Publications

In The Australian (25.9.14), Stephen Keim and Alex McKean describe the late-night change to Queensland’s Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Bill 2014, as a ‘landmark

Prime Minister Abbott’s business advisor seeks inquiry into the Bureau of Meteorology which, he says, has become caught up in global warming ‘politics’. Abbott’s business advisor

Report of the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, 3 September 2014, on the Management of the Great Barrier Reef.  (Link through Australian Policy Online). Management

In ‘Environmental policy isn’t value-neutral: where do the ethics hide?’, Professor Janna Thompson discusses the values underlying decisions over the dredging near the Great Barrier Reef

Pep Canadell (Global Carbon Project, CSIRO) and Michael Raupach (Climate Change Institute, ANU) write: ‘There are no easy pathways to climate stabilization, and certainly no magic

TJRyan Research Associate, Professor Ian Lowe, writes in The Conversation (1.9.14) that ‘before the 2013 election, Tony Abbott gave us fair warning that he would turn

John Vidal reports in The Guardian (27.8.14) that the Zurich-based UBS bank has predicted that Europe’s big power stations could be redundant within 10-20 years as

The Conversation (29.8.14) carries a series of interview with experts commenting on the recent review of Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET). The review has recommended deep

In Independent Australia (20.8.14) Alex McKean and Stephen Keim report that there have been revelations this week ‘of another cash for legislation deal involving the Newman

Conor Duffy report on the ABC 7.30 that ‘as one of Queensland’s longest running environmental prosecutions draws to a close, the ABC has been given fresh

In Inside Story (21.8.14) John Quiggin argues that the right might reform itself by becoming more open to new ideas and evidence-based policy:  ‘Alternatively, it may

In The Conversation (19.8.14) Terry Hughes discusses the ABC Program on the Great Barrier Reef.  ‘The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report, released this month by federal