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A Plan to Get Out of the Shark Cull Mess

10 February 2014

“The policy will not improve public safety. As a result, bad policy is becoming bad politics”. Expert Christopher Neff offers…

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The Reef: history repeats itself first time as tragedy, the second time as farce

04 February 2014

This is not the first time our reef has been threatened, but as history repeats itself is this struggle set…

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Planting Digital Roots

02 February 2014

The Sydney Environment Institute launches into the blogosphere “It’s just hopeless. We don’t know how to fight it”. You can…

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Book Launch: Climate-Challenged Society

10 December 2013

A book with attitude about the challenges that climate change presents and how societies can respond. John S. Dryzek Richard…

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SEI in the Media: Rosemary Lyster on the Political Controversy About Scientific Phenomena – The Conversation

22 November 2013

‘The political controversy about scientific phenomena takes the public’s and the government’s attention away from the real issues of climate…

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Video on the Issues Surrounding a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Sydney

22 November 2013

Associate Professor Bill Pritchard, used his considerable expertise to lead a research team that advised the NSW Office of Environment…

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SEI in the Media: Rosemary Lyster on the Hidden Costs and Unanswered Questions of Repealing the Carbon Tax – The Conversation

26 October 2013

There are reasons Australia has a price on carbon. Let’s recap. An article by SEI Key Researcher, Rosemary Lyster, Professor…

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SEI in the Media: Hot Under the Collar About Climate Change? Christopher Wright in The Conversation

25 October 2013

The issue of climate change is navigated in an ‘increasingly volatile emotional milieu in which feelings of fear, anxiety, and…

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SEI in the Media: Christopher Wright Discusses ‘the Corporate Fight Club’ – The Conversation

25 October 2013

Christopher and Daniel suggest that boosting the bottom line remains the primary objective of corporations, which often come at the…

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Book of the Week: The Reef: A Passionate History

23 October 2013

Acclaimed historian Iain McCalman brings us the first book of its kind; The Reef which charts the shifting status of…

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Iain McCalman Discusses Minister Hunt’s Recent Great Barrier Reef Decision in the Conversation

13 January 2013

Iain McCalman writes for The Conversation in the wake of Minister Hunt’s decision to ‘give up’ on the Reef. This…