As I mentioned a few days ago, the Liberal Party in New South Wales now seems a bit confused about climate change, with the state Environment Minister, Matt Kean, clearly…
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New South Wales Environment Minister, Matt Kean, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation “We are in the middle of the worst drought in living memory; this is the second hottest year…
Rod Bower is the priest at the Gosford Anglican Church, which is famous for the thought-provoking statements posted on the noticeboard out the front of the church. Some of them…
Almost all churches are now calling for stronger action on the climate emergency. The standout exception is Hillsong, the PM’s ACC [Australian Christian Churches] and other Pentecostal groups. The theology that underpins their apathy, especially concerning the end times, is no longer simply heretical, it is dangerous.
One of the best parts of being a geoscientist is travelling to various parts of the country, often far from cities and towns and walking up mountains (such as they…
Many teenagers can be dickheads relatively often, and some eventually grow up to have rewarding careers in their chosen profession or in business. Those that don’t grow up, clearly join…
The targets to which many nations signed up at the 2015 Paris Climate Change meeting were designed to keep the rise in global average temperature to below 2°C, with a…
In Tasmania, the Liberal government intends to legislate sentences of up to 21 years – more than many get for murder – for environmental protest, legislation typical of the new climate of authoritarianism that has flourished under Morrison. As Australia burns, what we are witnessing nationally is no more or less than the criminalisation of democracy in defence of the coal and gas industries.
Sean Kelly used to be an advisor to prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and he is now a columnist for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. In…