Christine Middap

Christine MiddapAssociate editor, chief writer

Christine Middap is associate editor and chief writer at The Australian. She was previously editor of The Weekend Australian Magazine for 11 years. Christine worked as a journalist and editor in Tasmania, Queensland and NSW, and at The Times in London. She is a former foreign correspondent and London bureau chief for News Corp’s Australian newspapers.

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JourneysThe Weekend Australian Magazine

EMBARGO FOR TWAM, 30 NOVEMBER 2024. FEE MAY APPLY. Picture shows the village of Atrani as seen from an elevated viewpoint, with a view on its crowded white sand beach with umbrellas, its old fortifications, the dome and bell tower of the local church (Santa Maria Maddalena, XIIIth century) and its traditional houses with colorful facades covered with lime. In the background, other parts of the Amalfi Coast can be seen: the villages of Maiori and Minori and the mountains above them. Atrani is one of the most famous village and the image of the Amalfi Coast. It is classified as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, as part of the inscription of the whole Amalfi Coast, and is also labelled I Borghi piÃÂ¹ belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Forget Positano, these are the real Amalfi towns worth visiting

The tiny towns of the Amalfi Coast are a delight and a reminder that you don’t have to go far to lose the crowds.

Christine Middap

The Green List 2024Renewable energy & economy

EMBARGO FOR GREEN LIST, 22 NOVEMBER 2024. L-R Committee members Ed Suttle, Alex Ferrara, Peter Fraser, Louise Bennetts, Community Energy for Goulburn (CE4G). Photo: Courtesy of Ed Suttle

‘We’ll build it ourselves’: the little solar miracle in Goulburn

Farmer Ed Suttle still chokes up when he talks about the start of a grassroots plan to turn an old gravel pit into a solar farm. ‘Within an hour, we had $500,000 committed. It was just stunning.’

Christine Middap

Looming battleNation

There is more to the Nullarbor (Latin: meaning "no trees") than meets the eye. Beneath the surface lies an incredible hidden world of caves, of staggering beauty and scientific value. The Nullarbor remains a kind of wilderness, where it is possible to experience raw and pure nature, profound stillness, immense space with uninterrupted horizon views, and the most brilliant starry night skies imaginable. Large intact and relatively pristine regions such as the Nullarbor are becoming rarer. This cave is located in the heartland of Nullarbor karst Country, inside the proposed footprint of the colossal wind and solar hydrogen hub. Picture: Stefan Eberhard

‘Like dropping a brick on a meringue’: scientists step up to save the Nullarbor

A subterranean treasure of ancient caves and lakes beneath the Nullarbor Plain is too precious to lose, scientists say. Can this fragile, hidden world coexist with an enormous renewables hub?

Christine Middap

exclusiveNation

Environmentalist Steven Nowakowski photographed near the site of the Chalumbin Wind Farm. Chalumbin Wind Farm is located in far north Queensland in wet tropical forests. Arc Energy, a subsidiary of Korea Zinc recently pulled their application for a 94 turbine wind farm from the approval process. Locals believe it will most likely be resubmitted in a different configuration and poses an ecological risk to the integrity of the adjacent Wet Tropics World heritage Area. Picture: Steven Nowakowski

See for yourself: the green energy wave roaring across regional Australia

We’ve long heard the numbers behind Australia’s renewables rollout. This is what it will look like.

Christine Middap

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Clarke Creek Wind Farm is situated north west of Rockhampton and high up on the southern end of the Connors Range. The Clarke Creek Wind Farm will consist of 195 turbines and will clear 1,519ha of old growth forest. The project is owned by Squadron Energy (Twiggy Forrest). The Clarke Creek Wind Farm was originally rejected by Minister for Environment Sussan Ley citing unacceptable impacts to threatened species, in particular the koala. Tanya Plibersek subsequently approved it. Picture: Steven Nowakowksi

‘Out of control’: scientists plead over wind and solar farm destruction

Ardent supporters of action on climate change are warning of another looming crisis: damage to sensitive ecosystems to make way for renewable energy. They say it’s time for a rethink.

Christine Middap

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 09, 2024: FIRST RESPONDER GENERICS - FRV Fire Rescue Victoria Fire Engine. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Moves to lift ban on unvaccinated fireys

Victorian firefighters who refused to have three Covid vaccines may finally be allowed back to work as fresh talks begin.

Christine Middap

Covid inquiryPolitics

Unvaccinated Victorian firefighters remain banned from working in the state.

Unvaccinated Victorian firefighters still banned from work

In Victoria, as the summer fire season looms, dozens of unvaccinated firefighters are still banned from returning to work three years after being stood down without pay.

Christine Middap

INQUIRERInquirer

Hostages still missing after the attacks on October 7.

The nagging thought haunting the families of the Hamas hostages

A year on from the October 7 attacks, with more than 60 hostages still in captivity inside Gaza, families are stuck in a world of questions without answers.

Christine Middap

INQUIRERInquirer

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 13: A heavy police presence is seen at the Queen Victoria Market on September 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Anti-lockdown protesters organised a "freedom walk" to demonstrate against Melbourne's current Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions. While organisers claim the gathering is legal, Victoria Police said they would be monitoring protest activity, with anyone considered to be breaching the Chief Health Officer's directives liable for a fine of $1652. Metropolitan Melbourne remains under stage 4 lockdown restrictions, with people only allowed to leave home to give or receive care, shopping for food and essential items, daily exercise and work while an overnight curfew from 8pm to 5am is also in place. The majority of retail businesses are also closed. Other Victorian regions are in stage 3 lockdown. The restrictions, which came into effect from 2 August, were introduced by the Victorian government as health authorities work to reduce community COVID-19 transmissions across the state. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Act now before ‘pandemic amnesia’ sets in

An Australia Centre for Disease Control was a key Labor promise that had widespread support to help fight future pandemics. Why is it delayed?

Christine Middap

Renewable energyMining & Energy

Wallaroo in NSW. Picture: Visit Yass Valley

Solar farm gets OK despite objections

A solar farm planned on grazing land on the NSW/ACT border has enraged residents, who have questioned the corporate character of the developer.

Christine Middap

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