Professor, The University of Queensland
BSc from The University of Adelaide. PhD from Oxford University supported by a Rhodes Scholarship in 1987. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Has published over 530 peer-reviewed scientific papers, supervised over 72 PhD students and 36 postdoctoral researchers. Co-winner of two Eureka prizes. Compulsive birdwatcher. Currently The Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, 20% The University of Queensland
Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof
Sep 10, 2019 20:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Threatened species habitat larger than the size of Tasmania has been destroyed since Australias environment laws were enacted, and 93% of this habitat loss was not referred to the federal government for scrutiny, our new...
New map shows that only 13% of the oceans are still truly wild
Aug 01, 2018 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Just 13% of the worlds oceans are now free from intense human activities such as fishing, according to a new map of ocean wilderness areas. Our research, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that only 55...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do