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resources June 17, 2017

The politics of the Finkel review

Karen Middleton When Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg briefed Coalition MPs on the Finkel review’s recommendations for a clean energy target, all eyes were on Tony Abbott and his supporters.

environment June 10, 2017

Donald Trump’s own goal on climate action

Mike Seccombe Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, and his visceral unpopularity, may actually lift efforts to halt climate change.

resources April 15, 2017

Killing the Great Barrier Reef

Mike Seccombe As the Great Barrier Reef suffers record bleaching, Malcolm Turnbull courts a mining giant that will only hasten its death.

environment April 29, 2017

Land clearing and climate change

Mike Seccombe The majority of the Emissions Reduction Fund is poured into questionable abatement schemes to discourage land clearing, while mass deforestation cancels out any climate gains.

environment April 8, 2017

Business takes lead on climate disasters

Karen Middleton In the wake of cyclone Debbie, the insurance and banking industries are pushing for better mitigation measures, while the federal government lags behind.

environment April 1, 2017

Palm oil plantations displace more than orang-utans

James Norman The Western focus on saving the endangered Borneo orang-utan from palm oil plantations overlooks the industry’s effect on indigenous communities and the climate change impact of the loss of peat forests.

resources March 18, 2017

Renewables and South Australia’s power policy

Max Opray The outcome of the South Australian government’s bold energy policy could be key to the future of renewable energy throughout the nation.

environment March 11, 2017

Cleaning up the Environmental Protection Authority

Chris Woods Sweeping reforms to Victoria’s EPA are set to shift its focus from response to prevention, and restore the faith of communities at risk from contaminants.

resources February 18, 2017

Malcolm Turnbull’s switch on power sources

Mike Seccombe The further Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gets into defending the Coalition’s climate change policy, the clearer it becomes that he is living two lives.

environment February 4, 2017

Inside the fight for the Australian Greens

Karen Middleton As battlelines are drawn between ‘the Tony Abbott’ of the Greens and the party’s elders, deeper questions have emerged about style and purpose.

environment December 24, 2016

The next wrecking of Great Keppel Island

Karen Middleton A plan to build a major casino resort on the Great Barrier Reef is a boon for tourism but has left Indigenous owners complaining they were never consulted.