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Queensland's renewable target isn't 'aggressive', it's entirely achievable

  • Written by: Lynette Molyneaux, Researcher, Energy Economics and Management Group, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
imageQueensland's got a long way to go to meet its renewable target. Solar image from www.shutterstock.com

In the wake of South Australia’s state-wide blackout, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged states to avoid “extremely aggressive and extremely unrealistic” renewable energy targets.

In the midst of this discussion, the Queensland...

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Executive's short-term outlooks the real killer of Australian innovation

  • Written by: Linda Leung, Honorary Associate, University of Technology Sydney

Malcolm Turnbull’s Innovation Agenda focused attention on startups and technology-driven innovation, but this is not enough to overcome the broader problems inhibiting innovation in Australia. Businesses may be looking to the government to ease red tape as a means to increase innovation but what’s really blocking innovation is the...

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Why has Trump succeeded where others would have failed?

  • Written by: Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
imageDonald Trump’s campaign has been built upon controversial statements that have kept his name in the news.Reuters/Mike Segar

The 2016 US presidential election has been unprecedented in several ways. For starters, seasoned psephologists were surprised by Donald Trump’s success in the Republican primaries.

And while the...

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How investigative journalists are using social media to uncover the truth

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Lecturer, Media and Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
imageThe film Spotlight showed how investigative reporters uncovered abuse in the Catholic Church.Participant Media

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. In this series, we look at how it has changed the media, politics, health, education and the law.

Borrowing Malcolm Turnbull’s election slogan, optimists would say there has never...

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  3. If Google Assistant or Siri aren't smart enough for you, you can build your own AI
  4. Politics podcast: Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding
  5. Health Check: what determines whether we're night owls or morning larks?
  6. There is one way to put a stop to BHP's tax avoidance
  7. Family First's Bob Day quits Senate following business collapse
  8. 12 deadly Indigenous Australian social media users to follow
  9. Full response, Jane McAdam
  10. FactCheck Q A: what are the real numbers on refugees and other migrants coming to Australia?
  11. Slow start to new standards requirements for financial advisers
  12. How the housing boom is remaking Australia’s social class structure
  13. Why auctions are a better way to resolve business splits
  14. Breast self-examination: should you really 'pledge to check'?
  15. Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly
  16. Brain stimulation is getting popular with gamers – is it time to regulate it?
  17. We need to rethink recruitment for men in primary schools
  18. Not really Hollywood: the media’s misleading framing of Islamic State videos
  19. More tropical cyclones likely for Australia this year: here’s why
  20. The risks in Australia's housing market shouldn't be downplayed
  21. Dystopian Donald: the horror and the hope in Trump's presidential campaign
  22. Government targets ALP's Kitching over union past
  23. Labor wins ACT election decisively
  24. The great policy void
  25. WhatsApp is secure and OK for politicians to use, provided simple steps are followed
  26. His Bobness gets a much deserved gong
  27. Sparks fly at inquiry into battle between first and second law officers
  28. Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?
  29. Genetic testing isn't a crystal ball for your health
  30. Can travellers transform a beggar’s life with a generous gift?
  31. Forcing insurers to reveal rejected claims a win for consumers
  32. Explainer: are Bob Dylan’s songs 'Literature'?
  33. Thailand's controversial king-to-be faces a challenge to gain the people's respect
  34. 'It can’t happen here?' Fascism is now on the ballot
  35. How to praise your child: why simply saying 'well done' is not helpful
  36. Raging bull: Trump versus the media, and this time it's personal
  37. In honouring Dylan, the Nobel Prize judges have made a category error
  38. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's trouble with marriage equality
  39. Why Victoria’s dingo and ‘wild dog’ bounty is doomed to miss its target
  40. Blocking kids from social media won't solve the problem of cyberbullying
  41. From Tampa to now: how reporting on asylum seekers has been a triumph of spin over substance
  42. War crime deliberations in Iraq and Syria must be mindful of violence against women
  43. Unhappy workplaces look a lot like unhappy marriages, new research shows
  44. How astronomy paved the way for _terra nullius_, and helped to get rid of it too
  45. Friday essay: war crimes and the many threats to cultural heritage
  46. Out in the heat: why poorer suburbs are more at risk in warming cities
  47. Fat or thin: can the bacteria in our gut affect our eating habits and weight?
  48. Politics podcast: Mark Dreyfus on George Brandis' solicitor-general controversy
  49. Grattan on Friday: Sometimes, sexism gets the reward it deserves
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