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It might sound 'batshit insane' but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable

  • Written by: John Mathews, Professor of Strategic Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University
It might sound 'batshit insane' but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cableSHUTTERSTOCK

Australia is the world’s third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily reliant on coal and gas export revenues, these fuels create substantial greenhouse gas emissions when burned overseas.

Australia doesn’t currently export...

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Mark Butler on Labor's 2050 carbon neutral target

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

Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, is optimistic that Labor is better placed to prosecute its climate policy at the next election, compared to the last.

“I think we are better positioned now for two reasons.”

“Firstly, I think the business community has shifted substantially over the last couple of years,...

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Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than good

  • Written by: Akshaya Kamalnath, Lecturer (Corporate law), Auckland University of Technology
Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than goodShutterstock

Global investment company Goldman Sachs recently announced it would only take startups public if they had at least one diverse board member.

In New Zealand, a new KiwiSaver fund, CareSaver, announced it would only invest in listed companies that had women on boards.

Corporate diversity is an international trend for big market players,...

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What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it sounds

  • Written by: Yvonne Zurynski, Associate Professor of Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it soundsShutterstock

If you have a rare disease, you may be the only person in Australia with that condition.

You may not know, however, that being diagnosed with a rare disease means you are part of a community of up to two million Australians with one of these conditions. And more than 300 million people globally.

Read more: When you're sick,...

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  5. cashless welfare cards do more harm than good
  6. women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault
  7. Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago
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  10. The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you've heard, and it's changing us
  11. the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton
  12. Inquiry probing 55 matters relating to special forces' alleged misconduct in Afghanistan
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  14. Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award
  15. Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done
  16. After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?
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  27. Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's award
  28. More funding promised to men's behaviour change programs, but we're still not sure they work
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  30. Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll
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  33. Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race
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  35. I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?
  36. More than 70% of the Universe is made of 'dark energy', the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter
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  38. Julian Assange's extradition case is finally heading to court – here's what to expect
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  40. Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?
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  45. Michelle Grattan on an extended travel ban, a royal commission, and zero emissions by 2050
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