The First Nations people battling against coal mining
We come from Wangan and Jagalingou country. We are the people of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, whose lands and waters of the Carmichael and Belyando Rivers area, the…
The good, the bad and the ugly: Global Green leaders discuss the Paris climate talks
Flood Wall St West, San Francisco Financial District, September 28, 2015. The mural reads: “Stop Climate Chaos Profiteers #FloodTheSystem”. Photo by Peg Hunter On Monday, the Global Greens hosted a…
Australia’s Carbon Tax: the ‘fair dinkum’ Transition
A Just Transition. A Carbon Tax that forces companies to take responsibility for their carbon emissions, ensuring that those paying are the ones on the top of the ladder. A…
Green lessons from Down Under
by Kevin Meaney (@oxkev) it first appeared on his blog I grew up and worked in Australia before moving to the UK 13 years ago. Having recently become more actively…
Australia v Serbia: a bloody history
My latest piece on the excellent WDM World Cup blog So, here’s a question. Which member of the OECD “rich countries club” allowed slavery until 1969? Here’ s another. In…