Human security – Here and there

On climate change, Australia’s PM pins hopes on complacency or ignorance of voters

7 February 2022 Mike Scrafton Australian focus

In the 2022 election, too much is at stake for Australians to be duped into thinking that they ”remain well prepared for the future”, and into believing that everything can be fixed by unregulated economic growth.

Australia must adapt to a new climate reality

21 January 2020 Mike Scrafton Australian focus, Climate crisis

The future international environment is now coming into focus. It doesn’t look promising. Government approaches to defence and human security will need to undergo a radical reassessment if they are to ameliorate the adverse effects of global warming science, and effectively translate it into institutions, actions and public understanding.