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22 May 2019

Experts ask authority to hold oil giant to account on Bight Plan

A group of energy and natural resource experts, led by the Sydney Environment Institute, is calling on Australia’s regulator to hold Norwegian oil company Equinor to account over its proposal to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.

20 May 2019

Australia’s energy (in)security and the proposed drilling in the Great Australian Bight

Australia has earnt the title of the biggest exporter of LNG in the world, and yet we are currently experiencing our worst energy supply crisis to date on Australia’s East Coast. Short-term policies that prioritise over-exportation and over-extraction endanger more than just our domestic energy security, but our most precious natural ecosystems, like the Great Australian Bight.

15 May 2019

Ignoring the voices that matter: food production and the media in a changing climate

Our failure to listen is causing isolation and marginalisation with deeply tragic consequences. Ahead of the launch of her book, Voice and Participation in Global Food Politics, Alana Mann asks how we can go beyond false media narratives and truly support farmers in the midst of drought.