Jo Lauder

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tyne Logan |Jo Lauder

Former Sydney Swans player Troy Luff still remembers the green shade of the clouds he witnessed from the Sydney Cricket Ground, just moments before the noise began. It sounded like an avalanche getting closer and closer. Then, out of nowhere, giant clumps of ice the size of cricket balls, some even larger, blasted through roofs and windows and bounced off car bonnets at 200 kilometres per hour.

Jan 10, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jo Lauder

A number of prominent Australians have written to the federal government urging them to introduce a law that would compel politicians to consider the health and wellbeing of future generations when making decisions related to climate change. The campaign for what's known as duty of care laws is being spearheaded by youth climate activist Anjali Sharma, who previously sued the government over a coal mine expansion.

Jan 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jo Lauder

Los Angeles is experiencing what's already been declared by some as the worst fires in its history, with a spate of wildfires blazing through parts of the city. The fires, which spread through densely populated areas, have so far killed five people, destroyed at least 1,000 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Follow the latest developments in our live blogAuthorities have said "hurricane-force" winds were fuelling the fires.

Dec 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jo Lauder |Tyne Logan |Stacy Gougoulis |Alex Lim |Fran Rimrod

The streets are deserted. An eerie silence hangs over the suburbs. More than half a million households have lost power, trains are being cancelled, some rail lines have buckled. Residents are sheltering in their homes, the blinds drawn. Hundreds of people will die, quietly, behind closed doors. This is not the start of a post-apocalyptic movie. Actually, it's Melbourne in 2009.

Dec 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jo Lauder |Tim Leslie

After months of speculation, the Coalition has released the projected costs for its nuclear policy, using modelling undertaken by consultancy Frontier Economics. The plan covers seven nuclear reactors across Australia. While the modelling claims that a grid with nuclear power will be cheaper than one without it, it doesn't go into detail about what the plan to build nuclear energy in Australia would look like.