
New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate
Debate over the future of Australias energy system has erupted again after a federal parliamentary inquiry delivered a report into the deployment of nuclear power in Australia. The report casts doubt on the Coalitions plan...

View from The Hill: the mud flies, but will the voters take much notice?
In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing. On Wednesday morning TV, shadow...

15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions
At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they dont have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives. This is due to a combination of factors, including unemployment, poverty, inequality...

Renewable energy: rural areas can be the EU’s green powerhouse
The European Union aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% in 2030 compared to 1990 levels, and to become the first carbon-neutral economy by 2050. This ambitious goal requires a radical increase in the...

Climate talks: global south must seize the moment and take the lead
The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has raised questions about whether progress can still be made on global policy to mitigate climate change. To explore these questions, Imraan Valodia, pro...

No world order: Europe needs more radical thinking for the Trump era
There is general agreement that the USs geopolitical shock therapy is a sign of a new world order. While European powers nominally recognise this, their policies are not, in practice, tailored towards such a change. The EU...

How palaeontologists are uncovering dinosaur behaviour
How do scientists study the behaviour of dinosaurs, who died 65 million years ago? After all, dinosaur fossils are rare enough as it is, and most are fragments and difficult to work with. This is something that...