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Doha(rd) 2012: what to expect from climate pow wow (Crikey) - November 23, 2012
Don Henry

With the first Kyoto Protocol set to expire at the end of 2012, the upcoming talks to negotiate further action on the climate crisis have a sense of urgency about them.
Chance to get it right (The Mercury) - November 1, 2012
Don Henry

Don Henry explains why the Tasmanian forest talks were needed, how they fell apart and why all parties should to consider working together again.
No smooth passage to India for Australian uranium - October 18, 2012
Dave Sweeney

From Kakadu to Kolkata we need Australian politicians to pay as much attention to the actual danger signs as they do to the promised dollar signs.
Japan's radiation catastrophe was made in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald) - October 16, 2012
Dave Sweeney

THE signs that things are not as they should be start gently enough: weeds appear in fields, the roadside vegetation covers signs and there are few people about. The country looks peaceful, green and sleepy – then the radiation monitor two seats away wakes up and starts clicking.
Those who've cared the longest should have a strong say (On Line Opinion) - October 12, 2012
Leah Talbot

For Indigenous Australians the role of managing and protecting country, culture, language and traditions is intrinsically linked to customary lore and obligations as traditional custodians and owners of homeland estates. This link innately connects Indigenous people with country; it is core to their existence.
Olympic Dam decision should be applauded (The Drum) - August 24, 2012
Simon O'Connor

Our politicians all think it's tragic. But Simon O'Connor makes the case that stopping the Olympic Dam expansion is a win for Australia.
Gillard's changed stance on oversight (The Canberra Times) - August 10, 2012
Charles Berger

Business groups have had a privileged insider's role advising COAG on environmental law reform, but not a single environment representative has been invited to participate in the process.
Gas hub alternatives ignored (ABC Environment) - July 18, 2012
Wade Freeman

Peacefully sitting here atop the blood red pindan cliff in a Kimberley sunset at James Price Point, it's hard to contemplate the WA state government's plans for this unique region.
We're not after pristine wetlands, just healthy ones (The Drum) - July 17, 2012
Jonathan La Nauze

Australia's track record on protecting the internationally recognised wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin is unlikely to gain praise.
Seeking a way forward for Australia’s pointiest region (Courier Mail) - July 16, 2012
Andrew Picone

There have been countless attempts by successive Queensland Governments to find the best approach to look after our Nation’s pointiest region – Cape York Peninsula.
River plan sacrifices precious wetlands (Adelaide Advertiser) - July 13, 2012
Ruchira Talukdar

The magnificent Coorong, one of the largest bird-breeding sites in the southern hemisphere and the home of Storm Boy, is likely to be a write-off under the present Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Carbon price hysteria all hot air (The Drum) - July 4, 2012
Simon O'Connor

We've all heard the predictions of a carbon priced-induced apocalypse. But taking a look at how the business community actually behaved is an enlightening experience.
Protecting that which unites us all (The Punch) - July 4, 2012
Don Henry

It may have been beach fishing on a windswept, majestic Moreton Island as a teen, as I experienced, or something as simple as family time spent in the backyard of the ramshackle beach house that so many of us seemed to have. Either way, all Australians have an abiding love of these special youthful memories of the natural world.