu

In an era of corporate accountability and responsibility, Ruddock taking us through some live EDO cases taking mining giants to court on (I may be paraphrasing here) greenwashing, book-cooking and weasel words #iDEA24

5 key takeaways for climate advocates from Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Kate Smolski #iDEA24

Prof Lesley Hughes getting the #iDEA24 conference going with a great quote from Greta Thunberg
Doctors for the Environment Australia