LESSONS FROM HISTORY is a compilation of essays written by prominent Australians grappling with the issues of our time. In Part 2: Chapter 4: Making time for history: Climate change…
LESSONS FROM HISTORY is a compilation of essays written by prominent Australians grappling with the issues of our time. Part One addresses: HOW KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY MAKES BETTER POLICY. We begin…
While Australia does the dithering act and has to be dragged to the action table of adopting Circular Economy principles, other countries are getting on with it pronto. One of…
PICTURE: Fungi at Munibung Hill. Credit: Gavin Ord. WITH all the wet weather along the east coast of Australia, mould has been making its presence felt and become the bane…
The science is continuing to build about the importance of fungi in nature. As we wander about on the surface of the Earth, we are for the most part oblivious…
Stuffing up nature doesn’t do anyone any favours, least of all us. The SOE* report is an account of the way that damage is damaging the humans who’ve done it.…
This post includes references to documents courtesy of a Sustainable Population Australia news feed. QUOTE “Population growth contributes to all the pressures described in this report. Each person added to…
Our life support is in trouble, but a series of half measures is unlikely to ensure it doesn't go from bad to worse. For some reason others, such as Napoleon's…
There is a picture depicting a young girl gazing into a glass cabinet with a caption that reads: As close as she will get - a taxidermied Tasmanian Tiger on Display…
First Monday of the second half of 2022. Let's get started with some positives by quoting words of wisdom from William McDonough, author of The Upcycle, with Michael Braungart. For…