Lucy Norton on Listening to Flood
By Lucy NortonLucy Norton compassionately reflects on living through the 2022 Lismore Floods and how colonial frameworks misplace our grief in light of climate events.
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Lauren Scott on protecting Central Desert culture
By Lauren ScottSouthern Arrente and Arabana person Lauren Scott highlights how climate change impacts intangible cultural property such as language.
NGALI GARIMA MALLA JUGUN (We Look After This Country) – A call for submissions
Through a new editorial partnership, Right Now and Groundswell are platforming stories that explore the intersection of climate change and human rights, pertaining to First Nations justice.
Sun, sea and … storm surges: bayside buyers beware
By Gideon Cohen, Pauline Février, Hannah VandenbogaerdePlanning experts believe many Port Phillip residents are under informed about how climate change will increase their risk of flooding in coming decades
Canary in the coalmine
By Amelia Costigan, Ann Khorany, Hannah HammoudGippsland’s industrial and economic past is returning to haunt it, with weather extremes and rising sea levels associated with human-induced climate change, driven by the use of fossil fuels.
Don’t look away.
By Gina McCollRight Now set a challenge for a lucky bunch of postgraduate students at the Centre for Advancing Journalism (University of Melbourne). The pay off? Scale. Impact. Investigations. New journalists launching careers with skills, contacts and credibility in climate and human rights reporting.
Phoebe McIlwraith on dancing with Country
By Phoebe McIlwraithAs the climate crisis intensifies, so too does the language we use about the impacts of harmful human behaviour on the environment.
Exhausted: the breathtaking cost of living near a freight route
By Sasha Gattermayr, James Costa, Jade Murray and Helena MorganExperts have warned for some time that if international air quality standards aren’t met, we will face a preventable public health emergency. Global warming is making it worse.
Right Now is back
We’ve been taking a breather.
In that time we’ve witnessed the game changing federal election roll out in the shadow of the pandemic.
A wave of results across the country sent an unambiguous message to Canberra that Australians want action on climate change.
Trashed: the neighbourhood made sick by Melbourne’s landfill demands
By Marilyn Tan and Xinyi Li (Violet)Sunshine Avenue in the Melbourne suburb of Kealba is lined on one side with brick houses with well-tended gardens. At first glance, the western suburbs street looks little different from other post-war suburbs in this city. Except the houses are just metres away from a burning landfill site. A gentle breeze blows odour from the […]