National affairs
18 March 2019
Scott Morrison is heading into the election with a climate policy made up of half-truths and evasions
Essays & reportage
28 February 2019
We won’t solve the biggest challenges if they’re not reflected in the work we do
National affairs
13 February 2019
Regardless of what happens next, the economic logic of the Rocky Hill decision will eventually prevail
National affairs
4 February 2019
Can parliament agree to a plan that would benefit all Australians while reducing emissions?
National affairs
25 January 2019
Australia’s climate “canter” relies not just on “carry-over credits” but also on the Coalition’s intransigence at the original talks
National affairs
15 January 2019
With the shadow boxing continuing, Labor seems likely to inherit the headache
National affairs
19 December 2018
A new mechanism could fill a key gap in international climate agreements
National affairs
10 December 2018
There’s no doubt that Australia is experiencing a rising number of severe weather events
National affairs
30 November 2018
If this isn’t the latest in a series of false alarms, then Labor might finally be forced to disown the project
National affairs
12 November 2018
Could there be such a thing as a healthy airport?
National affairs
10 October 2018
The past is catching up with a climate-sceptical Australian government
International
5 October 2018
Donald Trump has launched an all-fronts attack on science and environmental protection
National affairs
5 September 2018
While the federal government plays politics with climate change, states and community groups are trying to head off a public health crisis
National affairs
21 August 2018
The reckoning has arrived for a party — and its Coalition partner — long riven by cultural fixations
National affairs
16 August 2018
Electricity-hungry aluminium smelters continue to push for more coal-fired power stations
National affairs
6 August 2018
If the government offers Labor a deal it can accept, it will be rejected by the Coalition’s backbench. It’s hard to escape the obvious conclusion
National affairs
3 May 2018
Macronmania came to Australia this week, but back in France the president might be facing his “Thatcher moment”
National affairs
8 March 2018
The Sunshine State continues to make its mark in Melbourne’s closely watched federal by-election
National affairs
30 December 2017
Despite the US and Australian governments, attitudes and technology are driving change
National affairs
18 October 2017
The Turnbull government’s pledge could leave Australia as one of the G20’s biggest per capita polluters — and with prices as high as ever
National affairs
23 June 2017
What are the consequences of choosing a second-best scheme?
National affairs
10 June 2017
The chief scientist’s energy report is a political document, which might, or might not, be its strength
National affairs
27 April 2017
Diary of a Climate Scientist | What happens when a scientist is about to become a parent?
National affairs
5 April 2017
It’s almost certainly too late for any leader to derail progress towards a decarbonised global economy
National affairs
17 February 2017
Malcolm Turnbull is staking his government on policies that are widely opposed and hard to defend
National affairs
10 February 2017
The Coalition is chasing the wrong target, despite all the evidence
National affairs
6 October 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Assessing the contribution of climate change to the South Australian storms isn’t straightforward
National affairs
2 September 2016
What if we took the leaders at their word? Tim Colebatch looks at the initiatives that might result
National affairs
31 August 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | If the new One Nation senator wants empirical evidence, he can take his pick from 150 years of research, says Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
National affairs
4 August 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Record-breaking “heat index” scores highlight the growing impact of climate change, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick