14 May 2021
Initially working with her husband in the year prior to his death, Suzanne Heywood has written a revealing, intensely human and affectionate biography of Britain’s leading public servant. More than a rounded picture of a brilliant man, it provides insights and lessons for anyone concerned with good policy and effective administration.
11 May 2021
Major countries and the private sector are embracing net zero as the growth opportunity of the future. With Australia increasingly isolated diplomatically and economically, Morrison is feeling the pressure.
21 November 2020
Transcript and recording of my review of Marian Wilkinson's outstanding investigation and assessment of Australia's recent climate policy failures on ABC Radio National's 'The Science Show'.
13 January 2019
Rather like a computer game, once you escape one level of the Brexit game the next is even harder, with even nastier sword-wielding opponents around the next dimly lit corridor. But unlike a computer game, you can't turn Brexit off.
16 November 2015
With a country still in shock, and more than 200 innocent people either killed or receiving hospital care in Paris, it seems perverse to even turn one’s mind to what implications this horrific event might have for the international response to climate change.
21 June 2012
First part of my two part assessment of Rio+20 and the role of the international meetings addressing global challenges
20 June 2012
The second part of my two articles on how international agreements might be more effective in tackling international challenges
11 May 2007
Written as he left office, my reflections and assessment of the Prime Ministership of Tony Blair.