Australian astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg (pictured), is the 2026 Australian of the Year and reminds us that all life on Earth depends on a thin blue envelope surrounding the planet.

"Victoria to reach 49 degrees as communities brace for week-long heatwave";

"For the first time, renewable energy is supplying most of our power";

"This Is Why Our Rivers Are Turning Into Sewers";

"Corporate Polluters Running Rampant Under Trump as EPA Enforcement ‘Dying a Quick Death’";

"Bushfire smoke triggers health alert, heat records could tumble as Mallee braces for 49-degree blast".

Brisbane family, Jon and Emily Watson, and their two children (pictured) are "Living More With Less" in the Queensland capital city, creating a life free of the W.E.I.R.D.; way of living that most wealthy westerners seem addicted to.

Jon and Emily don't insist that others follow their example; rather, they hope to illustrate how living with less brings joy and happiness, a state that eludes most.

W.E.I.R.D - "Western, Educated, industrialised, Rich, Democratised.

The 1970 music of Edwin Starr (pictured) sent a shiver around the world, and his song "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing" is as relevant today as it was 55 years ago.

Check out the impressive presentation my Canadian PM Mark Carney delivered recently at the Davos World Economic Forum.