As the globe continues to warm and extreme weather events intensify, Australia faces a demographic upheaval as some regions become too risky to live in. With more households living through floods, fires, cyclones, and heat waves, anxiety about climate change is inevitably escalating and we can expect many Australians to...

Almost a quarter of Australians say they have modified their homes in the last six years to protect themselves from extreme weather events, according to a report released today by Charles Sturt University. Homeowners most exposed to extreme events are much more likely to modify their homes to protect them...

When Justice Michael Kirby spoke at the launch of the Australia Institute in 1994, he called on us to ‘never forget the neglected, the despised, the underprivileged, [and] the disadvantaged.’ For me his speech was pitch perfect. I had decided to establish the new think tank because the victims of...

Is it time for Australia to consider acquiring nuclear weapons? It sounds outrageous. Stay with me. Donald Trump is blowing up world trade. After a period of turmoil, it will probably settle into a new state where the US economy is substantially weaker. Trump is also trashing post-war alliances, including NATO, prompting US...