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Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters

  • Written by: Jayanthi Kumarasiri, Lecturer in Accounting, Swinburne University of Technology

Australia’s largest listed, carbon intensive companies say management lost focus on carbon matters, abandoned energy projects and didn’t have the commercial imperative to produce long-term strategic action on reducing emissions after the carbon tax was repealed, new research finds.

Our research looked at the comparative views of...

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Interactive: what powers does ASIO have to question and detain terror suspects?

  • Written by: Tamara Tulich, Lecturer, Law School, University of Western Australia
imageASIO head Duncan Lewis has called for change to the way it issues questioning and detention warrants for terror suspects.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Since 2003, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has had special powers relating to terrorism offences, including the power to question and detain terror suspects and non-suspects for up to...

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Explainer: what are drug cryptomarkets?

  • Written by: Monica Barratt, NHMRC Post-Doc Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia
imageThe average user is a male in his 20s.Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock

When we first discovered Silk Road, we could not believe it was real. People were buying illegal drugs anonymously through a global marketplace that resembled eBay or Amazon. It was a brazen challenge to the prohibition of drugs.

Silk Road was the first drug...

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To raise status of teaching, Australia needs to lift pay and cut teacher numbers

  • Written by: Barry McGaw, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
imageDo we need to make teacher education more selective in Australia?from www.shutterstock.com

In our series, Better Teachers, we’ll explore how to improve teacher education in Australia. We’ll look at what the evidence says on a range of themes including how to raise the status of the profession and measure and improve teacher quality.

There...

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  1. The Climate Change Authority's gamble on political pragmatism
  2. Beneath the surface of tourism in Bali
  3. Friday essay: on listening to new national storytellers
  4. Human trials on Earth are the key to how we will survive on Mars
  5. Turnbull government loses discipline and votes in House chaos
  6. Grattan on Friday: Labor's Sam Dastyari suffers Chinese burn
  7. Politics podcast: Eric Abetz on the conservatives in the Liberal Party
  8. China hosts the G20: prepare to be underwhelmed?
  9. Lucy's shattered bones prove our ancestors lived a dangerous life in the trees
  10. Are mosquitoes to blame for the spread of 'flesh-eating' bacteria?
  11. Mobile phone health alarmists bereft of credible arguments
  12. Humans are experimenting with the planet, so let's make sure we learn along the way
  13. Briefcase phones, bracelet radios and other obsolete design gems
  14. What can we learn from children's drawings?
  15. Explainer: what is Section 18C and why do some politicians want it changed?
  16. From the Kama Sutra to Tinder: sex and love in India
  17. Australia needs to follow the US in funding urban rail projects
  18. Better regulation of all political finance would help control foreign donations
  19. ADF set to hit more Islamic State targets under legal change
  20. Time for Australia to provide preschool education for all three year olds?
  21. Between perceptions and realities of Australian-Indonesian attitudes: a view from Indonesia
  22. A guide for how to choose therapy for a child with autism
  23. Social determinants – how class and wealth affect our health
  24. Want to improve the nation's health? Start by reducing inequalities and improving living conditions
  25. Focusing on tests and invalid assessments is the wrong way to measure teacher quality
  26. Still standing: how an ancient clock tower survived Italy's deadly earthquake
  27. Change Agents: Susan Alberti and Debbie Lee on establishing a national women's football league
  28. If the backlash against globalisation hurts China, it hurts global growth too
  29. Where to next for arts philanthropy in Australia?
  30. Are we ready for Robotopia, when robots replace the human workforce?
  31. The 2016 Eureka Prizes showcase the best in Australian science
  32. Climate Change Authority suggests emissions trading but no new climate targets
  33. In search of authority, Turnbull can't afford to lose the industrial relations bills
  34. Turnbull's ratings slump in first Newspoll since election
  35. Adani should bow out gracefully from its Carmichael coal mine
  36. On the marriage equality plebiscite, let's not confuse free speech with a free-for-all
  37. European Commission warns multinationals as Apple ordered to pay €13 billion in tax
  38. You say tomato... why some fruits are forever doomed to be called veggies
  39. Don't give up your day job ... little has changed for individual artists
  40. Weekly Dose: Naloxone, how to save a life from opioid overdose
  41. Politics podcast: Fred Smith on The Dust of Uruzgan
  42. Do moves against Hangzhou G20 'rumours' help show China at its best or worst?
  43. Section 18C is too broad and too vague, and should be repealed
  44. Where's your data? It's not actually in the cloud, it's sitting in a data centre
  45. What will school education look like by 2020?
  46. What are the main challenges facing teacher education in Australia?
  47. Tasmanian devils are evolving rapidly to fight their deadly cancer
  48. Victoria bans fracking, but leaves questions over gas supply
  49. Dear politicians, please don't endanger world-leading solar research by cutting ARENA
  50. Should we be forcing people with severe mental illness to have treatment they don't want?

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

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Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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