by kapow | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania In February 2010, the Australian Government through the then Dept. of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), hosted a National Climate Change Forum in Adelaide. The topic of this meeting was “Developing a national coastal...
by kapow | May 8, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
On 23rd April, the Prime Minister announced that the Australian Government “will make an additional $100 million investment to continue leading the world and our region in how we manage our ocean habitats and coastal environments and contribute to the global task of...
by kapow | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
Many have used the term “unprecedented” to define 2020. Very few will lament its passing. Much has been written of its fires, Covid 19, political actions (or inactions), injustices and different ways of conducting business. Yes, it was exceptional and for those of us...
by kapow | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
EPBC ACT CHANGES –WILL THEY BE WORTH THE EFFORT? Legislation before the Senate provides an opportunity to address declining environmental conditions in Australia. However, the emphasis has been on streamlining the approvals process and devolving federal powers to the...
by kapow | Nov 26, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
AUSTRALIA UNDER THREAT—WHAT TO DO NEXT? “The situation is hopeless. We must take the next step” (P. Casals). Unless there is a turn-around in global emissions, the planet is faced with a dire climate-driven future. Australia is recognised as a nation under great...
by kapow | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE—THE CURRENT CRISIS Back in my undergraduate days, I was briefly fascinated by the work of a famous historian; well famous enough to get on the cover page of TIME magazine in the 1940s. His name is Arnold Toynbee. Over several decades he wrote a...