environment

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake within the 1.6 million hectare World Heritage listed Tasmanian Wilderness. Photo: RN Brauns

The things we keep: Why Australia must protect its national heritage

By David Yencken — September 12, 2019

The Dystopia vs Utopia immersive reality experience at EKKA will reveal possible streets of Brisbane in 2050. There are good and bad possibilities in how we use new technologies and deal with hotter, drier climates.

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for August

By Foreground — September 5, 2019

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

By Foreground — September 3, 2019

Under threat from climate change, the Bubbler is a natural spring and important cultural site for the Arabana people of the Kathi Thanda region. Photo: Melissa Nursey-Bray

Not passive victims: Indigenous Australians respond to climate change

By Melissa Nursey-Bray — August 30, 2019

An experiment in West Australian shrublands mimics climate change to assess soil impacts. Photo: Joe Fontaine

Climate change impacts on soil wreak unseen devastation

By Anna Hopkins, Christina Birnbaum, Joe Fontaine, Neal Enright — August 22, 2019

The heritage-listed Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge owe much to the land and waterscape of the harbour itself. A new study aims to increase listing of cultural landscapes. Photo: Trent Szmolnik

The Green Necklace: a new perspective on Sydney Harbour’s parklands

By Foreground — August 15, 2019

Like other cities, Melbourne is growing. How will its squares and parks continue to provide for a fast-changing population? Flagstaff Gardens is one of a series of 19th century parks at the edge of central Melbourne. Photo: Bob T

The square & the park: an international festival

By Foreground — August 8, 2019

Foreground Weekly Review: The trees and the woods

By Foreground — August 6, 2019

Dove Lake in Tasmania, Australia's fastest-growing state for nature-based tourism. An AILA award-winning report on visitor impacts by Inspiring Place landscape architects helped protect the site from inappropriate development. Photo: Inspiring Place

Landscape architects are vital guides to Australia’s tourism growth

By Tracey Clement — July 25, 2019

The farmers fighting climate change

By Cat McGauran — July 22, 2019

Road infrastructure dominates government spending. Part of the 33km M4 Western Motorway outside Parramatta widened as part of Sydney's WestConnex scheme. Photo: Beau Giles

Foreground Weekly Review: Federal Minister for Roads?

By Foreground — July 17, 2019

Tjirbruki Munaintya Tjirbruki is an important Kaurna Creation Ancestor. The artwork translates his creation story into an aerial map, which includes Warriparinga, the Adelaide Coastline, Victor Harbor and Brukunga in the Adelaide Hills. Artwork: Aboriginal registered landscape architect and visual artist Paul Herzich

Foreground weekly review: NAIDOC week

By Foreground — July 10, 2019