Lectures
Paris Agreement paradox: if we succeed, we fail
The Paris Agreement goals are a paradox: if we succeed in achieving them, we fail to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Use whatever imperfect tools you have to fight for solutions
Keynote speech to the AAEE Conference 2018.
Building personal resilience for research on climate change
Five strategies for building personal resilience for research on climate change and biodiversity loss.
Chain of responsibility laws
A conference presentation on Queensland’s chain of responsibility laws for environmental harm.
Making sense of the Adani coal mine approval
A seminar examining five fundamental failures in the approval of the Carmichael Coal Mine in Queensland, Australia.
Introduction to government in Australia
A short introduction to government in Australia for the environment.
Introduction to environmental law in Queensland
A short introduction to conceptualising environmental law and statutory interpretation in Queensland.
Coastal management & fisheries laws in Queensland
Coastal management & fisheries laws in Queensland
Nature Laws that Work
A seminar for The Wilderness Society (TWS) on the need for new national environmental laws in Australia.
Planning schemes in Queensland lecture 2015
The first of three lectures on the planning system in Queensland, Australia. This lecture examines planning schemes.
Development assessment in Queensland lecture 2015
The second of three lectures on the planning system in Queensland, Australia. This lecture examines the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS).
Development offences in Queensland lecture 2015
The third of three lectures on the planning system in Queensland, Australia. This lecture examines condition-making powers and development offences.
Mining law lecture 2016
An introduction to mining and EIA laws in Queensland using a case study of the Carmichael Coal Mine.
Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) lecture 2014
A lecture on the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld).
Water management lecture 2015
A lecture on water management, fisheries and cultural heritage laws in Queensland, Australia.
EPBC Act lecture 2015
A lecture on Australia’s main national environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).
Professional duties lecture 2015
A lecture on professional duties and ethics for environmental professionals in Queensland, Australia.
