Articles by Tony Kevin


Christmas Island tragedy … PM’s reason irrelevant to radar system

I am disturbed at the information the media are getting from senior ministers, and from unnamed or non-official sources, claiming great difficulties in detecting wooden boats moving in stormy weather across large areas of ocean.

Australia was not ready for James Hansen

Australia’s environmental groups tragically turned their backs on the opportunities that Dr James Hansen’s visit presented for major public education exposure to cutting-edge world climate science and policy thought.

The Australian climate movement needs to take a good, hard look at itself

Following Copenhagen, the Australian climate movement needs to take a hard collective look at itself, with the aim of achieving unity around the crucial goal of reducing Australia’s greenhouse house gas emissions to zero by 2030.

Bad news from Copenhagen: climate beyond worst case

Urgent action is needed now to decarbonise societies.