This paper examines who in Australia is currently growing their own food, their motivations, and barriers in relation to home and community gardening. Summary Australia’s high rate of urbanisation means that most people experience a significant disconnect between their food production and consumption. Over several decades, suburban gardens have ceased to be major sites of...

This paper argues that there is little for Australia to gain by rushing into an expansion of CSG operations. Summary The purpose of this paper is to bust the gas industry’s myths about coal seam gas (CSG). The gas industry has been prolific in putting out exaggerated claims about CSG’s economic benefits while at the...

Investments in coal, oil, and gas increase financial risk without increasing returns, according to this report, which includes the first simulation comparing performance of an Australian fossil fuel free investment portfolio with an indexed ASX portfolio. Introduction Debates about climate change have recently been reframed in terms of financial risks. Current global fossil fuel reserves...

While this survey found that only 11 per cent of respondents were aware of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the majority, once informed of it, supported greater transparency and accountability in the negotiation process and had strong views on what should and should not be included. Australians hold serious concerns about a secretive trade deal which...

Introduction: Until 2010 – for well over a century, through two world wars and the Great Depression – the quantity of electricity used in Australia each year was greater than the year before. In the three years since 2010, the quantity used each year has been less than the year before, and there is no...