We need to talk about Australia’s ‘UnNatural’ disasters
Viewing human-induced climate disasters such as the recent Australian floods as ‘UnNatural’ is necessary to demand greater government accountability, writes…
The Role of Environmental Human Rights in the Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Proposal
How does access to information around environmental decision-making impact communities? We hear from 2022 Honours Fellow Olivia Mulligan about her…
Opinion
14 August 2020
The proposed Narrabri Gas Project flouts dire climate predictions and as Dr. Alison Ziller argues, the negative, but lesser publicised,…
09 August 2020
Following last month’s release of the short documentary film Common Ground, Marnie Graham and Uncle Lex Dadd reflect on the…
07 August 2020
Claudia Connelly explores the links between a lack of Indigenous parliamentary representation, disrespect for Aboriginal culture and environmental violence in…
06 August 2020
Following on from an expert report submitted to the IPC last month, SEI researchers explore the social, economic and environmental…
05 August 2020
Nanda Jarosz reflects on the pedagogical challenges and rewards of teaching a multidisciplinary unit exploring literary representations of love between…
News
30 July 2020
Congratulations to SEI researcher Sophie Chao for winning the 2020 John Legge Prize for Best Thesis in Asian Studies for…
A new initiative co-led by researchers including SEI’s Thom van Dooren and Dieter Hochuli aims to kindle a sense of…
29 July 2020
Charismatic megafauna have long been the muse of scientists pursuing de-extinction, but what of the complex webs of microscopic relations…
24 July 2020
Understanding justice through the multispecies lens does not simply mean expanding our circle of care, says Danielle Celermajer, it means…
22 July 2020
The plastics industry is notorious for manipulating consumer behaviour by tapping into our most fundamental desires and fears, writes India…
17 July 2020
COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of food supply chains and forced us to rely more on digital technologies to work,…
16 July 2020
Bruce Isaacs considers how the spatial expression of Hollywood’s film noir infuses cinematic portrayals of Australian landscapes in films like Picnic…
13 July 2020
A new documentary that unites Swedish Sami and Indigenous Australian voices under a common mission to protect Country and share…
12 July 2020
Jo Longman and Maddy Braddon find stark parallels between their work on the mental health and wellbeing impacts of climate…
10 July 2020
Michelle St Anne, Hannah Della Bosca, Elizabeth Duncan, Bruce Isaacs and Rebecca Lawrence entwine their research, recognising silenced voices within…
09 July 2020
Reflecting on the launch of the new edited volume, Sustaining Seas: Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care, edited by…
Reflecting on Niuean scholar Dr Jess Pasisi’s work in Episode 4 of Re-(E)mergence of Nature in Culture Multimedia Series, Genevieve…
06 July 2020
Dr Genevieve Campbell and Jacinta Tipungwuti reflect on the unique vocal sound of the Tiwi Strong Women’s group. Their songs…
03 July 2020
Zimbabwe’s protected forests are home to some of the most valuable species on the planet, and political ecologist Tafadzwa Mushonga reports…
30 June 2020
Carolyn McKay, Heather Shannon, Chris Smith and Dinesh Wadiwel interweave musings on the physical, psychological and emotional violence of hostile…
28 June 2020
The resource-intensive cycle of demolition and construction seems endless, but architect Hugo Chan argues that through adaptive reuse we can…
24 June 2020
Frozen or flowing, connection to the waters of the Snowy Mountains is inextricable from Ngarigu identity, says Jakelin Troy in…
22 June 2020
Herpetological worldings point to the importance of imagining justice as metamorphic, says Sophie Chao, requiring a nomadic ethics that can…
19 June 2020
“With the right policy and green funding settings, we can finally live up to our ambitions as a renewable energy…
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