VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on mandatory vaccination and the IPCC report
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss…
Podcast with Michelle Grattan: A reprimand for Christensen and Morrison on climate
As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where…
With the release of a terrifying IPCC report, Australia must face its wilful political blindness on climate
I remember the acute frustration of watching one of the US news feeds on September 11, 2001 — 20 years…
Climate change: What does net zero mean for society and the economy? – BBC Newsnight
Coal needs to be consigned to history to limit global warming, says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, describing a UN…
Rising seas and melting glaciers: these changes are now irreversible, but we have to act to slow them down
After three years of writing and two weeks of virtual negotiations to approve the final wording, the Sixth Assessment Report…
The Beetaloo drilling program brings potential health and social issues for Aboriginal communities in remote NT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been repeatedly harmed by policies and decisions that drive systematic dispossession, disempowerment, overincarceration…
Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…
How should the UK tackle climate change? – BBC Newsnight
The UK is already undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures, according to scientists. As the UK…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bob Brown on his latest environmental battle, and a critique of Labor
Since his retirement from parliament in 2012, Bob Brown has remained an activist on environmental causes – from campaigning against…
Is the COVID vaccine rollout the greatest public policy failure in recent Australian history?
Is the Morrison government’s COVID vaccination rollout program one of Australia’s biggest ever public policy failures? As COVID-19 infection numbers…
Public trust in the government’s COVID response is slowly eroding. Here’s how to get it back on track
Public trust is critically important during the pandemic. Without it, the changes to public behaviour that are necessary to contain…
Climate explained: how the IPCC reaches scientific consensus on climate change
CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer…
Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond
In March, Artnet News published a list of the most expensive NFT artworks ever sold, topped by Beeple’s $69 million sale…
What can fungi teach us? | DW Documentary
Fungi are true survival specialists. They can live without air and sunlight, and cope with heat and cold. Some species…