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Michelle Grattan on an extended travel ban, a royal commission, and zero emissions by 2050

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

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher about the week in politics, including the extension of the coronavirus travel ban, the royal commission into the bushfires, and labor’s stance on a compulsory superannuation guarantee and zero emissions by 2050.

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Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or...

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I've seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I've lost faith

  • Written by: Samuel Alexander, Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
I've seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I've lost faithRAJAT GUPTA/EPA

This article is the first in a three-part series on radical ideas to solve the environmental crisis.


As the Productivity Commission confirmed this week, Australia’s economy has enjoyed uninterrupted growth for 28 years straight. Specifically, our output of goods and services last financial year grew by 2%. Economists obviously...

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What is hypnobirthing, the technique the Duchess of Cambridge used?

  • Written by: Mary Steen, Professor of Midwifery, University of South Australia

In a new parenting podcast, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, said she used hypnobirthing techniques to help her get through severe morning sickness – a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum.

She also used the techniques during labour.

She told the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast:

I saw the power of it, the meditation and the deep breathing...

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Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrong

  • Written by: Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrongFRANCK ROBICHON/EPA

When booking a luxury cruise, you generally expect relaxation and enjoyment, not forced quarantine and distress. Unfortunately, for the thousands of vacationers trapped on cruise ships in Asia the past month, what started as a dream trip has quickly turned into a nightmare.

In the last fortnight, hundreds of passengers have...

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  1. Without more detail, it's premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are 'working well'
  2. Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states
  3. who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?
  4. Albanese pledges Labor government would have 2050 carbon-neutral target
  5. Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here's how a new infrared technique can help
  6. scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows
  7. Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live
  8. Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier
  9. Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended
  10. Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities
  11. Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It's time to reset the clock
  12. Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won't fix the problem on their own
  13. How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires
  14. Australian unis may need to cut staff and research if government extends coronavirus travel ban
  15. the protein 'spike' that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells
  16. Holden was never really Australian
  17. For Australia to be respected on human rights, it needs to look deeper into its own record
  18. How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today's China, there are few to hold him to account
  19. how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people
  20. why the science on hazard reduction is contested
  21. Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside
  22. People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?
  23. I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparedness
  24. what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
  25. Indigenous pain and protest written in the history of signatures
  26. Holden's dead end shows government policy should have taken a different road
  27. Yes, the Australian bush is recovering from bushfires – but it may never be the same
  28. Can new Snapchat features help troubled teens?
  29. Curious Kids: why don't burns bleed?
  30. Should we ban junk food in schools? We asked five experts
  31. Young people dropping private health hurts insurers most, not public hospitals
  32. 'You can have both higher super and higher wages': Albanese
  33. Coronavirus is killing Australia's lobster export market
  34. Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change
  35. how America's General Motors sold us the Australian dream
  36. Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump's trade war with China
  37. No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better
  38. Yes, the system needs to be better. But here's how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it
  39. Cook250
  40. These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires
  41. Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling
  42. Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists' sources
  43. Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens
  44. Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?
  45. Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that's rubbish
  46. 65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking
  47. Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows
  48. Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care
  49. Our trade talks with Europe and Britain are set to become climate talks
  50. Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism

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