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Want electricity reform? Start by giving power back to the states

  • Written by Bruce Mountain, Director, Carbon and Energy Markets., Victoria University

In 1999, Australians were paying some of the lowest electricity prices in the world. Now they are among the highest. What went wrong?

Back then, the electricity network in the southern and eastern states of Australia had just been reformed to create a regional wholesale market, called the National Electricity Market. Some states – Victoria...

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Young women can budget in the short term but struggle with long-term investments: survey

  • Written by James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
imageYoung women in the survey showed less interest and knowledge on long-term investments.www.shutterstock.com

Our investigation into the financial literacy of young women finds they are confident in implementing budgeting and savings strategies, but lack the knowledge and confidence required to implement long-term financial strategies.

This is...

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WA state election: Liberals' deal with One Nation may come back to bite them

  • Written by Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
imageWA Premier Colin Barnett faces a battle to retain office after the March 11 state election.AAP/Rebecca Le May

Elections are colourful affairs, and the March 11 state election in Western Australia is no exception. What is bringing particular clamour to this election is the resurgence of One Nation.

Pauline Hanson’s party has certainly made its...

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  1. The gap of Indigenous disadvantage is being closed too slowly: report
  2. And then there were two: welcome back ABC Fact Check
  3. Basil Hetzel: Australian medical pioneer, and my friend
  4. Six psychiatric concepts that have mutated: for better or worse
  5. Errors in Centrelink's debt recovery system were inevitable, as in all complex systems
  6. Housing affordability problems might not be all bad
  7. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, January 2017
  8. The off-topic Conversation #117
  9. Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll stay forever if you scrub out the loo
  10. 'Ice Wars' message is overblown and unhelpful
  11. Why housing supply shouldn't be the only policy tool politicians cling to
  12. To the mattresses: a defence of romance fiction
  13. We need a comprehensive housing approach to deal with heatwaves
  14. There are six styles of love. Which one best describes you?
  15. Rudd warns against a 'second Stolen Generation' by default
  16. There is a difference between a strong contest of views on energy policy and counter-productive hyper-partisanship
  17. FactCheck Q A: is violent crime getting worse in Victoria and do people feel less safe than ever?
  18. Australian banks go back to ACCC to further delay customers from getting Apple Pay
  19. A hologram of light and love
  20. The IMF is showing some hypocrisy on inequality
  21. Australia's looming e-cigarette ban robs smokers of a chance to quit
  22. Why big data may be having a big effect on how our politics plays out
  23. Fifty shades of erotica: how sex in literature went mainstream
  24. Mainstream schools need to take back responsibility for educating disengaged students
  25. Baby galaxies light up the universe
  26. Health Check: do cold showers cool you down?
  27. Royal commission hearings show Catholic Church faces a massive reform task
  28. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 1
  29. Why it's time for Australia to launch its own space agency
  30. Alcohol leads to more violence than other drugs, but you'd never know from the headlines
  31. New research shows how petrol retailers pushed prices up in Perth
  32. The faulty child welfare system is the real issue behind our youth justice crisis
  33. FactCheck: is Australia below the international average when it comes to school funding?
  34. Is there a crisis in public education?
  35. Guide to the classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  36. How drones can help fight the war on shark attacks
  37. Plea to politicians on energy: stop the brawling
  38. One Nation has now been 'normalised' in the Liberals’ firmament of political players
  39. Queensland Galaxy: One Nation surges to 23%
  40. Fed up with bad relationships? Then why not marry yourself?
  41. Is NBN Co's CEO right that Australians aren't interested in ultra-fast broadband?
  42. Increased private health insurance premiums don't mean increased value
  43. Black holes are even stranger than you can imagine
  44. Australia Post salary scandal highlights our nation's growing wage inequality
  45. Why did energy regulators deliberately turn out the lights in South Australia?
  46. New deal on torture a step in the right direction for Australia's human rights law
  47. Abbott hasn't convinced own electors on Senate curb
  48. South Australia's gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting
  49. Flattering emails will get you everywhere, except when they're from junk journals
  50. Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability

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