Australia has set a series of concerning climate records this year. What the country desperately needs is effective energy policies, Andrew Leigh writes.

A disregard for academic research and a lack of accountability in institutions continue to wreck Australia’s environment, Quentin Grafton and John Williams write.

In this special post, experts from the ANU National Security College give us their thoughts on the national security issues set to shape this year. 

Climate change threatens disasters that are larger and more complex than ever before. Australia needs to be better prepared to tackle these, Anthony Bergin writes.

This week on the pod we take a look at regional cooperation amongst the Pacific Islands and the challenges they face in coordinating policy efforts.

Securing the health of the planet, as well as ourselves, demands a global transformation, Cherry Zheng writes.