Water decision making in Australia: Are politicians performing?

The ongoing floods in New South Wales have again put the focus on water management, just as droughts have done before, and a range of water issues and the need for better long term planning and investment could factor into the forthcoming Federal election.

Water decision making: Are politicians performing?

Australia’s record on delivering good public policy outcomes in water is laudable. But increasingly, in the face of climate change, we need to improve that performance.

Mining the Liverpool Plains: No place for politics in proper policy process

Politicians should respect the outcome of a robust policy process that gave Commonwealth approval for the Shenhua mine – even if they don’t like the result, writes James Horne.

The Future of Coal Seam Gas after the NSW Election

The New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday 28 March. James Horne discusses the future of coal seam gas, one of the major issues in this campaign.

To fix the Federation we must harness the digital revolution

There are longstanding structural conflicts between the federal and state governments. James Horne, visiting Fellow in public policy/water at Australian National University, argues that we need to fundamentally rethink the allocation of roles and responsibilities.