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No need for nuclear, even in the face of climate change (The Conversation) - April 4, 2011

Why should taxpayers fund a slow and expensive energy option when alternatives are significantly cheaper and pose less risk? By ACF president Ian Lowe.
Big polluters need to pay their dues (Canberra Times) - April 1, 2011

By Charles Berger, our director of strategic ideas.
A warning to the entire world (Adelaide Advertiser) - March 23, 2011

The nuclear disaster in Japan sends a clear warning to Australia to steer clear of the risks of nuclear energy, writes David Noonan, our nuclear-free campaigner.
Steer clear of nuclear – we have better options (Canberra Times) - March 23, 2011

Australia doesn’t need to go nuclear, we’ve got the world’s best renewable resources, writes our nuclear-free campaigner David Noonan.
No nukes now, or ever (Sunday Age) - March 20, 2011

There are five good reasons for Australia to heed the lesson of Fukushima, writes ACF president Ian Lowe.
Our part in nuclear fire is fuel for thought (Newcastle Herald) - March 15, 2011

The spectre of a nuclear debate will delay and potentially damage Australia’s pathway to a clean, renewable energy future.

By David Noonan, ACF's Nuclear Free campaigner
Putting a price on the priceless (ABC) - February 17, 2011

Speaking in economic terms to those that control the purse strings of the nation is the only way our environment will receive the attention it deserves, writes Simon O'Connor our Economic Adviser.
Prepare for looming disasters by saving for them (National Times) - January 21, 2011

Australia needs a fund to prepare for two disasters coming its way - climate change and biodiversity loss, writes Dr Paul Sinclair our Healthy Ecosystems Program Manager.
Drowning in a hothouse (The Age) - January 14, 2011

Floods of this kind can't be beaten, only curtailed by serious, long-term solutions, writes our president Ian Lowe.
Spare us more transport planning tunnel vision (Sydney Morning Herald) - December 20, 2010

A light rail link would be better than more freeways, write Gavin Gatenby from Ecotransit and Gail Broadbent, our Sustainable Transport campaigner.
Cleaning up our act (Climate Spectator) - December 10, 2010
Simon O'Connor

As countries struggle to negotiate an international agreement on climate change, we are presented again with the incredibly complex challenge of how to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
Ignore sensationalism, listen to the experts (Adelaide Advertiser) - December 7, 2010
Paul Sinclair

In the debate on the future of the Murray-Darling, we risk losing sight of the science that should determine how we treat this irreplaceable asset.
Postcard from Mildura (Crikey) - November 4, 2010
Simon O'Connor

How do we deliver a transition that gives water back to the Murray-Darling at a level that not only slows its decline but improves its health, while looking after the communities that rely on the river?

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