A deadly combination of rising summer temperatures and inefficient homes is making life tougher for renters in some of Australia's biggest cities, data shows.
Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.
Australian officials found a case of a person in Sydney who was infected with Covid-19 by a stranger just walking past them; two other cases were believed to be infected in similar fashion.