Tom Griffiths discusses the career of Mike Smith, author of a major new account of Australia’s desert archaeology
06 May 13 Comments (0)
The disturbing logic of “Stay or Go”
The experts driving Australia’s bushfire policies won’t acknowledge that different forests produce different fires, writes Tom Griffiths
22 Nov 12 Comments (1)Thus began the Australian occupation of Antarctica…
Tom Griffiths was on board the Aurora Australis as it sailed south to Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Mawson’s historic expedition. Once again, a complex interplay of science and sovereignty was at work
24 Feb 12 Comments (1)From the ashes
With another summer approaching, Tom Griffiths looks at two fine accounts of Black Saturday and its aftermath
12 Oct 11 Comments (1)A miracle of politics and science
As the world talks about climate change, the Antarctic Treaty shows how politics and science can work together with enduring results, writes Tom Griffiths
04 Dec 09 Comments (2)Black Saturday’s prehistory
Understanding the inevitability of devastating fires is essential for local communities and policy makers, historian Tom Griffiths tells Peter Clarke
13 Mar 09 Comments (0)We have still not lived long enough
Testimony from the 1939 and 2009 fires suggests there is one thing we never seem to learn from history, writes Tom Griffiths
16 Feb 09 Comments (13)
