What next: a review of Damon Gameau’s 2040
By Georgia KartasWhat’s next for our planet? Damon Gameau explores the potential future for humanity and the Earth.
Climate change
Brixton Street Wetlands
By Siobhan HodgePoet Siobhan Hodge calls for a change of attitude to address the neglect of our environment.
Water, water, everywhere?
By Alison WhittakerWe are inseparable from water — more than relying on it, we are constituted by it. Alison Whittaker reflects on the water crisis and its colonial roots.
River
By Bill CotterPoet William Cotter laments the state of our drying-up rivers.
Nong Shain Maw: Stone Breakers of the East Khasi Highlands
By Ali MCIn the remote Indian state of Meghalaya, the Khasi people work in life-threatening conditions to survive, but their will for independence remains strong.
The inherent injustices of climate change
Mihilini Fernando in conversation with Simon BradshawHow can Australia help our neighbouring nations of the Pacific Islands build communities that are more resilient to climate change?
Right Now’s 2018 Transitions Film Festival Picks
By Heath Chamerski, Rachael Imam and Christopher RingroseWe review three groundbreaking documentaries from the 2018 Transitions Film Festival that explore society and environment.
On nothing
By PS CottierPoet PS Cottier considers the cost of not listening to the water lapping at our doors.
For small island nations, climate science isn’t an intellectual exercise – it’s real life
By Fatima MeashamIt’s 2016 – so why do Australian politicians still contest the scientific consensus on man-made climate change?
Do we have what it takes to feed an expanding planet?
By Pia WhiteThe End of Plenty is a comprehensive and affecting exploration of the complexities of meeting the most basic need of the 7.4 billion people on the planet – the need for food.
Climate change and mass mobility in the Pacific
By Daniel WisemanDaniel Wiseman examines the emerging challenge of displacement caused by climate change.