Environment

30% Environment Protection Not Enough

Protecting 30% of Australia’s land and sea by 2030 sounds great – but it’s not what it seems You would have heard Australia’s...

10 Things to Know about ‘Clean’ Hydrogen

I’ve spent the last one and a half years researching the climate benefits of ‘clean’ hydrogen. Here are 10 things I’ve learned:...

Open Letter: No New Coal & Gas Projects

Open Letter – Climate Council, 11 July 2022 Open Letter to the Minister for the Environment The Climate Council is inviting members...

Plibersek Speech on State of Environment Report

Speech – Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water, 19 July 2022 National Press Club address I want to begin by...

50 Years Since Pedder Flooding

Monbiot: Current Methods of Food Production are Unsustainable

In his new book Regenesis, journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot describes problems associated with agriculture now and into the future. He...

Recognising Indigenous Knowledge Not Just Culturally Sound But Good Science

Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss...

2022 Tamar River Report Card

Read all the report cards and reports at TEER: https://www.teer.org.au/tamar-estuary-report-cards. Newsletter item – Launceston Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1 July 2022...

The Giant New Guinea Kangaroo

Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo roamed the mountainous rainforests of New...