Climate calling

With summer approaching, few things are more appealing than a long, cold beer. Except with the climate warming up, brewing the perfect pint is becoming more of a challenge. In Germany, where they are preparing for the Oktoberfest beer festival, brewing beer is close to a religion. The beer industry is looking to find ways to make hops - a vital ingredient of beer - more resistant to rising temperatures and drought

A series of cold fronts have brought damaging and destructive winds to Tasmania. Thousands have lost power and parts of Tasmania's south-east are now under flood warnings, with authorities warning the worst is yet to come.

More than a year after the arrest of Azeri anti-corruption academic Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, human rights organisations are concerned about Azerbaijan's human rights record ahead of it's hosting of the annual COP Climate Change summit.

Anthony Albanese has secured regional support for his Pacific Policing Initiative, which the Australian prime minister says will strengthen collective peace and security. The initiative is widely seen by analysts as a rebuke to China's efforts to expand its own policing and security footprint in the region.

Being touted as a 'once-in-a-decade opportunity', Australia is conducting a ten-year review into the preservation of some our least-known but most pristine islands. Under a federal government proposal, the protected waters around Heard and McDonald - a remote group of subantarctic islands 4,000 kilometres southwest of Western Australia - are set to quadruple in size. The move has been welcomed by marine scientists but they say under the current plan, the areas of highest ecological value won't be adequately protected.

Australia’s AUKUS agreement with the US and Uk will pave the way for nuclear submarines – and nuclear waste. But some experts say the government has not learned the lessons of three past attempts to deal with that material.

Last summer, the Great Barrier Reef suffered through in some of the hottest waters in 400 years. The finding, derived from analysis of coral cores, has shocked researchers who have warned human-made climate change is responsible for back-to-back coral bleaching. They fear reefs worldwide could be jeopardised without increased action.

As the climate debate escalates in Canberra, a leading foreign investor in Australian renewable energy has called for politicians to stick to the plan. Business leaders from India have flown into Sydney for talks with the energy minister on the sidelines of the nation's clean energy summit.

Yessie Mosby is one of the so-called Torres Strait Eight, a group from the Pacific Islands which lodged a complaint with the UN Human Rights Council. Their complaint - that Australia is not doing enough to protect their people from climate change - was the first ever case of its kind. Mr Mosby - a Zenadh Kes Masig man - has been in Hawaii for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture to connect with other countries from across the Pacific who are experiencing the climate crisis on their doorstep.

The federal Coalition has identified seven locations for future nuclear reactors. Peter Dutton says if they win the next election, they'll look to make nuclear power a part of Australia's energy future.