by Mitchell Harley | May 9, 2025 | Blog
Election 2025: What Can The Australian Government Do For Coastal Management? There is always a temptation to dream after an election that a “new” government may take a closer look at what it can do in addressing the plethora of issues facing management of the...
by Mitchell Harley | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog
Coastal Wetlands: A Legal Perspective What comes to mind when one encounters areas of salt marsh or mangrove? For much of Australian settlement history they were seen as dump lands, habitats for mosquitoes, smelly and muddy or “crap” places; yet they had some value....
by Mitchell Harley | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog
Downsizing of NOAA: Consequences For The Planet News out of the US on the firing of public servants by the Trump administration has consequences world-wide. Downsizing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will potentially impact many nations...
by Mitchell Harley | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog
Contamination Status of Sydney Harbour: Contributions by Gavin Birch Many great harbours of the world have experienced decades of influx of pollutants from a range of sources. Considerable efforts have been undertaken by public authorities to “cleanup” legacies of...
by Mitchell Harley | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
Orrin Pilkey: Celebrity Coastal Geologist On 18th December, the Sydney Morning Herald posted a lengthy obituary from the New York Times on the death of Orrin Pilkey aged 90. It was somewhat of a surprise to see this in the SMH. But it was an excellent reminder of the...