Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Caitlin Fitzsimmons is the environment and climate reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. She was previously the social affairs reporter and the Money editor.
How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities
You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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A ‘globally catastrophic’ super El Nino could form by spring
An El Nino typically associated with a hot, dry spring for Australia is likely to form towards the end of winter – and one model rates the chances of a rare super El Nino at 20-25 per cent.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Revealed: how the environment in your suburb is improving or declining
Nationally, Australia’s environment was better than the average of the past 25 years. Look up our interactive map to see how your suburb or local government area fared.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
He’s one of the godfathers of the Australian start-up sector. So why isn’t he a billionaire?
Some of Mick Liubinskas’ friends are immensely wealthy, but his passions have taken him down a different path.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The $100 million windfall that quickly turned from a blessing into a curse
With Barack Obama and Ellen DeGeneres plugging the cause, donations poured into a bushfire emergency fund. Infighting followed.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
US-Iran war as it happened: Trump calls on countries to send warships to reopen Hormuz; UN chief urges Israel and Hezbollah to stop fighting
Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East enters its third week.
- Caroline Schelle, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Josefine Ganko
Why ‘house burping’ should be on the agenda for Australians and their leaky homes
The Europeans were doing it for centuries before American lifestyle influencers rebranded it. But what is “house burping” – and what does it mean in the Australian setting?
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Former wildlife carer’s conviction for animal cruelty overturned
WIRES and the RSPCA raided Tracy Clare Dods’ Blue Mountains property and seized three kangaroos in her care. The judge criticised their “at times aggressive” behaviour.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Climate crisis
Energy shock: families choose between cooling their homes and driving
“Intensifying global heat” has meant the time people are unable to do simple daily tasks – like walking, cleaning, or working outside – has doubled, a study has found.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall and Courtney Kruk
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- How To Poison a Planet
‘Nowhere to go’: Blue Mountains residents told not to eat their vegetables after PFAS found in garden soil
Residents in Medlow Bath near a suspected PFAS contamination site want their homes remediated. Instead, the NSW government has launched another investigation it says will take about 12 months – possibly beyond the next election.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons