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Greg Hunt’s cultivated optimism gets us nowhere

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Peter Boyer

It’s good to be optimistic – so long as you remain well-grounded. Optimism has the power to sustain us through grim times, as an ABC Foreign Correspondent report from war-ravaged Afghanistan reminded me last week. It showed young people on … Continue reading →

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Australia’s climate effort falling behind in ‘critical decade’

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Peter Boyer

While progress has been made internationally, Australia’s domestic climate effort is mired in ignorance and suspicion Warning five years ago that decarbonising the economy had to start immediately, the Australian Climate Commission designated 2010-20 as “the critical decade.” Here’s a … Continue reading →

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The CSIRO spat that Australia can’t afford to ignore

Posted on 23 February 2016 by Peter Boyer

The future of climate research in Australia is an issue tailor-made for Malcolm Turnbull to take a stand on. Yet he remains aloof from the debate. A notable centenary happens next month. On March 16, 1916, a young Australian nation … Continue reading →

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