Environment
Opinion
School strike 4 climate
Let the children strike as a lesson to all who live on this planet
Why criticise school children for their global climate strike? After all, we teach them to be critical thinkers, writes the Gonski Institute's deputy director.
- by Pasi Sahlberg
Latest
Darling disaster
'River debt' means Barwon-Darling recovery likely to lag rain's return
The recovery in the health of major rivers such as the Barwon-Darling is likely to be delayed well after the return of good rainfall because of policy changes.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Global warming
As an ex-coal boss, I'm telling politicians: wake up to climate threat
The Reserve Bank now understands the economic perils of global warming but politicians keep ignoring it, writes a former oil, gas and coal industry executive.
- by Ian Dunlop
Flashback
From the Archives: Flood chaos as the Big Wet hits the Red Centre
In March 1989, record rains fell across Central Australia. In drought-stricken Broken Hill, jubilation turned to panic as floodwaters rose.
- by Malcolm Brown, Peter Hughes and John Sampson
RBA
'Milestone' RBA climate speech seen as 'changing the conversation'
Investor and business groups have welcomed the first major speech on climate change by the Reserve Bank of Australia, a move seen as "completing the trifecta" of major financial regulators to highlight the potential risks.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Peter Hannam
School strike 4 climate
'No other way': Student climate activist Greta Thunberg's strike call
Students have no choice but to close their books and walk out on their classes to make their demands for serious climate action heard, the Swedish student says.
- by Peter Hannam
Exclusive
Climate policy
'Ignored': climate experts appeal to Berejiklian government
An advisory group to the Berejiklian government on climate change has appealed to the Premier saying it has been "largely ignored" despite extreme conditions in the state.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Protest
Striking schoolkids should wear storm of criticism as a badge of honour
I hope a lot of school kids join this global children’s strike on Friday and I hope they’re mocked and traduced by their elders in politics and the media, because those elders aren’t really their betters on this issue.
- by John Birmingham
Climate policy
'Consumers must act': Jane Goodall's plea to avoid a 'bleak' future
The renowned naturalist says the increase in youth activity - such the global climate movement started by Swedish student Greta Thunberg - is a source of hope.
- by Peter Hannam
Pollution
'Drives me insane': lack of information exposes Sydney's river users
Calls for Sydney's waterways to be treated the same as our beaches in terms of telling the public when it's safe - or not - to take a dip.
- by Peter Hannam
Water
Ancient rite, modern fight: how brumbies are breaking the landscape
“The horse is much heavier than us, so when they tread on this, they are turning the taps off on the Murrumbidgee River.”
- by Justin McManus and Finbar O'Mallon