Recent public interest in so-called “ethical” food production, and in particular the welfare of
intensively housed farm animals, has been linked to an increase in sales of free-range eggs …

Droughts are intensifying in many mid-latitude river basins due to climate change; therefore
understanding the influence of droughts on water policy is crucial. This study of the politics of …

The trend for novel and exotic “superfoods” exemplifies the contemporary tendency to
idealize “primitive” food cultures as nutritional utopias. Based on critical textual and visual …

Background Enacting evidence-based public health policy can be challenging. One factor
contributing to this challenge is a lack of public support for specific policies, which may stem …

Temperature variability resulting from climate change poses challenges around the world for
livestock production and the welfare of the animals in these systems. As animal industries …

Although Australians on average consume large quantities of meat, their attitudes to farm
animal welfare are poorly understood. We know little about how farm animal production is …

Rural mainstreaming reviews policies to ensure people in all parts of a country receive
comparable policy treatment. Rural proofing is the method used to ensure that rural …

Objective: Food systems are a major contributor to climate change, producing one-third of
global greenhouse gas emissions. However, public knowledge of food systems' …

There has been growing global interest in livestock animal welfare. Previous research into
attitudes towards animal welfare has focused on Europe and the United States, with …

This paper investigates the debate about foreign investment in Australian farmland.
Employing a moral perspective, it is argued that the apparent tensions over foreign land …