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We must fight climate change like it's World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deploy

  • Written by: David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia
We must fight climate change like it's World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deployLukas Coch/AAP

This article is part of a series in The Conversation on radical ideas to solve the environmental crisis.

In 1896 Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius explored whether Earth’s temperatures were influenced by the presence of heat-absorbing gases in the atmosphere. He calculated that if carbon dioxide concentrations doubled, global...

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How will coronavirus affect property prices?

  • Written by: Nigel Stapledon, Research Fellow in Real Estate, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW
How will coronavirus affect property prices?shutterstock

It’s one of the most Googled questions since the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak: how will coronavirus affect house prices?

The bottom line is it will be negative - prices will go down. People, up until now, have been talking about the property market developing a bit of momentum, with the interest cuts we had last year and the...

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Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires

  • Written by: Romane H. Cristescu, Posdoc in Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfiresdavid Mariuz/AAP

The plight of koalas during the recent bushfire crisis made headlines here and abroad. But the emergency for our wildlife is not over. Koalas that survived the flames are now dying from starvation, dehydration, smoke inhalation and other hazards.

Over the past three weeks in one wildlife conservation property alone, our rescue team...

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Morrison, compassion and coronavirus: when crisis refines leadership

  • Written by: Sen Sendjaya, Professor of Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology

News that the Morrison government paid A$190,000 last year for advice on how to empathise with the Australian people was met with ridicule.

Yet it might be worth the money.

In late January, Morrison was continually criticised for appearing to lack compassion over the bushfires.

He himself said, “there are things I could have handed on the...

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  5. Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands
  6. NZ's decision to close its borders will hurt tourism but it's the right thing to do
  7. your coronavirus and COVID-19 questions answered by experts
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  9. Coronavirus hits at the heart of Morrison's government, with Peter Dutton infected
  10. 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis
  11. the federal government is playing a risky game with mixed messages on coronavirus
  12. what they are, how they spread and how they make you sick
  13. what you need to know to prepare and respond
  14. Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown
  15. Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn't worked in the past, and it's unlikely to help now
  16. Michelle Grattan on the coronavirus pandemic and the government's stimulus
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  18. When your house has a (disturbing) history, what should buyers be told about its ‘past’?
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  24. For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic 'missing' from our oceans – but now it's been found
  25. Morrison's coronavirus package is a good start, but he'll probably have to spend more
  26. Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?
  27. Australian schools are closing because of coronavirus, but should they be?
  28. Want to Skype your GP to avoid exposure to the coronavirus? Here's what you need to know about the new telehealth option
  29. The coronavirus stimulus program is Labor's in disguise, as it should be
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  33. Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they tell it
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  36. how a heroine on Australia's small screen became a global phenomenon
  37. Taking US oil in a global crisis sounds good on paper, but it won't do much for Australia's energy security
  38. on-demand services bring public transport to the suburbs
  39. Christchurch's legacy of fighting violent extremism online must go further – deep into the dark web
  40. Big stimulus package to splash cash, including $25,000 to small and medium-sized businesses
  41. telehealth may limit coronavirus spread, but there's more we can do to protect health workers
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