Environment & Energy

Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines

Mike Emslie and colleagues write in The Conversation (9.8.23) about the health of the Great Barrier Reef, outlining what their latest marine research shows about the

Dutton wants Australia to join the “nuclear renaissance” – but this dream has failed before

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate John Quiggin writes in The Conversation (12.7.23) about federal opposition leader Peter Dutton’s claims that Australia should explore nuclear energy generation,

Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate John Quiggin writes in The Conversation (15.5.23) about the Albanese government’s approval of a new coal mine project in the Bowen

We all know the Great Barrier Reef is in danger – the UN has just confirmed it. Again

Jon C. Day writes in The Conversation (29.11.22) about the latest UN survey of the Great Barrier Reef’s health, noting that Environment ministers from both sides of politics

Why Queensland is still ground zero for Australian deforestation

Michelle Ward and James Watson write in The Conversation (27.1.23) about their research into Queensland’s high rates of broad-scale land clearing which, the authors point out, comes at a

Queensland government pledges to end reliance on coal-fired power by 2035

Graham Readfearn and Ben Smee report in The Guardian (28.9.22) on the Palaszczuk government’s announcement of a new $62bn energy plan for Queensland, with the Premier

Who’s holding back electric cars in Australia? We’ve long known the answer – and it’s time to clear the road

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (10.8.22) about recent findings regarding barriers to the uptake of electric and low-emissions vehicles in

This is Australia’s most important report on the environment’s deteriorating health

Emma Johnston and colleagues write in The Conversation (19.7.22) about the release of their jointly authored report on the state of the environment in Australia. As

The national electricity market is a failed 1990s experiment. It’s time the grid returned to public hands

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (22.6.22) about the benefits of nationalising the country’s electricity networks. The author argues why it’s

Now is the perfect time to increase coal royalties to fund Australia’s energy transition

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, John Quiggin, comments in The Guardian (17.6.22) on the Palaszczuk government’s move to raise royalty rates for the state’s coal mines.

Will a Labor majority stunt climate action? If the government wants a second term, more climate ambition is essential

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (31.5.22) about the likelihood that climate action will be a high priority for the incoming

We must end our command-and-control relationship with the environment if we are to arrest its destruction

Euan Ritchie comments in The Guardian (17.5.22) on the lack of action to conserve Australia’s natural environment. Yet, despite the magnitude of Australia’s environmental decline in

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