The number of children attracted to extremist groups has increased dramatically and minors are now the focus of more than half of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s highest priority investigations each week. The alarming increase, …
On 2 February, ASPI released Agenda for change 2022: shaping a different future for our nation to promote public debate and understanding on issues of strategic importance to Australia. The key message in Agenda for …
Planet A California has shifted its land-management policy, removing legal barriers to controlled burns and training civilians in indigenous burn-off methods to mitigate the state’s increasingly catastrophic bushfires. By recognising the unique culture of land …
Planet A A new study has recommended that 11 species of Australian bees be listed as threatened, a five-fold increase, due to the 2019–20 bushfires. Lower bee populations threaten crop production, with consequences for Australia’s …
Planet A The Bank of China will stop funding new coal projects abroad, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s similar commitment to the UN General Assembly that China will stop building new foreign coal-fired power plants. …