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 on 17 December 1967
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
Essays & reportage
23 March 2016
A coalition of organisations forced the hands of the world’s major polluters
National affairs
22 March 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | El Niño is only part of the explanation for a record-breaking February, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
Books & arts
21 March 2016
Kerry Ryan keeps his options open at WOMADelaide
National affairs
25 February 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Cutting funding at this stage of climate change research comes with enormous risks, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
International
21 December 2015
Carbon trading might have been given just a small part in the Paris agreement, writes Rebecca Pearse, but it was already time to move on
National affairs
24 November 2015
Diary of a Climate Scientist | It’s not a simple case of cause and effect, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
Books & arts
12 November 2015
Books | Brett Evans follows Peter Garrett from West Pymble to Canberra, via French’s in Oxford Street
National affairs
20 October 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | This year’s El Niño could be a whopper, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, but we still don’t know exactly what…
Essays & reportage
13 October 2015
Robotics meets fish farming in an innovative new technique being developed by Australian scientist Neil Sims, writes Brett Evans
National affairs
23 September 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | Where do emotions fit into the work of scientists who study climate, asks Sarah Perkins
International
25 August 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | Even the “top of Europe” suffers in a heatwave, writes Sarah Perkins. And worldwide they’re becoming more frequent and more intense
Essays & reportage
16 July 2015
As the Threatened Species Summit opens in Melbourne, Brett Evans profiles a scientist film-maker who says “rewilding” is the best way to battle the invasive…
International
23 June 2015
A series of trends has combined to radically change policies among the largest emitters, writes John Quiggin
International
17 June 2015
Economist William Nordhaus has come up with a new approach to reducing carbon emissions, writes Michael Gill. And Australia could benefit more than we expect