Publications

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, comments in The Guardian (12.9.18) on recent Coalition statements about irrigating northern Australia for agricultural purposes, pointing out that the

Shirin Malekpour and Enayat Moallemi write in The Conversation (21.8.18) that, with the Turnbull government’s planned National Energy Guarantee seemingly in limbo, we need to move

The ABC’s Michael Slezak reports (10.8.18) on the release of documents that Adani fought to keep secret, appearing to show both the company and the Queensland Government

Salim Mazouz and colleagues write in The Conversation (4.8.18) that the final design of the Turnbull government’s National Energy Guarantee promises that the policy will drive

Kim Borg and Edwin Ip write in The Conversation (1.8.18) about supermarket retailer Coles’ decision to reverse its ban on single-use plastic bags. The authors argue

Tony Moore reports in the Brisbane Times (20.7.18) on the release of an updated government sustainability plan for managing the Great Barrier Reef, revised after damaging

Matthew Stocks and Andrew Blazers write in The Conversation (26.6.18) about calls from the Coalition backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of

Adam Morton reports in The Guardian (29.5.18) that, despite attempts to curb emissions through ‘direct action’ tree replanting, official data shows forest-clearing has released 160m tonnes of

Philippa England writes in The Conversation (29.5.18) that Queensland’s new land-clearing laws are a missed opportunity for collaborative, sustainable approaches to land management and environmental protection. ‘The

Jon Brodie writes in The Conversation (3.5.18) that the federal government’s new $500 million funding package for the Great Barrier Reef seems predominantly focused on the

The Royal Society of Queensland is collaborating with NRM Regions, the peak body for regional natural resource management groups in Queensland, to host a lunchtime forum

Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (12.4.18) about recent revelations of appalling conditions on board a vessel carrying live sheep exported from Australia to the Middle