‘Unpatriotic’:Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes

‘Unpatriotic’:Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes

The writers met at a book awards night in 2006. Years later,she realised he fitted her “list”.

  • byTim Elliott

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Meet the ‘echidnapus’,a bizarre blend of the world’s strangest creatures
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Meet the ‘echidnapus’,a bizarre blend of the world’s strangest creatures

Scientists led by Tim Flannery have unearthed evidence for a previously unknown “age of monotremes” when egg-laying mammals dominated Australia.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘Heat waves are the killer’:Tim Flannery warns of deadly risk over summer

‘Heat waves are the killer’:Tim Flannery warns of deadly risk over summer

The chief counsellor for the Climate Council features in a new documentary about the need for more leadership to tackle climate change.

  • byGarry Maddox
What to read:A tale of heaven and hell,and the end of a giant shark

What to read:A tale of heaven and hell,and the end of a giant shark

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.

  • byCameron Woodhead andFiona Capp
‘Driving force’:Tributes flow for giant of Australian climate science

‘Driving force’:Tributes flow for giant of Australian climate science

Professor Will Steffen has been remembered for his contribution to science,but also his kindness and optimism.

  • byLaura Chung
‘Remarkable Australian story’:Tiny Jurassic teeth rewrite history of mammals

‘Remarkable Australian story’:Tiny Jurassic teeth rewrite history of mammals

A controversial research paper argues the ancestors of the world’s mammals,including humans,evolved in Australia and the southern hemisphere.

  • byLiam Mannix andAngus Dalton
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Scientists raise the heat on Labor over climate impacts of coal and gas

Scientists raise the heat on Labor over climate impacts of coal and gas

While the new Labor government has enjoyed general support from the scientific community over its climate policy,pressure is increasing for more ambition.

  • byNick O'Malley
Australia,an embarrassing handbrake on COP’s nobler ambitions

Australia,an embarrassing handbrake on COP’s nobler ambitions

Australia’s utter failure to rise to the challenge at COP26 in Glasgow has entrenched our international reputation as a climate action outlier.

  • byTim Flannery andSimon Bradshaw
Australia is running dead last among rich nations in the most important race humanity has ever faced

Australia is running dead last among rich nations in the most important race humanity has ever faced

Ten days out from the global climate summit,Australia is again acting like a handbrake. No other developed nation has performed as badly in terms of past emissions or commitments to cut them.

  • byTim Flannery
‘Vindicated’ Tim Flannery unfazed by climate change critics

‘Vindicated’ Tim Flannery unfazed by climate change critics

The 2007 Australian of the Year was one of the first people to warn of the dangers of climate change. He says we still have time to stop climate change.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Tim Flannery follows in footsteps of Greta Thunberg,David Attenborough
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Tim Flannery follows in footsteps of Greta Thunberg,David Attenborough

The Australian conservationist has received one of the world’s top environmental awards,recognising his efforts to spread the words some do not want to hear.

  • byNick O'Malley