Susan Hutchinson Last week, Devpolicy hosted the Australian launch of the Women, Peace and Security Index. The index has been developed by the Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security in partnership with the Peace Research Institute of Oslo. It ranks countries based on three dimensions: women’s inclusion, justice and human security. Each of… Continue reading Women, Peace and Security in Australia and the SDGs
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Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way
Noel D Preece and Penny van Oosterzee Eastern Australia ranks alongside these in the top 10 of the world’s major deforestation fronts – the only one in a developed nation. When you think of devastating deforestation and extinction you usually think of the Amazon, Borneo and the Congo. But eastern Australia ranks alongside these in the top… Continue reading Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way
Aid cuts undermine regional health security: Australia
Penny Wong Australia’s healthcare budget cut impacts international development-21% cuts were made in the infamous 2014 budget – a staggering amount when you consider at the time Australia’s international development budget accounted for just over 1% of total budget spend. Earlier this year on a visit to Myanmar, I saw first-hand the positive impact Australia’s… Continue reading Aid cuts undermine regional health security: Australia
The Guardian on seasonal workers: poor journalism
Stephen Howes It’s pretty odd to write an article about foreign farm workers and then exclude the vast majority of them. It’s even stranger when the article is about worker exploitation, and research has found that backpackers are more likely to be exploited than seasonal workers. Ben Doherty’s article in Thursday’s Guardian is headlined “Hungry,… Continue reading The Guardian on seasonal workers: poor journalism
We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia
Max Finlayson, Lee Baumgartner and Peter Gell After a long and contentious public debate, in 2012 Australia embarked on a significant and expensive water recovery program to restore the Murray-Darling Basin’s ecosystems. Despite general agreement that a certain amount of water should be reserved to restore the flagging river system, the argument continues as to whether this should… Continue reading We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia
Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
Albert Van Dijk and David Summers The overall story is one of rainfall boom after four years of bust. The national average rainfall in 2016 was again well above average, albeit not quite as much as in the bumper years 2010-11. After several dry years, vegetation across much of Australia received much-needed rains in 2016. But this… Continue reading Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
The Shark Hunters: Film
Madison Stewart In 2016 I spent time with ‘Mark the Shark’ and ‘Vic Hislop’, two infamous shark hunters. I managed to sit down with and interview both, and join Mark for a day on his boat. This is the film I created about my interactions with the two men. Shark hunters represent an archaic approach… Continue reading The Shark Hunters: Film
Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia
Dale Nimmo, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Ralph Mac Nally, Shaun Cunningham Coral bleaching is not surprising: it is consistent with many changes that are occurring now across Australia’s natural environments Media reports around the world have brought the mass coral bleaching of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef into people’s offices and homes. With 93% of individual reefs showing bleaching,… Continue reading Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia
EcoCheck: Australia’s Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants
Grant Wardell-Johnson Western Australia’s few remaining giant jarrahs are increasingly lonely monuments to the forest’s towering past. Our EcoCheck series takes the pulse of some of Australia’s best-known ecosystems to find out if they’re in good health or on the wane. When the first European settlers travelled into the jarrah forests of Australia’s Southwest, they… Continue reading EcoCheck: Australia’s Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants
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