How to transition from coal: 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
Chris Briggs, University of Technology Sydney; Elsa Dominish, University of Technology Sydney, and Franziska Mey, University of Technology Sydney
With 12 coal power...
If you’ve ever wondered why so many Australians oppose coal, but coal keeps coming out of the ground, then a new short film by Greenpeace’s investigative unit is probably going to help shed some...
Compare the pair: key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
Andrew Donegan, The Conversation and Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation
With the election less than a week away, here is a...
What is Sovereign Risk
Sovereign risk is the chance that a central bank will implement foreign exchange rules that will significantly reduce or negate the worth of its forex contracts.
It also includes the risk that...
The coal industry has infiltrated Australia's federal government through a secretive network of ties, working to influence Australia’s political decisions at the highest level: right up to the office of the Prime Minister, Scott...
Unpacking the flaws in Adani's water management plan
Matthew Currell, RMIT University and Adrian Werner, Flinders University
Adani’s groundwater dependent ecosystem management plan for its proposed Carmichael coal mine was recently approved by federal Environment Minister...
Riddle me this:
if “free market” politicians think that the role of governments is to get out of the way,
then what do they do all day while “managing the economy”?
Interest-rate policy has been delegated to...
It might rank as the deal of the century — but an appalling result for New South Wales taxpayers.
In November 2015, the NSW Government offloaded Vales Point Power Station — an old, polluting coal-fired...