Dr Anna Kosovac

Lecturer, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Environment

Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate

A lack of balance in media reporting may have harmed public perception of environmental water allocations in the Murray-Darling – and Indigenous custodians barely get a look in

Politics & Society

Our government must trust the experts

The pandemic saw a rise in anti-expert sentiment, including from government, but does the public really distrust the advice of experts?

Environment

Watch Episode 2: Climate Conversations: Opposing views or rising tides

The Biden Administration’s strong climate leadership is reverberating around the world. Where does Australia now fit and what options do we have to reframe climate change policy?

Politics & Society

New foreign relations bill puts ‘city diplomacy’ at risk

The federal government has proposed legislation to veto international city agreements if inconsistent with national foreign policy. But cities are often leading the way on global challenges

Environment

Water management worldwide is failing, it’s time for a new approach

Climate extremes are not going away during the pandemic, testing water management to its limits. We need robust inter-disciplinary solutions from climate and social scientists, engineers and lawyers

Environment

Water management? Yes, it’s personal

A new survey of water-planning experts shows they have vastly differing risk perceptions, which may reduce the chance of innovative practices being implemented

Politics & Society

Getting real on strawberry needle risk

Instances of strawberries being sabotaged with sewing needles has sparked a national scare in Australia, but perceptions of risk and actual risk can be very different things