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The Climate Change Authority's gamble on political pragmatism

  • Written by: Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University

The Climate Change Authority’s latest report outlining a recommended climate policy “toolkit” is a reflection of what is seen by many as politically feasible in Australia now. But it is piecemeal and lacks a vision for the longer-term policy framework needed to get Australia on track to a low-carbon economy.

After years of...

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Beneath the surface of tourism in Bali

  • Written by: Thomas Wright, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, The University of Queensland

“For thrill seekers and chill seekers” – that’s the phrase the Today Tonight television program used to show areas in Bali as a freshly rebranded holiday destination, in its recent Brand New Bali series.

But beneath the glamorous surface of cocktails, swimming pools and beach holidays lies an environmental threat that may...

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Friday essay: on listening to new national storytellers

  • Written by: Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
imageDoes this rock painting, featuring a long, white gun, depict first contact? Is it a work of history?Author provided

A few years ago, I saw a series of Aboriginal paintings on a sandstone cliff face in the Northern Territory. There were characteristic crosshatched images of fat barramundi and turtles, as well as sprayed handprints and several human...

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Human trials on Earth are the key to how we will survive on Mars

  • Written by: Graham Mann, Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
imageThe HI-SEAS mission gives people a chance to practise on Earth what life would be like on Mars. A crew member here from the 2015 mission.Flickr/University of Hawaii/HI-SEAS, CC BY-NC-ND

Life on Earth has its challenges but what about life on Mars? Can humans ever survive on our neighbouring red planet, fourth from the sun?

To help answer that, an...

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