Australia

After a summer of record heat, why does the climate crisis seem to be slipping down the public agenda? Australian climate communication researcher John Cook explains why people switch off — and what it will take to get people listening again

Coober Pedy in the Australian outback is considered the world capital of opals. That does not make it a glamorous place, though

As a young woman, Robyn Davidson travelled alone through the Australian desert. Over the decades, she's returned again and again. A conversation about the fascination of extreme places