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Wood smoke pollution is killing Australians - and the evidence for this continues to grow. A new study published in the Medical Journal...

For many clean air advocates - the announcement (via a media release on 24/8/2023) from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government...

The Victorian government’s newly-released Air Quality Strategy makes big promises - 'Clean Air for All Victorians'. But without clear...

With winter upon us, so too are the increasing levels of wood smoke in the air. We know that approximately 5-10% of Australian households...

With the release of the NSW Clean Air Strategy 2021-2030 the NSW government has missed an important opportunity to make a real impact on...

One of the key messages that emerges from the report released today by the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air...

The EPA Victoria's newly released 2016 Emissions Inventory Report finds domestic wood heaters to be the largest source of human-generated...

This week the World Health Organisation released new 2021 global air quality guidelines. This is the first update in fifteen years. The...

There is a lot happening on wood smoke pollution - so here is a round up of latest news. The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the...

Another article about wood heaters and the mounting evidence in support of phasing them out. This time from ABC's background briefings...

Asthma Australia have recently released the results of a nationally representative survey (n=25,000) which shows that 77% of people agree...

The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air Pollution has recently published submissions...

The people of Victoria have been waiting too long for the Victorian government to combat toxic air pollution and protect their health. ...

Asthma Australia are calling for an AirSmart campaign - along the lines of the Cancer Councils Slip, Slop, Campaign.

During lockdown more people than ever have been exposed to residential wood smoke. Melburnians are burning through firewood at a cracking...

Victorians recently got fired up on ABC radio's 'Conversation Hour' - listen in to hear all the views on wood heaters in Victoria Would...

The Conversation article reports that there’s a lesser-known source of pollution causing billions of dollars worth of health costs every...

The state's peak doctors' body has backed calls for the removal of home wood heaters pouring pollution through urban neighbourhoods and...

A Melbourne mayor is calling on the Andrews government to introduce a wood fire heater buy-back scheme, saying smoke wafting from urban...