Josh Byrne is a presenter on the ABCs Garden Show. He’s also written a book called ‘The Green Gardener’. Josh reckons people have seen the light and are now using their backyards to grow food. In this interview, he talks … Continue reading →

Permaculture is real counter-culture. Thats what I thought after attending the Australian Permaculture Convergence last weekend. It combines traditional farming techniques and thinking about nature with modern technology to enable people to live differently to how most of us live. … Continue reading →

As the world continues to debate what to do about climate change, the people living on a small atoll to Australia’s north are about to become our region’s first climate change refugees. The Cartaret Islands, north east of PNG, are … Continue reading →

Cities like Sydney and New York can shake their car culture and get people to walk and ride bikes. It can be done. It’s happened in Copenhagen. It’s even part of the Danish national health policy. Jan Gehl tells us … Continue reading →

Wall to wall vehicles. Thats how Jan Gehl describes Sydney’s CBD. He says Sydney has squandered its beauty and it’s time something was done about it. Professor Gehl was commissioned by the City of Sydney to re-think its centre. He’s … Continue reading →

Ever dreamed of having your own farm? Don’t have the capital, the time or the expertise? Here’s a way for you have a direct connection with a farm and still live in the city. It’s called ‘community supported agriculture’ and … Continue reading →

Dr Karl gets down and dirty on ‘clean coal’. Is it a furphy? A key part of clean coal is burying CO2 under ground. Isn’t this the kind of thinking that got us in this mess in the first place? … Continue reading →

The previous conservative government in Australia may well have been the first in the world to have lost office because it ignored climate change (and refused to sign the Kyoto protocol.) The day of the election at the end of … Continue reading →

Ever been to Byron Bay? I have, just recently. And each year hordes of international visitors and Australians go there. Why wouldn’t you? Nature has carved out one of the most brilliant, beautiful coastal niches in the world. But most … Continue reading →

This is a review of the Sean Penn film Into the Wild. You may be interested in this one if you’ve ever had the itch to ditch your hum-drum routine and see the world. The real world. It includes an … Continue reading →