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I write about climate, human rights, biodiversity, and uncomfortable truths. From the wisdom of First Nations caring for Country to the global action needed to protect ecosystems and ensure intergenerational equity, these stories are personal, political, and urgent. They aim to inspire hope.

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Weeding for the Wild: Humans’ Role as a Keystone Species

On Lord Howe the locals may not be “indigenous” but the island’s present and future definitely depend on people. And Lord Howe has “first...

Gregory Andrews

Sep 13 min read

Lord Howe Island: Sentinel for the Global Plastic Pollution Crisis

Lord Howe Islanders are as careful with rubbish as anywhere I’ve seen. Every item is managed, every visitor briefed, every biosecurity...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 302 min read

Living Cathedrals: The World’s Largest Trees by Canopy Area

#FloraAndFaunaFriday from Lord Howe Island. Stand beneath a Lord Howe banyan fig and the forest becomes a vaulted cathedral. Ficus...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 292 min read

From Biodiversity Whisper to Chorus

Lord Howe Island update When I first met the Lord Howe Island Woodhen back in 2015, the island was wrestling with a hard decision. The...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 282 min read

#FloraAndFaunaFriday: Lord Howe Island’s Woodhen - Flagship for a Brave Island

Back in 2015, when I visited Lord Howe Island as Australia’s Threatened Species Commissioner, I lay on the grass and met the island’s shy...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 222 min read

What Gas is That? Get to Know Your Climate Pollutants

There’s a lot of confusion about greenhouse gases - what they are, where they come from, and how their impacts differ. CO₂-equivalent is...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 213 min read

Climate Science Without The Spin

Last winter, as I rode my e-bike across the Nullarbor along the edge of the Great Southern Ocean, I was stunned by the heat. It was...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 193 min read

We Can’t Keep Dodging The Plastic Pollution Crisis

This was the local drain-channel where I lived in Accra, Ghana! News out of Geneva last week was grim. After years of talking and...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 163 min read

#FloraAndFaunaFriday: Better The Devil You Know

OK, so this is one of my favourite photos from my time as Australia’s Threatened Species Commissioner. In 2014, I visited Aussie Ark on...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 152 min read

The Climate Doesn’t Care About The Albanese Government's Secrecy

It doesn’t matter how much you try to keep a lid on bad news, the climate doesn’t care. It doesn’t do deals. It doesn’t wait for...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 133 min read

Warranmadhaa: One of My Favourite Projects Just Came to Fruition

Last year I had the privilege of working with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service on one of my favourite Lyrebird Dreaming...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 122 min read

If Gaza’s Children Were White, Would Australia Call Out Their Genocide?

Yes the PM has finally agreed to recognise Palestine as a state. But Australia is still exporting weapons to Israel. We continue...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 112 min read

When Bombs Fall, the Climate Pays the Price

As fighters jets and missiles roar through Middle Eastern skies and bombs shatter communities from Gaza to Beirut, Tehran and Kyiv,...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 92 min read

Jewish and Zionist. What’s the Difference?

Zionists seem to really hate it when Jews speak out against the genocide in Gaza. When Miriam Margolyes , a proud Jewish Australian -...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 82 min read

Surfers Paradise and Australia's Emerald City Illusion

I was on holidays with my 84-year-old mum this week in northern NSW. Across the water, Surfers Paradise rose through the mist like a...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 62 min read

Five Things Australia Must Do To Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Israel’s genocide in Gaza is real. Over 100,000 Palestinians have been killed. The majority are women and children. Entire families have...

Gregory Andrews

Aug 42 min read

Silencing Dissent: My Letter to Penny Wong

Today I delivered a letter to Foreign Minister Penny Wong. I asked a simple question: Is it acceptable for her Department DFAT to...

Gregory Andrews

Jul 283 min read

The Real Crime Is Genocide, Not Sitting On The Footpath. So I Went Back.

Today I returned to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra to sit silently on the public footpath outside. Just as I did...

Gregory Andrews

Jul 252 min read

Hungry for Humanity: Solidarity Visit to Gaza Hunger Striker Nahed

Today I made a trip to Parliament House to sit on the grass with a young Australian I’d never met before. Nahed Elrayes is on Day Three...

Gregory Andrews

Jul 242 min read

Duty of Care Now a Global Legal Reality

The tide has turned, and Australia must catch up. The world’s highest court just declared something profound: climate action is not...

Gregory Andrews

Jul 242 min read