Dr Felicity Deane addresses the question: “The Morrison government wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?”

Could Australia’s aquatic life be harmed by a chemical found in car tyres?

David Barr talks to NSW Upper House member Shayne Mallard about gay and transgender hate crimes. Shayne chaired Upper House inquiries into gay crimes between 1970 and 2010. Its findings were published earlier this year. Following its recommendations the government has set up a judicial review into gay hate murders.

The Australian government’s approval of land clearing is one of the reason for Australia’s high rate of species extinction. Dr Megan Evans explains how the government fails to protect our environment and threatened species like the koala.

Miriam Hechtman joined us on Thursday Drive to talk about her new poetry book, Alphabet of Women. The book is a collaboration between 26 female poets, who wrote works inspired by a specific letter of the alphabet, and address issues in womanhood such as politics, the body, motherhood, tenderness, and everything in between.

Cedric Burnside is the grandson of RL (Big Daddy) Burnside and is heavily steeped in the gentle blues of the North Mississippi hill country. David Barr talks to him about his life and music.  

For the first time, scientists use smart climate management of green spaces to reduce urban heat, turning Bicentennial Park at Sydney Olympic Park into the coolest public park in NSW.

Freshwater mussels are vital ecosystem engineers. Poorly studied and largely ignored, freshwater mussels are dying in droves. It’s time we pay them more attention.

David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to Willy Vlautin, songwriter and lyricist for the southern soul/American noir band, The Delines. His prior work was with his iconic band, Richmond Fontaine. Willy writes about people who are down and out or living on the edge, a long way from the American dream. The new album by […]

This year, the Doomsday Clock shows 100 seconds to midnight. According to Dr Jack Heineman, there is enough doom in the world to motivate people to take action.