Publications

David Ritter comments in The Guardian (10.4.17), arging that ‘the big lie’ propagated by government and big business is that it is possible to turn things

Kim de Rijke writes in The Conversation (10.4.17) about the federal government’s eagerness to usher in a new boom in onshore gas production. The author points

Julien Vincent comments in the Brisbane Times (6.4.17) on Adani’s Galilee Basin coal mine project, arguing that the proposed venture doesn’t stack up to reasonable economic

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in Inside Story (5.4.17) that it’s almost certainly too late for any national leader to derail international progress

Helen Davidson reports in The Guardian (5.4.17) on environmental and legal groups, now fearing damaging impacts upon central Queensland groundwater resources, accusing the state government of giving Indian

Michael Howes writes in The Conversation (3.4.17) asking why, after decades of international agreements, planners, developers and regulators are still damaging the environment. The author points to new

Damian Carrington reports in The Guardian (31.3.17) on international research indicating that climate change-induced mass migration of animal species to cooler climes will have profound implications

Nicholas Aberle asserts in The Guardian (29.3.17) that, with the closure of Victoria’s Hazelwood power station, more coal-fired generators will close as Australia shifts to renewable

The ABC’s Joseph Lam reports (26.3.17) on experts’ observations made at a World Science Festival panel discussion held in Brisbane, examining energy security and power supply in

Don Driscoll and colleagues write in The Conversation (21.3.17) that the federal government’s charity drive for threatened Australian animal species shows it’s unwilling to invest what’s

Nick Osbaldiston writes in The Conversation (17.3.17) about how conflicts over coastal areas have largely been contests between development and preserving what makes these attractive places

Alan Pears writes in The Conversation (20.3.17) about how it will take more than the current flurry of energy policy debates to meet vital longer-term goals,