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'We must keep the lights on': how a cyclone was used to attack renewables

  • Written by: David Holmes, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
imageAAP/David Mariuz

The mid-latitude cyclone with no name that hit South Australia last week, spawning two tornadoes and 80,000 electricity strikes, destroyed 22 massive transmission towers carrying electricity across the state.

The consequences of the superstorm could have been dire – both from the direct effects of the wind and floods but also...

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Wyatt Roy's trip to Iraq was nothing short of irresponsible

  • Written by: Denis Dragovic, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageWyatt Roy claimed he visited parts of the Middle East to meet Kurdish policymakers and industry leaders.Supplied/SBS

Former Liberal MP Wyatt Roy has come in for stinging criticism since it was revealed he visited a warzone in Iraq where he became caught up in a firefight between Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Prime Minister...

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How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship?

  • Written by: Alison Holland, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, Macquarie University
imageAustralia needs to recapture the urgency felt in the early 20th century about achieving an honourable and just settlement with Indigenous people. Takver/flickr, CC BY-SA

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many...

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20 years on, what impact has the Nobel Prize for medicine had on our immune systems?

  • Written by: Sharon Lewin, Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, The Peter Doherty
imageThe science is now used to tackle a range of diseases.tuthelens/Shutterstock

This time of year, Australians obsess over an annual spectacle that celebrates the achievements of our most gifted citizens – though usually, they’re fixating on their respective football codes.

But an even bigger prize up is for grabs tonight – the Nobel...

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  2. The story behind Australia's marine reserves, and how we should change them
  3. The superannuation myth: why it's a mistake to increase contributions to 12% of earnings
  4. Religion and the US election: does faith matter anymore?
  5. Cities in the sky: how do we decide where this urban journey is taking us?
  6. It's never been more important to keep an eye on space weather
  7. Trump, the media, and the populist politics of the pogrom
  8. The human clitoris is an object of beauty, pleasure and intrigue
  9. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the South Australia blackout
  10. SA blackout politics overshadow the real issues on power generation
  11. What's happening when our joints crack and is it bad?
  12. Why do we need 'Pokie-Leaks'? We already know how pokies work
  13. Friday essay: talking, writing and fighting like girls
  14. Everyone's different: what parts of the brain make our personalities so unique?
  15. Suspending welfare payments won’t help young people get jobs
  16. The big picture of the universe reveals the family tree of galaxies
  17. Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it
  18. Vital Signs: President Trump would cause financial Armageddon
  19. Australia can't afford to turn inwards, Morrison says
  20. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's challenge is to avoid the Gillard trap
  21. Turnbull turns South Australia crisis into row over renewables
  22. Whether China is dumping steel in Australia under the 'market economy' label is very subjective
  23. Neither Hillary, nor Donald, better None of the Above
  24. Hold it right there: how (and why) to stop light in its tracks
  25. Can we use a simple blood test to detect cancer?
  26. Unknown Land: mapping and imagining Western Australia
  27. Libertarian or Green? What chances do third parties have in 2016?
  28. Turnbull uses South Australian blackout to push for uniformity on renewables
  29. Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?
  30. Do 'kindy bootcamps' get children ready for school?
  31. What caused South Australia's state-wide blackout?
  32. ‘Paper cat’ Australia has real fears for China to address
  33. Backpacker tax compromise means more discrimination for these workers
  34. Australia's proposed war crimes amendments demand careful scrutiny
  35. Race to the White House – who won and who lost the first presidential debate? Does it matter?
  36. Density, sprawl, growth: how Australian cities have changed in the last 30 years
  37. New drone rules: with more eyes in the sky, expect less privacy
  38. Putting carbon back in the land is just a smokescreen for real climate action: Climate Council report
  39. Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica's sea ice?
  40. Queensland's culling program is not the solution to New South Wales' shark problem
  41. We need to change more than pay for executives to do better
  42. Refusing to play the race game
  43. How our brain controls movement and makes new connections when parts are damaged
  44. Donald Trump's 'new civil rights agenda' talk is just unhelpful noise
  45. Business Briefing: treat the cause not the symptoms of problems with private health insurance
  46. Politics podcast: Scott Ryan on the same-sex marriage plebiscite and political donations
  47. Weekly Dose: amyl started as a poison antidote, now a common party drug
  48. Black Mist Burnt Country asks: what remains after the mushroom cloud?
  49. A revolution disguised as organic gardening: in memory of Bill Mollison
  50. There are question marks over much of the forensic evidence used in our courts

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