Rising Tide, rising backlog. Coal protests too big for Zero Tolerance, police & courts
A total of 156 people were arrested during the Rising Tide protests, which closed the world’s biggest coal port at Newcastle. Wendy Bacon was one of them.
Climate Change
School Climate Strikers join Newcastle coal blockade
The School Strike 4 Climate have partnered with Rising Tide to stage what they hope will be the biggest civil disobedience action in the history of Australia this weekend.
Coal from Newcastle. The port blockade that aims to stop it.
Climate activist group Rising Tide has vowed to stage the largest civil disobedience action in Australia’s history by stopping coal ships leaving or entering Newcastle Port for 30 hours. Wendy Bacon reports.
№ 5 in Wading through greenwashing
Foul smells continue to plague Western Sydney residents near waste sites.
Foul odours are again plaguing residents in Western Sydney as floods and rain cause a crisis in the waste industry and raising further concerns about the NSW's capacity to regulate powerful companies.
№ 2 in Sceptical Climate
Filtering disinformation: climate change journalism since the late 1960s
Global warming was already a story by the late 1960s. So why are parts of the Australian media still spreading disinformation about climate change?
Why I Supported March In March
March in March was a resounding success because of its diversity, not in spite of it. It should move us to do more for those suffering under Tony Abbott, writes NM contributing editor Wendy Bacon.
Wendy Bacon Responds To News Corp
When you criticise Rupert Murdoch's News Corp you should expect a backlash, as Wendy Bacon found when she published her report on the coverage of climate change at Australian newspapers.
№ 1 in Sceptical Climate
Big Australian media reject climate science
Australia has the most concentrated press ownership in the world. What does that mean for significant issues such as climate change?
Voting Green because I'm a journalist - and all the other reasons
Why I support the Greens and voted for them in the September 2013 election