Peter Burnett
As seen in:
MSN UK,
Nature,
The Conversation,
China Daily (English),
Phys.org,
The Scotsman,
Brisbane Times,
Tech Xplore,
ICI,
Sioux City Journal
and
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Peter Burnett
Les personnes âgées se portent mieux en Bretagne, mais ne sont pas moins isolées
L’association des Petits Frères des Pauvres publie, ce jeudi 1er octobre, un rapport qui explique combien les difficultés de mobilité sont un facteur d’isolement pour les personnes âgées. Si en Bretagne, les personnes âgées (de plus de 60 ans selon l’échantillon retenu) sont moins nombreuses à déclarer des limitations liées à la santé ou à la marche, le sentiment d’enfermement ou d’isolement n’est pas pour autant plus faible qu’ailleurs.
Top-ranked Sioux City East embracing target on their backs after close win over CB AL
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Class 4A No. 1 Sioux City East strengthened their hold atop the Missouri River Conference with a sweep of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday, winning by scores of 12-2 and 6-2. kAm%96 q=24< #2:56CD Wac\`[ `f\` |#prX H6C6 5@>:?2?E :? v2>6 ` 2D q@59J r@==:?8 5C@G6 :? 7@FC CF?D H:E9 2 5@F3=6 2?5 2 9@>6 CF?] %96?[ :? v2>6 a[ E96 {J?I W`c\c[ `c\c |#prX C2==:65 E@ E:6 E96 82>6 2E EH@[ 3FE 2? 6CC@C[ D24C:7:46 7=J[ 2?5 EH@\CF? D:?8=6 3J {@82? r96C<2D 3C@<6 E96 82>6 @A6? :?
Jardin : et si vos déchets verts devenaient une richesse ?
Transformer ses déchets en ressource Denis Pépin a rappelé un principe fondamental : les déchets verts ne sont pas des déchets, mais une ressource précieuse. Tontes de pelouse, feuilles mortes, tailles de haies, branches... L’objectif principal ? Nourrir le sol. Près d’un tiers de la biodiversité se trouve dans le sol ! En recyclant ces matières organiques, on enrichit naturellement la terre, on améliore sa structure et on favorise la vie microbienne.
This Is Home - Leamington Books
"A Brilliant debut. This is Home is a profound piece of literature for contemporary society." RAY ANYASI Carlo moves from his Italian hometown to London and begins life anew as a kitchen porter in an underground mice-infested kitchen. His coworker, Keto, a 40-year-old Ghanaian has quit his job many times but always returns, as if magnetised by the potwash.
Vous avez une question jardinage ? Un spécialiste vous répond sur Ici Mayenne - ICI
Recevez chaque jour l’essentiel de l’actualité locale. Département (obligatoire) (obligatoire) Choisissez votre département En cliquant sur "S’abonner", j'accepte que les données recueillies par Radio France soient destinées à l'envoi par courrier électronique de contenus et d'informations relatifs aux programmes. Plus d'informations.
Trauma and Hounding
Review of Trauma Industrial Complex: How Oversharing Became a Product in a Digital World. Darren McGarvey (Ebury) and Hounded: Women, Harms and the Gender Wars. Jenny Lindsay (John Wiley and Sons Ltd) by Peter Burnett. Days before the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) began in 2025 author Jenny Lindsay complained on her Substack and social media about not having been programmed. Could I please enter the Edinburgh International Book Festival?
UK can tap opportunities in China's service sector
China's economic development over the past 20 years has been defined by industrialization on an unprecedented scale. Sizable investments in infrastructure, real estate, and capital expenditure across its extensive manufacturing ecosystem have propelled the country into the ranks of upper-middle-income economies, with GDP per capita rising markedly.
For all the tea in China, and more
One of the enduring symbols of the relationship between the United Kingdom and China's Fujian province dates back to the 17th century when tea became Britain's national beverage of choice. The port of Fuzhou (then called Foochow in English) was the center of the global trade in tea. It emerged as a key supplier of high-quality varieties like oolong and lapsang souchong.
For all the tea in China, and more
One of the enduring symbols of the relationship between the United Kingdom and China's Fujian province dates back to the 17th century when tea became Britain's national beverage of choice. The port of Fuzhou (then called Foochow in English) was the center of the global trade in tea. It emerged as a key supplier of high-quality varieties like oolong and lapsang souchong.
More need for speed: can we squeeze a little more out of the old EPBC Jalopy?
Last year I published a blog The Need for Speed, floating ideas for solving a long-standing problem, the need for quicker environmental approvals. In the lead-up to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable this week, regulatory ‘streamlining’ is very much back at the top of the public policy, so it’s time for another look.
Lesley Storm, talented poet who brought neglected writers back into print
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Microsoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt
Peter Burnett, Australian National University Australia’s new environment minister, Murray Watt, is reported to be a fixer. That’s good, because there’s a lot to fix. Being environment minister is a hard gig. It often requires difficult choices between environmental and economic priorities. In cabinet, the minister is often up against a phalanx of ministers with economic portfolios and overriding political imperatives such as jobs and growth.
It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt
Australia’s new environment minister, Murray Watt, is reported to be a fixer. That’s good, because there’s a lot to fix. Being environment minister is a hard gig. It often requires difficult choices between environmental and economic priorities. In cabinet, the minister is often up against a phalanx of ministers with economic portfolios and overriding political imperatives such as jobs and growth.
It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt
© 2025 Tolerance.ca ® Inc. All reproduction rights reserved. All information reproduced on the Web pages of www.tolerance.ca (including articles, images, photographs, and logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Tolerance.ca ® Inc. or, in certain cases, by its author. Any reproduction of the information for use other than personal use is prohibited.
Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
Skip to main contentSkip to main content You have permission to edit this image. Previous Over the last few weeks, a destructive and determined pileat… Next Up President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday his tariffs co… You don't have any notifications. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
China, UK have reasons to boost trade ties
The China-Britain Business Council can trace its roots back to 1954 when a group of 48 business representatives went to China on a journey to start a dialogue and to open markets. Led by the indomitable Jack Perry, this was the first trade mission from the United Kingdom to the newly founded People's Republic of China.
China, UK have reasons to boost trade ties
The China-Britain Business Council can trace its roots back to 1954 when a group of 48 business representatives went to China on a journey to start a dialogue and to open markets. Led by the indomitable Jack Perry, this was the first trade mission from the United Kingdom to the newly founded People's Republic of China.
Labor’s dumping of Australia’s new nature laws means the environment is shaping as a key 2025 election issue
Peter Burnett, Australian National University; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University, and Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections.
Labor’s dumping of Australia’s new nature laws means the environment is shaping as a key 2025 election issue
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections. The Albanese government is now the latest in a string of governments that have tried and failed to reform the law known formally as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Labor’s dumping of Australia’s new nature laws means the environment is shaping as a key 2025 election issue
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections. The Albanese government is now the latest in a string of governments that have tried and failed to reform the law known formally as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Deal or no deal? Prospects for reforming environmental law before the election - wiggling through the political maze
In a separate article with colleagues from the Biodiversity Council, I have argued for substantive changes to the government’s draft Nature Positive reforms, currently in the Senate. Here, I look at the politics of a possible Senate deal on those reforms.
Australia's nature is in deep crisis. These three easy steps could give new environmental laws teeth
The Albanese government's environmental reforms are likely to feature prominently on federal parliament's agenda this week. A Senate inquiry into the long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the Coalition is reportedly preparing to oppose the changes, potentially forcing Labor into negotiations with the Greens.
Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy steps would give our new environment laws teeth
Peter Burnett is affiliated with the Biodiversity Council, an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis.
Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy steps would give our new environment laws teeth
Written by Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Albanese government’s environmental reforms are likely to feature prominently on federal parliament’s agenda this week. A Senate inquiry[1] into the long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the Coalition is reportedly preparing to oppose[2] the changes, potentially forcing Labor into negotiations with the Greens[3].
Environmental reform: the politics of consultation? Or just politics?
When ‘further consultation’ is code for ‘let’s kick the can down the road’ Writing my last blog about a climate trigger prompted me to go back to the government’s April 2024 statement justifying its decision to put most of the Nature Positive Planreforms on a slow track. And to re-read it, closely. This got me thinking about the politics of consultation.
Would a ‘climate trigger’ fire silver bullets?
People have been calling for the creation of a ‘climate trigger’ for years, but to little avail. Why? Because things are complicated, and a climate trigger is not the only game in town. It’s no silver bullet, but a quick check on where Australia’s emissions are coming from suggests a climate trigger may have a role to play.
Nature-positive information: devilish detail and a head with two hats and no teeth
By Michael Vardon and Peter Burnett Australia is about to get its first comprehensive national law on environmental information. In a post-truth world, trusted information is more important than ever, and, as in other sectors, we must have confidence in the laws and agencies providing environmental information and measuring progress on “nature positive”. A lot is at stake in the current parliamentary debate of the Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024.
What will Australia’s proposed Environment Information Agency do for nature?
Hugh Possingham works for the University of Queensland, Accounting for Nature, and the Biodiversity Council. He currently receives grant funding from the Australian Research Council. He is affiliated with over 20 organisations providing pro-bono or limited renumeration, board or committee level advice.
The need for speed: can we buy faster environmental approvals to enable Australia to become a clean energy superpower?
It’s been a tough couple of months for Nature in Australia. In April, federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek shunted most of the reforms in her Nature Positive Plan onto the slow track, although she will still proceed with a new federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This new body will issue and enforce environmental approvals.
It’s time to strike an environmental grand bargain between businesses, governments and conservationists - and stop doing things the hard way
April has been a bad month for the Australian environment. The Great Barrier Reef was hit, yet again, by intense coral bleaching. And Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek delayed most of her Nature Positive Plan reforms. True, Plibersek the controversial Toondah Harbour proposal, but only after a near decade-long grassroots campaign to save the wetland from an apartment and retail development deemed clearly unacceptable by her own department.
It’s time to strike an environmental grand bargain between businesses, governments and conservationists - and stop doing things the hard way
By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University April has been a bad month for the Australian environment. The Great Barrier Reef was hit, yet again, by intense coral bleaching. And Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek delayed most of her Nature Positive Plan reforms. True, Plibersek Read complete article © The Conversation -
Does ‘Nature Positive’ ‘strike the right balance’? The shifting dial is scaring some players.
The unwritten rule of environmental policy is that economy trumps environment. ‘Nature positive’ reforms threaten to put it the other way round, or at least to shift the dial in that direction. And the states (beginning with Western Australia) are not happy about it. Crunch time is approaching.
Murray Watt hits back at claims Labor not listening
A new campaign calling out "anti-farming policies" which "threaten to shave billions off farm production" has come as a shock to federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt. Speaking at the National Farmers' Federation Conference on Thursday, Minister Watt said the mantra behind the Keep Farmers Farming campaign wasn't an accurate representation of the Albanese government.
How to beat 'rollout rage': the environment-versus-climate battle dividing regional Australia
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. In August, Victoria’s Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny made a decision that could set a difficult precedent for Australia’s effort to get to net-zero emissions by 2050.
“Rollout rage:” The environment-vs-climate battle dividing regional Australia
By Peter Burnett Net zero, nature protection and “rollout rage” feel like a toxic mix. Yet we have to find a quick way to deliver renewables projects we urgently need. The post “Rollout rage:” The environment-vs-climate battle dividing regional Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy (Visited 2 times, 2 visits today) Comments comments
How to beat 'rollout rage': the environment-versus-climate battle dividing regional Australia
By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University If Australia is to meet its net zero targets it must move fast and build massive industrial infrastructure. But those projects are provoking fierce hostility. Is there a way through the green dilemma? Read complete article © The Conversation -
the environment-versus-climate battle dividing regional Australia
In August, Victoria’s Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny made a decision that could set a difficult precedent for Australia’s effort to get to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do
© 2023 Tolerance.ca ® Inc. All reproduction rights reserved. All information reproduced on the Web pages of www.tolerance.ca (including articles, images, photographs, and logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Tolerance.ca ® Inc. or, in certain cases, by its author. Any reproduction of the information for use other than personal use is prohibited.
Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do
Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally. These developments are already destabilising the federal government’s environmental law reform agenda, and could even derail it.
Get the basics right for National Environmental Standards to ensure truly sustainable development
Mon Mar 13 Written by Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attracted controversy by proposing to update 30-year-old superannuation laws with a definition of the purpose of superannuation as being to fund a dignified retirement. There is a clear lesson here for other reforms to make policy objectives clear, even when they seem obvious.
The case for national environmental standards - Openforum
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attracted controversy by proposing to update 30-year-old superannuation laws with a definition of the purpose of superannuation as being to fund a dignified retirement. There is a clear lesson here for other reforms to make policy objectives clear, even when they seem obvious. One important example is Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Nature Positive Plan. Plibersek’s department began consulting last week on new National Environmental Standards.
Get the basics right for National Environmental Standards to ensure truly sustainable development
© 2023 Tolerance.ca ® Inc. All reproduction rights reserved. All information reproduced on the Web pages of www.tolerance.ca (including articles, images, photographs, and logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Tolerance.ca ® Inc. or, in certain cases, by its author. Any reproduction of the information for use other than personal use is prohibited.
Get the basics right for National Environmental Standards to ensure truly sustainable development
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attracted controversy by proposing to update 30-year-old superannuation laws with a definition of the purpose of superannuation as being to fund a dignified retirement. There is a clear lesson here for other reforms to make policy objectives clear, even when they seem obvious. One important example is Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Nature Positive Plan. Plibersek’s department began consulting last week on new National Environmental Standards.
'Complete elation' greeted Plibersek's big plans to protect nature - but hurdles litter the path
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a much-anticipated overhaul of Australia’s national environment law. The plan is rich with welcome new policies – but the path to change is littered with hurdles. The changes largely follow the recommendations of a major review of the law, known as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The review by Professor Graeme Samuel was released in 2020.
'Complete elation' greeted Plibersek's big plans to protect nature
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced a much-anticipated overhaul of Australia’s national environment law. The plan is rich with welcome new policies – but the path to change is littered with hurdles. The changes largely follow the recommendations of a major review of the law, known as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The review by Professor Graeme Samuel was released in 2020.
Novella Express #1 - Leamington Books
Edition #1 of Novella Express NOVEMBER 2022 featuring: Little Apples by Ricky Monahan Brown Black Cat and the Japanese Umbrella by Lowri Larsen Albertine by Laurence Klavan Novella Express is a book series celebrating the full diversity and energy of literature's most precious form ― the novella. In Edition #1 find three new voices writing across different subjects and tones, all chosen to celebrate the skill, the passion and imagination of novella writers from across the globe.
Our environmental responses are often piecemeal and ineffective. Next week's wellbeing budget is a chance to act
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget next week will for the first time include a section on wellbeing, which aims to measure how well Australians are doing in life. The wellbeing budget will, among other things, assess the state of our natural places using a set of environmental indicators. But what indicators? And what environmental information should be used? Getting meaningful environmental measures into the wellbeing budget won’t be easy. And tokenism won’t do.
Our new environment super-department sounds great in theory. But one department for two ministers is risky
Good news, Australia – the environment is back. Our new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water. But while the ministry move sounds great in theory, it’s risky in practice. Having one super-department supporting two ministers – Tanya Plibersek in environment and water, and Chris Bowen for climate change and energy – is likely to stretch the public service too far.
can Australia’s super-department work?
Good news, Australia – the environment is back. The country’s new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water. But while the ministry move sounds great in theory, it’s risky in practice. Having one super-department supporting two ministers – Tanya Plibersek in environment and water, and Chris Bowen for climate change and energy – is likely to stretch the public service too far.
Our new environment super-department sounds great in theory. But one department for two ministers is risky
Good news, Australia – the environment is back. Our new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water. But while the ministry move sounds great in theory, it’s risky in practice. Having one super-department supporting two ministers – Tanya Plibersek in environment and water, and Chris Bowen for climate change and energy – is likely to stretch the public service too far.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Peter
Contact Peter, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack