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August 2026
Richard Denniss – More Fool Me
Seize the Moment with Bernard Keane
Australia is surviving the second coming of Trump, but our economy and our social cohesion are under pressure, and our political landscape is being reshaped. How do we turn this time of international crisis into a launchpad for success? At the first-quarter mark of the 21st century, giant forces are reshaping our world. This Trump
September 2026
Climate Integrity Summit 2026
The age of fossil fuels is ending – what will the exit look like for Australia? “There isn’t one country in the world that’s said, ‘you know what this fuel crisis reminds us, is we need more fossil fuels’.” — Hon. Chris Bowen, Climate Change and Energy Minister The age of fossil fuels is coming to
Politics in the Pub: Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
In April 2026, 57 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia for the first-ever intergovernmental conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF), a new plurilateral process built to do what the UNFCCC COPs have failed to: turn the promise to phase out coal, oil and gas into a concrete pathway to action. Tuvalu, one of
October 2026
Nukes vs People: 10 years after SA’s nuclear royal commission
In 2016, ordinary South Australians shut down a major proposal for a nuclear waste dump in the state. The plan to take nuclear waste from around the world and bury it in the SA outback was opposed by Mothers for a Sustainable South Australia (MOSSA) along with many other community, environment, Indigenous and trade union