A long-touted plan to divert floodwaters inland from the tropical north is being considered by the Queensland government.
The economist and former government climate adviser Ross Garnaut assesses COP26 - and finds the good,the bad and the disappointing.
A rise in the cost of goods and services needed to maintain living standards combined with a drop in the price of items bought with disposable income is putting ordinary working families at a disadvantage.
The economist has likened the funding of “redundant” energy capacity to Keynes’ banknote theory of burying money so the unemployed can dig it up to stay productive.
The government’s complacency over the need to reach full employment needs to change for the sake of young people in particular.
A former climate diplomat warns Australia will miss opportunities that dwarf coal exports if it doesn't take seriously the net-zero carbon ambitions of China and other major trading partners.
The Coalition has shifted its vision towards a future of gas-backed renewables. Labor should meet it in the middle.
One of Australia's most respected economists will head up the first comprehensive government review of the Bradfield inland irrigation scheme in more than 15 years.
Don't fear debt to fuel a green economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic,economist Ross Garnaut says.
Scott Morrison told us in December there was nothing to see here and even if there were,there was nothing he could do about it. He now wants increased powers to call a national emergency.
Australia is squandering its unique economic opportunity from emissions reduction,which is discouraging other countries ambitious action on climate change.