International
10 December 2020
After weeks of protests, the Goro nickel smelter is up for grabs. Independence groups see the outcome as vital for the French dependency’s future
Books & arts
18 August 2020
Television | The Chaser’s Craig Reucassel finds hope in the face of an eye-watering planetary deficit
Essays & reportage
25 June 2020
As research on the health impact of the fire season continues, the lessons are becoming clearer
Essays & reportage
4 March 2020
As the season’s last scientific resupply journeys are made to Antarctica, a visitor observes the deepening impact of climate change
Summer season
8 January 2020
The Australian bushfire has its own fine-grained local languages
Essays & reportage
7 January 2020
Was the climate debate pushed off course by a misconceived strategy of persuasion?
Essays & reportage
3 December 2019
George Seddon helped his readers see Australia from the inside
National affairs
29 November 2019
What’s the best way to make households more conscious of their water consumption?
National affairs
13 November 2019
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Bushfires and climate change are undoubtedly linked, so it’s time to get serious
Books & arts
1 November 2019
Can the Greens reconcile internal pressures, parliamentary influence and electoral appeal?
Books & arts
21 October 2019
Books | By recovering the forgotten history of the long-haired rat, Tim Bonyhady has produced a book for our times
National affairs
6 September 2019
Native title is the latest casualty of the company’s coalmining plans. But will the project really proceed?
Essays & reportage
4 August 2019
Extract | Maralinga combines the devastation of atomic testing and the green shoots of the future
Essays & reportage
21 July 2019
They went to the moon but discovered the Earth
Essays & reportage
25 May 2019
A Norwegian company says it can drill safely in the Great Australian Bight. Scientists disagree.
Correspondents
24 May 2019
A young prophet of apocalypse invigorates Europe’s climate debate
National affairs
8 May 2019
“Watergate” is the tip of a much bigger scandal in the Murray–Darling’s northern basin
National affairs
6 May 2019
The government’s latest figures show there’s at least one wrong answer — and the same mistakes have been made before
Recovered Lives
8 March 2019
Ella McFadyen (1887–1976), writer and editor
Essays & reportage
28 February 2019
We won’t solve the biggest challenges if they’re not reflected in the work we do
National affairs
22 February 2019
Good science is vital to rescuing the Basin, but the SA royal commission pushes the argument too far
National affairs
13 February 2019
Regardless of what happens next, the economic logic of the Rocky Hill decision will eventually prevail
Essays & reportage
1 February 2019
Stalking a giant in Papua New Guinea’s ranges
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
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?
International
5 October 2018
Donald Trump has launched an all-fronts attack on science and environmental protection
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
2 July 2018
How much does it cost to stop a freeway?
National affairs
28 May 2018
Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)