National affairs
21 September 2012
Public debate about the super trawler FV Abel Tasman and new national marine reserves have highlighted major flaws in the way Australia manages its ocean resources,…
National affairs
2 August 2012
Our policies have focused on the small portion of emissions that we account for within Australia. It’s time to start thinking about how we can influence emissions beyond our…
National affairs
19 July 2012
Tony Wood proposes an innovative solution to a hard climate policy problem
Books & arts
28 June 2012
Ian McShane reviews Henry Reynolds’s new history of his home state
National affairs
14 June 2012
Amid tumbling international carbon markets and calls to weaken the carbon pricing scheme, Fergus Green makes the case for retaining an Australian carbon price floor
Essays & reportage
24 May 2012
Although the forestry agreement is looking shaky, innovative projects are flourishing in Tasmania, writes Natasha Cica. Strategic assistance could speed the move to a…
National affairs
30 April 2012
As politicians take the razor to state and federal “complementary” climate policies, Fergus Green examines their role with the federal carbon price looming
Essays & reportage
24 February 2012
On board the Aurora Australis as it sailed to Commonwealth Bay to commemorate the centenary of Douglas Mawson’s historic expedition, our correspondent witnesses a…
Essays & reportage
17 February 2012
Without realising it, we seem to have entered a new geological epoch. Brett Evans looks at how we got there and what it means
Essays & reportage
3 February 2012
Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes Christine Horn
National affairs
2 February 2012
In the first of a two-part series examining the future of Australian climate policy, Fergus Green explains why the international policy consensus, on which Australia has…
Essays & reportage
2 February 2012
Is “balanced” development really the best way to manage our inland rivers? Cameron Muir looks at the language that could save or condemn them
National affairs
14 December 2011
Canada’s reversal on Kyoto won’t undermine the sense that the Durban climate conference achieved more than many expected, writes Michael Jacobs
International
29 November 2011
These two weeks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough
Books & arts
15 November 2011
Ian McShane reviews Natasha Cica’s account of the life of wilderness photographer Olegas Truchanas and his role in the campaign to save Lake Pedder
Books & arts
12 October 2011
Books | Despite the Black Saturday tragedy, attitudes and policies have moved far too slowly
National affairs
3 October 2011
As the latest carbon price package makes its way through parliament, Fergus Green takes a trip down memory lane
National affairs
28 September 2011
The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes Josh Dowse. It’s great ammunition for a…
National affairs
17 August 2011
Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry
International
1 August 2011
The world’s energy policy-makers are watching as the Merkel government takes the lead, writes Michael Jacobs
Essays & reportage
6 July 2011
Frequent flyer Robyn Williams takes a look at how aviation is dealing with its carbon footprint
National affairs
13 May 2011
James Panichi updates his account of the reform of Australia’s federal environmental legislation
International
28 April 2011
China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes Michael Jacobs
Essays & reportage
28 April 2011
Tasmania’s feel-good mood has given way to a bittersweet fight over versions of the future, writes Natasha Cica
International
28 March 2011
Thirty-two years after Three Mile Island, an accident in a far-away nuclear facility has once again altered Germany’s political landscape. Klaus Neumann looks at…
Essays & reportage
25 March 2011
Despite the recommendations of an expert panel, changes to federal environmental legislation have stalled, writes James Panichi
International
18 March 2011
Japan can emerge from this disaster strengthened and more vigorous
International
2 March 2011
As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on…
National affairs
25 February 2011
Australian climate policy lacks a guiding philosophy
National affairs
11 February 2011
The findings of Ross Garnaut’s update reports increase the pressure for Australia to adopt a carbon price, writes Frank Jotzo