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Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

Last week, Sydney radio announcer Alan Jones lambasted those concerned about climate change and what he called “renewable energy rubbish”.

Jones has been loose with the facts in the past, having been Factchecked in 2015 after confusing kilowatts with megawatts and quoting a cost for wind power he later confessed “where the 1502...

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Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act

  • Written by: Michael Duffy, Lecturer and Researcher, Monash Business School, Monash University

Third party litigation funding, once illegal, is now on the rise in Australia and the courts are stepping in to regulate it in the absence of government.

Thanks to a recent court decision, the court can now approve “common funds” for litigation , meaning funders can lend money to claimants for their legal costs, in return for a share of...

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The problem posed by agenda trolls

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

Marc Burrows used to be a comment moderator for The Guardian. In April 2016, he wrote an article about his time in the role. In it, he identified what he thought was the biggest problem in online comment threads: agenda trolls.

Ultimately, the biggest problems in comment threads come down to “agenda trolls”: the people so convinced they...

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No matter who becomes the next US president, we're in for a wild ride

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageHillary Clinton makes her case to become president.Reuters/Brian Snyder

In less than a week, more than 100 million Americans will be casting their ballots in what is being described as the most consequential election since the 1980 contest between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter.

Reagan’s victory heralded 12 years of Republican rule in which...

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  3. How parents shape the advantages of being first-born
  4. Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives
  5. Six types of ugly American, and Donald Trump is all of them
  6. Why The Simpsons has lost its way
  7. Is it ok to use the f-word in political protest?
  8. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  9. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  10. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks
  11. How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life
  12. Second crossbencher to be referred to the High Court
  13. We the People: the charms and contradictions of populism
  14. What is racism - and is Bill Leak a 'controversialist' or a racist?
  15. Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
  16. Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?
  17. University China centres are vulnerable to vested interests because of a lack of funding
  18. Neither Clinton nor Trump will fix what ails America
  19. Is the NHMRC funding process fair?
  20. On HIV, Tiananmen Square and science
  21. How the tobacco industry is gaming Australian health regulations
  22. Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research
  23. What effect will closet Trump voters have on the US Election?
  24. Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea
  25. Guide to the classics: Michel de Montaigne's Essays
  26. What makes a city tick? Designing the 'urban DMA'
  27. The cosmic crime-scene hunt for clues on how galaxies are formed
  28. Now-resigned Bob Day may have been ineligible to sit in Senate
  29. Bishop leads Turnbull as better Coalition leader in Morgan poll
  30. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science
  31. Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy 'medical' products
  32. Is it time to repeal Australia's century-old laws on the use of the word 'Anzac'?
  33. Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom
  34. Explainer: what is an epidural for labour?
  35. The race that stops the nation also holds many weird and wonderful stories
  36. Twitter's live stream of the Melbourne Cup could change how we 'broadcast' sport
  37. Study confirms intimate partner violence leading health risk factor for women
  38. Why Brexit and the spectre of President Trump aren't hurting Australia's economy
  39. China's currency needs reform at home before gaining more traction internationally
  40. How China came in from the cold to help set up Antarctica's vast new marine park
  41. Can the arts sector reinvent itself?
  42. Should banks play a role in teaching kids about how to manage money effectively?
  43. Shorten exploits the missing link in government's visa ban plan
  44. Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange and the US election
  45. Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events
  46. Health Check: why do we get dizzy?
  47. Twin suicide bombings in Pakistan point to deep security problems
  48. Same old rhetoric cannot justify banning refugees from Australia
  49. Punitive approach won't work for the most disadvantaged job seekers: Anglicare
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