Recent publications in Occasional Paper
All in good cause: Framing science for public policy
The Politics and Economics of Climate Change
Australia's Environment Undergoing Renewal, Not Collapse
In his new book Collapse Jared Diamond contends that the Australian environment is generally unproductive and has been irreversibly damaged by European farming, forestry and fisheries practices. Diamond reflects a popular view that is continually...
Why "Save The Murray"?
Reprinted from Quadrant Magazine: I WAS SURPRISED when I learned that the Australian was running a "Saving the Murray" campaign. I realised that journalists often fail in their quest for the truth, but I assumed that they at least subscribed to...
Some Australian Views on Climate Change
These people have no interest in furthering any political agenda on climate or related environmental issues. Rather, their comments and analysis are based upon the tradition of dispassionate honesty which characterises the scientific method. They...
The Green Inferno
The Green Inferno: Do we really want to minimise Disaster fires?
WWF Says 'Jump!', Governments Ask 'How High?'
WWF Says 'Jump!', Governments Ask 'How High?' A case study suggests that governments need to better scrutinize allegations of environmental harm and those who make them by Jennifer Marohasy and Gary Johns '[We] base our work on sound...
Clough Lecture 1999: Private Conservation
Despite what one tends to read or hear, the gains in environmental quality around the world in the last few decades have been astounding. People are living longer, the air is getting cleaner, and agriculture is getting more productive, freeing up...