Agriculture takes place against the backdrop of increased climate variability and the increased incidence, severity, and duration of extreme weather events.
Immediate action to reduce emissions by at least 50% by 2030 and for net-zero by 2050.
For what we’re worth
There are messages you hear, read and feel as a young woman. You absorb them from friends, mothers, grandmothers, fathers, drunk men, boys in school, the news, movies, music. ”You’re …
Oh what a day for women!
March4Justice yesterday had women coming out in force – demanding change to the culture that reinforces male supremacy and power and the laws that do not punish perpetrators of rape …
Our OECD Sec-General
It is certainly a coup that an Australian will head up the OECD. Mathias Cormann may be the best person for the job, who knows? There was no selection process, …
Market gets rid of old, dirty Yallourn power
Update: Yallourn means high time for a carbon price says Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW 12 March. We couldn’t agree more – see here for our $30/tonne plan. Professor …
Flights to Qld the latest rort?
$1.2 billion is to be spent subsidising 50% of the cost of flights, 14 routes out of the 34 to Queensland. The capital cities of other states missed out which …
JobKeeper comes to premature end
The number of workers on JobKeeper dropped by more than half from 3.6 million individuals last September to 1.54 million in December but it is clear that there are many …
The gender pay gap is about more than just ‘equal pay for equal work’ (it is illegal to pay people differently for the same or comparable work, although it still happens). …
A sorry, inconclusive business
If nothing else the accusations of rape against Christian Porter have demonstrated how disastrous it is for the parties involved. There can be no criminal conviction or acquittal in this …