- The federal government’s lack of engagement on health and climate change has left Australians at significant risk of illness through heat, fire and extreme weather events, and urgent national action is required to prevent harm and deaths, a global scientific collaboration has found. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/14/coalition-inaction-on-climate-change-and-health-is-risking-australian-lives-global-report-finds 8 comments worldnews