Australia Archive

• 0August 20, 2010

  Climate change: The plight of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin

  The mismanagement of irrigation, compounded by drought and a drop in commodity prices, has spelled disaster for Australia’s most important...
• 0August 17, 2010

  The Climate Elephant in the Room

  This election, there’s been a horrifying lack of action on climate change. But the Australian Youth Climate Coalition’s Elephant in...
• 0August 14, 2010

  Video: Climate scientist explains global weather woes

  From Australia to China to Pakistan to Russia and central Europe, this summer has so far been characterized by extreme...
• 0August 14, 2010

  Australia Campaigners to Make Climate a Key Issue in Last Days of Election

  Guest post By Leigh Ewbank. Leigh is a Melbourne native and a 2009 summer fellow at the California-based progressive think...
• 0August 8, 2010

  Climate Election Down Under

  Elections in Australia don’t have a predictable two year marathon time-line.  Instead, the sitting prime minister calls an election and...
• 0August 5, 2010

  Creature Feature: The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

  This week’s Creature Feature takes us to Lord Howe Island, located approximately 370 miles (660 km) off the eastern coast...
• 0August 2, 2010

  Australia needs YOU! Overcoming the elephants and lies

  I confess I have been putting this off for a while I have been avoiding it. But the time has come put...
• 0July 2, 2010

  Isabel’s Granny has a lesson for International Politics

  Every time I come home for the holidays, or for a special occasion, or just because I need to, mortality...
• 0June 19, 2010

  Conservation: Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines

  Once considered a pest and hunted, the majestic whale sharks of Donsol in the Philippines are now a successful attraction...
• 0June 16, 2010

  Sceptics On the Road: Watts in Australia

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