Global Issues
The G20, Commonwealth and la Francophonie walk into a bar, and nobody notices
Earlier this month, the secretariats of the Commonwealth and la Francophonie (the French-based equivalent of the Commonwealth) met with G20 representatives in Washington, DC to…
China's 'syngas': Bad economics, bad science and an environmental catastrophe
The apparent shift in the global energy market from coal to natural gas has shaken fossil fuel markets. As Australian resource exporters are keenly aware, this tilt has pushed…
Commentary
The new jihadists
The new jihadistsAnthony BubaloThe Saturday Paper12 April 2014Anthony Bubalo
IPCC and clean energy: Easy on the optimism
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes for gloomy reading. The world needs 'drastic changes' to reduce carbon emissions and prevent global temperature…
Commentary
Left’s deafening silence
Left’s deafening silenceDr. Michael FulliloveThe Australian 22/03/2014Please click here for the online text.Michael Fullilove
Japan transfers weapons grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium to US
As the Nuclear Security Summit meets in The Hague this week, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and US President Obama have jointly announced that Japan will transfer all plutonium and…
A larger Australia? Sure, but for what, exactly?
I'm going to focus on one aspect of Michael Fullilove's National Press Club address, neatly summarised in his conclusion:
Australia has a choice. Do we want to be a little…
Mekong: Laos confirms Don Sahong dam plans
The Lao Government confirmed on Wednesday its intention to go ahead with construction of the controversial Don Sahong dam, commencing in December. Lao government ministers said…
The global outlook for renewable energy
My previous article showed that there has been an unprecedented level of investment in renewable energy over the last decade. Let's consider the drivers for this in more detail…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Where economics and geopolitics meet
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), repeatedly described as the 21st century platinum-standard trade agreement, is in trouble.
The latest round of negotiations has ended in…