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)
National Affairs
8 March 2018
The Sunshine State continues to make its mark in Melbourne’s closely watched federal by-election
From the archive
17 December 2017
A chance encounter anticipated the shocking disappearance of a prime minister fifty years ago
National Affairs
26 October 2017
What does the High Court’s decision in the Lapoinya Forest case tell us about its evolving attitude to free speech?
Essays & Reportage
18 July 2017
Extract | How Geoffrey Bolton’s environmental history made a difference
National Affairs
23 June 2017
What are the consequences of choosing a second-best scheme?
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
Podcasts
22 October 2016
Can evolution be used to control the spread of cane toads? In this 2005 interview, biologist Rick Shine reports from the field
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
Essays & Reportage
9 August 2016
For Eric Rolls, historical writing needed to serve the future, writes Tom Griffiths
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
National Affairs
3 June 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Autumn could scarcely have been hotter, says Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick in this overview of a record-breaking season
Essays & Reportage
2 June 2016
Labor seemed the obvious place to mobilise broader support for strong climate change policies, writes former Wilderness Society staffer Felicity Wade
Essays & Reportage
17 May 2016
Expanding how economics measures and reports will have enormous benefits, writes Jane Gleeson-White. And it’s already happening
National Affairs
27 April 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | With much of the Earth covered by oceans, a different kind of heatwave is attracting attention, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick