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Twenty-five years of Australian climate pledges, trumped...

  • Written by: Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester

Sunday marked exactly a quarter-century since Australia’s then federal environment minister Ros Kelly signed the world’s first climate treaty, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero.

Eighteen months earlier, Kelly had had to cajole her cabinet colleagues into agreeing an ambitious...

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When it comes to disappearing ocean history, HMAS Perth is the tip of the iceberg

  • Written by: Natali Pearson, PhD Candidate, Museum and Heritage Studies, University of Sydney
imageChinese ceramics recovered from the 9th century Belitung shipwreck in Indonesia, now held at the Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore)ArtScience Museum Singapore, CC BY-SA

This Thursday is World Oceans Day and so critical are the issues facing our oceans - including climate change and plastic pollution - that the United Nations has convened a high-...

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There'll be no records set this week by Australian economic growth figures

  • Written by: Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
imageAustralia would need to avoid consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth until at least 2024 if it is truly to be able to claim this "world record" as its own.www.shutterstock.com

With the release of the March quarter national accounts, there have been reports the Australian economy could break the Netherlands’ “world...

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How America can copy Australia's asset-recycling scheme

  • Written by: Caroline Nowacki, PhD Candidate, Global Projects Centre, Stanford University
imageAsset recycling could lead to more US infrastructure spending.Shutterstock

US Vice President Mike Pence announced the administration’s desire to emulate the Australian model of infrastructure asset recycling as part of President Trump’s US$1 trillion infrastructure plan. Our research shows that good governance is key to making it work...

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  1. Australia will finally ban cosmetic testing on animals
  2. Naracoorte, where half a million years of biodiversity and climate history are trapped in caves
  3. Academic Chongyi Feng: profits, freedom and China’s 'soft power' in Australia
  4. Time for a 'digital' reality check on Fairfax and The New York Times
  5. Six ways to improve meal times with your children
  6. Why touted public transport savings from competitive tendering are too high
  7. Only Heaven Knows brings 1940s queer Sydney roaring back to life
  8. No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle some real world challenges
  9. Islam and the fine line of academic freedom
  10. Sunday penalty rates to be phased down
  11. Manchester, ritual emotion and the healing power of song
  12. Australia's digital strategy needs major readjustment
  13. Anti-siphoning changes a blow to sports fans who want to watch on free-to-air TV
  14. Improving sleep in children with ADHD has some lessons for all parents
  15. As Britain reels from another terror attack, political leaders wobble towards an election
  16. The Australia-China Relations Institute doesn't belong at UTS
  17. How can Australia have too many doctors, but still not meet patient needs?
  18. The NBN: how a national infrastructure dream fell short
  19. Why is it so difficult to prosecute returning fighters?
  20. Erasing history: why Islamic State is blowing up ancient artefacts
  21. Hidden feather patterns tell the story of birds
  22. We can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'
  23. How to escape the media's obsession with Trump and filter him from the web
  24. Australia-China Relations Institute responds to questions on research and funding
  25. Trump’s Paris Retreat is Beijing’s Opportunity
  26. Sex and women's diseases: it's common and important to include men's perspectives
  27. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Paris Agreement and national security
  28. Retelling the biblical Book of Exodus through the eyes of children
  29. One year on, is Australia's cybersecurity strategy on track? Experts respond
  30. 15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy
  31. Catholic schools' 'alternative' to Safe Schools isn’t all that alternative
  32. Cartels caught ripping off Australian consumers should be hit with bigger fines
  33. Weekly Quiz: in which country is Manuka honey produced?
  34. Health Check: is it safe to express milk before giving birth?
  35. Cheaper cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco slows smoking's downward spiral
  36. Even for those who believe in 'the full Gonski', Labor’s $22 billion figure makes no sense
  37. Fifty years on from the Six Day War, the prospects for Middle East peace remain dim
  38. Australia can’t lose in the global race for cheaper, cleaner energy
  39. Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally
  40. Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
  41. Explainer: how much landfill does Australia have?
  42. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  43. Making sense of Russiagate: what do Russians think?
  44. A new discovery of gravitational waves has black holes in a spin
  45. Flat white urbanism: there must be better ways to foster a vibrant street life
  46. Worshipping at the church of Ford: how modern brand devotion connects people online
  47. Vital Signs: have we finally reached 'peak' house prices?
  48. Friday essay: power, perils and rites of passage – the history of the female tattoo
  49. Explainer: how does funding work in the Catholic school system?
  50. Grattan on Friday: Now it's the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right

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