Australia continues to subsidise fossil fuels, imposing costs not only on the budget but on the climate. This report estimates Australia’s subsidies to fossil fuel producers and major users from all governments totalled $14.9 billion in the 2024–25 financial year. The report calls for cutting back these subsidies as a priority for the next parliament.

As oceans heat up, it is predicted that Australians will experience fewer cyclones but they will be more extreme. In 2025, Tropical Cyclone Alfred caused torrential rains, coastal flooding and powerful winds across the country. This report asserts the intensity and devastation of this event was fuelled by climate pollution. It calls for rapidly cutting...

The report provides a summary on the state of the climate indicators in 2024 including sections on extreme events and impacts. The report underlines the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather and the long-term impacts of record ocean heat and sea-level rise. 2024 is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.

A proposition on climate justice for Australian First Nations and Pacific Islander communities addresses mitigation, adaptation, remediation and transformation. The proposition asserts that communities suffering the most adverse effects of climate change should be represented in decision making by the United Nations and sovereign country agencies and should be partners in the design of policy...

The report finds direct connections between the climate crisis and rising cost-of-living pressures. It posits that failure to lower emissions now will only aggravate the crisis, with each moment of inaction compounding the pressure on households. Three key areas are identified where the climate crisis is directly driving up costs: insurance, food and energy.