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a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Every January Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter to the chief executives of major public companies.

This year’s letter focused on climate risk. “Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” Fink wrote. To put...

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Requiring firms to only sell financial products we can use is good, but not enough

  • Written by: Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne
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The government’s financial system inquiry, on which I sat, reported five years ago.

It recommended that the creators of financial products be subject to a design and distribution obligation (DDO), which would mean the products they sold had to not only make money for them, but also meet the needs of the people buying them.

An...

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a real life experiment illuminates the future of books and reading

  • Written by: Andy Simionato, Lecturer, RMIT University

Books are always transforming. The book we hold today has arrived through a number of materials (clay, papyrus, parchment, paper, pixels) and forms (tablet, scroll, codex, kindle).

The book can be a tool for communication, reading, entertainment, or learning; an object and a status symbol.

The most recent shift, from print media to digital...

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Angus Taylor sets down 'markers' to measure success of government's technology roadmap

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government would be looking for the private sector to put in four or five times as much as it invests in research and development of particular technologies to reduce emissions, Energy Minister Angus Taylor says.

In a speech on Friday, released in part ahead of delivery, Taylor lays the groundwork for the “technology investment...

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  2. Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance
  3. Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar
  4. Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?
  5. Sanctions, a failing economy and coronavirus may cause Iran to change its involvement in Syria
  6. Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight
  7. A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports
  8. Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis
  9. Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn't 'panic buying'. It's actually a pretty rational choice
  10. Albanese says we can't replace steelmaking coal. But we already have green alternatives
  11. the cuter they are, the harder we fall
  12. Thousands of city trees have been lost to development, when we need them more than ever
  13. 4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they're wrong
  14. Natural disasters increase inequality. Recovery funding may make things worse
  15. Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn't it a crime across Australia?
  16. Gender diversity in science media still has a long way to go. Here's a 5-step plan to move it along
  17. It might sound 'batshit insane' but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable
  18. Mark Butler on Labor's 2050 carbon neutral target
  19. Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than good
  20. What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it sounds
  21. ASIO chief's assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorism
  22. New modelling shows the importance of university research to business
  23. Young women won't be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?
  24. it's a proven way to reduce emissions but everyone's too scared to mention it
  25. cashless welfare cards do more harm than good
  26. women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault
  27. Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago
  28. Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donations
  29. Retirement Income Review can't ignore the changing role of home
  30. The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you've heard, and it's changing us
  31. the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton
  32. Inquiry probing 55 matters relating to special forces' alleged misconduct in Afghanistan
  33. If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake
  34. Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award
  35. Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done
  36. After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?
  37. The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature
  38. there's scant evidence the 'binaural beats' illusion relaxes your brain
  39. Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful
  40. Why do men kill their families? Here's what the research says
  41. Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard
  42. 3 ways to help children think critically about the news
  43. The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but researchers warn it's not for weight loss
  44. First recorded 'marsquakes' reveal the red planet's rumbling guts
  45. Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans
  46. ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia 'than at the height of the cold war'
  47. Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's award
  48. More funding promised to men's behaviour change programs, but we're still not sure they work
  49. 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain
  50. Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll

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