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23 May 2022
Ensuring a just future for coal mining communities in Australia
As the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels occurs, communities on the frontline must not be left behind. We hear from Dr Robert MacNeil on the barriers to achieving a just transition and our post-coal future in Australia.
20 May 2022
Striking from school for the climate
In recent years, school strikers demanding climate justice have challenged the education system. Researchers Dr Blanche Verlie and Alicia Flynn consider activism as a form of learning, and the implications of the climate crisis on schooling.
13 May 2022
Expanding environmental justice through a lens of political philosophy
How can the concepts of political theorists Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt be applied to critical environmental justice? Here, 2022 Honours Fellow Ailish Ryan discusses her research into how philosophical notions of self-care and freedom can inform interpersonal, localised environmentalism.