Inside Story

Books & arts Lessons from Lanark Cameron Muir 10 November 2010 John Fenton pioneered an innovative approach to ecological farming, writes Cameron Muir International Copenhagen was not a (complete) failure Michael Jacobs 9 November 2010 Almost a year later, it’s easier to judge what was and wasn’t achieved in the Danish capital, writes Michael Jacobs – and what it means for this… National affairs Rethinking the Murray–Darling buybacks Brian Toohey 3 November 2010 Buybacks aren’t the only way to reduce the amount of water being taken out of the system, argues Brian Toohey National affairs Climate change negotiations: unravelling or shifting gear? Stephen Howes 26 October 2010 Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach

International Cold comfort Ian Lowe 17 December 2009 Ian Lowe catches some glimpses of the Copenhagen conference from outside in the queue Essays & reportage Trouble in the city Peter Spearritt 22 October 2009 If you want to find out what’s happening in Australia’s cities today, don’t go to the glossy planning documents, writes Peter Spearritt National affairs Another day in the red Brett Evans 24 September 2009 A dusty day in Sydney wouldn’t have surprised Enrico Fermi, writes Brett Evans National affairs Kicking the petrol habit Rob Chalmers 25 August 2009 Massive public assistance is being given to a dying technology, writes Rob Chalmers, just when electric cars are showing enormous promise

National affairs Early warning Viv Waller 3 March 2009 We need early detection and rapid aggressive response to stop bushfires from raging out of control, argues Viv Waller National affairs An idea whose time never came Richard Denniss 25 February 2009 The federal government’s emissions trading scheme is in trouble. Richard Denniss looks at the alternative Essays & reportage We have still not lived long enough Tom Griffiths 16 February 2009 Testimony from the 1939 and 2009 fires reveals what we haven’t learnt from history National affairs Making life easier for emitters Richard Denniss 2 February 2009 It seems paradoxical, but the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme will stop individuals and governments from acting to reduce emissions, writes Richard Denniss