Opinion
The Productivity Commission says a national plan for water security needs updating for the challenges of a growing population and climate change. Governments must act urgently on water reform, argues Quentin Grafton.
News
Walking and cycling infrastructure will be prioritised in road upgrades, while tram, train and bus services will become more efficient, accessible and frequent under a State Government plan to deliver a new “modern, low emissions” transport system to combat climate change.
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Powerful blue collar unions are urging Labor to show greater unity on energy policy by strongly supporting coal and gas.
South Australia is the best equipped jurisdiction in the country to respond to climate change, with the state’s increasing reliance on solar and wind power likely to have the additional benefit of increasing jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by economist Ross Garnaut.
Seven years after the Adelaide City Council replaced Rundle Mall’s patchy pavers with slick granite, it is being advised to again rip up the paving and install “cooler materials” to help combat the effects of climate change.
