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Solar households to lose subsidies, but it's a bright future for the industry

  • Written by: Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
imageWindbacks to solar subsidies may encourage larger systems.Solar panel image from www.shutterstock.com

Solar households in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales will this year cease to be paid for power they export into the electricity grid. In South Australia, some households will lose 16 cents per kilowatt-hour (c/kWh) from September 31....

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What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep

  • Written by: Thuong Hoang, Research Fellow, Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interface, University of Melbourne
imageDoes that smartphone app help you get a better night's sleep?Shutterstock/Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley

Did you sleep well last night? If your answer is “no”, there could be an app or a gadget that could help you with that.

But are they any good? Do they really monitor how much you toss and turn while trying to sleep? And can they help you...

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Our planet is heating - the empirical evidence

  • Written by: Mike Sandiford, Chair of Geology & Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, University of Melbourne

In an entertaining and somewhat chaotic episode of ABC’s Q&A (Monday 15th August) pitting science superstar Brian Cox against climate contrarian and global conspiracy theorist and now senator Malcolm Roberts, the question of cause and effect and empirical data was raised repeatedly in regard to climate change.

Watching I pondered the...

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Cast adrift: Australia risks its international standing over asylum-seeker policies

  • Written by: Leanne Smith, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
imageOnly Australia uses less-developed countries to process refugee claims.AAP/Eoin Blackwell

The “Nauru files”, which detail reports of abuse in Australia’s asylum-seeker detention centre on Nauru, have received global attention since their release. They should provide a flashpoint for the Turnbull government to reassess the...

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  1. Violence is normal is Brazil, as visitors to Rio 2016 are finding out
  2. Do film adaptations boost Australian movies at the box office?
  3. Rethinking how we represent transgender children in the media
  4. Could Section 18C protect 'angry white males' like David Leyonhjelm?
  5. As pet owners suffer rental insecurity, perhaps landlords should think again
  6. Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute
  7. Businesses need to get smarter when investing in tech
  8. Ideas from abroad: reforming the Australian university admissions system
  9. In the mind of an elite athlete: what do sportspeople think when they excel?
  10. Type 2 diabetes increasingly affects the young and slim; here's what we should do about it
  11. Magnetic memoir: a love letter to VHS from the archives
  12. It's all in the atmosphere: exploring planets orbiting distant stars
  13. Six Australian universities make the global top 100 list
  14. What makes a winning sprinter?
  15. Health Check: does green mucus mean you're infectious and need antibiotics?
  16. My Scientology Movie: a perceptive mix of psychological drama and reality TV
  17. We have almost certainly blown the 1.5-degree global warming target
  18. Australia's delay in achieving marriage equality is coming at a real cost for our region
  19. How we evolved a winning strategy for the RoboCup competition by imitating nature
  20. The off-topic Conversation #105
  21. From expected reoffender to trusted neighbour: why we should rethink our prisons
  22. Survey: two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef tourists want to 'see it before it's gone'
  23. How the entire nation of Nauru almost moved to Queensland
  24. Modelling for major road projects is at odds with driver behaviour
  25. Gaming in the classroom: what we can learn from Pokémon Go technology
  26. From plate to podium: what does it take to fuel Olympic athletes?
  27. How your doctors' job satisfaction affects the care you receive
  28. NSW Liberals' factional battles stand in way of reform, but changes in participation demand it
  29. Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga
  30. It's all in the rotation: exploring planets orbiting distant stars
  31. If Abbott hadn't been hyper-partisan on Malaysia people swap, Turnbull mightn't have a Nauru problem
  32. In the Margins of Philosophy; Plato to Footnotes
  33. Capitalism and Democracy [part 4]
  34. Major parties to allocate long and short Senate terms using order-of-election method
  35. Ausgrid decision justified but more transparency needed
  36. People power is the secret to reliable, clean energy
  37. Small world: does ecology reach all the way down to the subatomic scale?
  38. Nauru abuse reports should mark an opportunity for compassion, not more dehumanisation
  39. Explainer: what is psychoanalysis?
  40. The Dobell Drawing Biennial: modestly staged, impressively rendered
  41. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the census debacle
  42. 'No More Hunger' Games: if only we cared about the real-world Liveability Olympics
  43. Western democracy needs humility to step beyond its own shadow
  44. Standardised curriculums in Indian universities are not helping to improve academic quality
  45. The legacy of Glenn Stevens in three lessons
  46. Just for you: how to create sounds that only you can hear in a venue
  47. The $8.2 billion water bill to clean up the Barrier Reef by 2025 – and where to start
  48. Vital Signs: US scores while Australia struggles
  49. NAPLAN data is not comparable across school years
  50. Higher, faster, stronger: Olympic athletics by numbers

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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