Democracy, that's democracy as envisaged by Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri and his Online Citizen Assembly he writes about in Pearls and Irritations.

He argues, " Australia’s fading democracy calls for radical rethinking";

"Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.";

"The Australien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!";

"Trump plan would eliminate NOAA climate research, slash agency budget";

"Trump’s new reason for canceling grants: ‘Climate anxiety’";

"World Expo 2025 opens in Osaka themed 'Designing Future Society for Our Lives'";

"Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents. An expert explains";

"Scottish wildfire risk increases after lack of spring showers";

"UK weather: wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected";

"Some good news on the climate transition";

"Pollen peril: how heat, thunder and smog are creating deadly hay fever seasons";

" California’s $59bn agriculture industry reels under Trump’s wavering tariffs";

"Beyond anxiety: Teens’ mental health suffers on Africa’s climate frontlines";

"Fire smoke tied to thousands of premature deaths in 2017 alone";

"Trump Guts Agency Critical to Worker Safety as Temperatures Rise";

"‘Waste Wars’: A Conflict With No End in Sight";

"The Home of Natural Sequence Farming";

"A Natural Sequence Farm.";

"Victoria wants to burn more waste for energy – in someone else’s electorate";

"March 2025: Earth’s 3rd-warmest March on record";

"Some good news on the climate transition";

"New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say";

"Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers";

"NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire";

"Meet a Family That’s Betting the Farm on a Wild Idea. Literally";

"Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute";

"Governments agree green shipping targets and fees for missing them";

"Renewable and Low-Carbon Sources Accounted for Over 40% of Global Electricity Production in 2024: Report";

"Friday essay: in an uncertain world, ‘green relief’ offers respite, healing and beauty";

"Australian voters are left in the dark on climate targets as they head to the ballot box";

"‘Endearing and fascinating’ yellow-bellied glider faces ‘inexorable slide’ into extinction";

"Green activist group is pausing work after backlash by investors";

"The unusual inspiration for this energy-free cooling system is elephant skin";

"‘Deep Change Theory’ Could Pull Us Out of a Global Climate and Pollution Crisis, Scientists Say";

"Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact";

"‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest capital";

"Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report";

"Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods";

"Not enough water available for Coalition’s nuclear proposal to run safely, report finds";

"Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters";

"The Coalition prepares to soften Australia’s 2030 climate target, while reaffirming its commitment to the Paris Agreement";

"How Capitalism Crashes Democracy";

"Livestock producer speaks with SBS about impacts of floods in south-west Queensland";

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