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Changing state-owned enterprises provide less cause for Chinese investment fears

  • Written by: Lin Cui, Associate Professor School of Management, Australian National University

China’s state-owned enterprises are becoming increasingly privatised, as government involvement shifts from full control to economic guidance. This means these firms should be treated like any other foreign investor when it comes to buying Australian assets.

Treasurer Scott Morrison recently rejected the bids by both state-owned State Grid...

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Going for... green? Why Rio's swimming pools are changing colour

  • Written by: Alice Williamson, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Teaching Fellow in Chemistry, University of Sydney

On Monday, the diving pool at the Rio Olympics was fine. By Tuesday, it had turned green. Now, the water polo pool is showing a distinctly green tone.

Authorities were quick to deny that the green pool posed a risk to divers' health, but that actually depends on why the water changed colour.

The possible culprits are: a sudden algae bloom; a change...

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Stopping land clearing and replanting trees could help keep Australia cool in a warmer future

  • Written by: Clive McAlpine, Professor, The University of Queensland
imageIncreasing land clearing could leave Australia hotter and drier. Wilderness Society

Land clearing is on the rise in Queensland and New South Wales, with land clearing laws being fiercely debated.

In Queensland in 2013–14, 278,000 hectares of native vegetation were cleared (1.2 times the size of the Australian Capital Territory). A further...

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Morrison blocks Chinese bids for NSW power grid

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected Chinese bids for the 99-year lease of 50.4% of Ausgrid, the New South Wales electricity distribution system, for security reasons.

Against the background of mounting public debate about the extent of Chinese ownership of utility assets and land, Morrison said his preliminary view was that the “foreign...

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  3. Angry Turnbull flags heads will roll over census disaster
  4. Explainer: what makes a winning swimmer?
  5. Companions of Earth: minimoons, quasi-satellites and horseshoes
  6. All hail the bookshop: survivor against the odds
  7. Will Chinese investment sacrifice Ukraine's dreams of democracy to economic needs?
  8. The Galileo gambit and other stories: the three main tactics of climate denial
  9. Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife
  10. The curious incentives and consequences of negative gearing
  11. Science or snake oil? Do the enduring Hydroxycut weight-loss products work?
  12. Homosexuality and the Olympic movement: towards better Games
  13. Incest: why is 'worst of the worst' abuse so often ignored?
  14. Meme wars: Lush, Hillary Clinton and graffiti on Instagram
  15. Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we're finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows
  16. Reserve Bank governor calls for hard talk about budget repair
  17. Did the Census really suffer a denial-of-service 'attack'?
  18. Nauru abuse reports warrant urgent action to protect children in offshore detention
  19. Putting audiences, as well as actors, in the hot seat
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  21. Turnbull to Australians: your census data is safe despite attack
  22. With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?
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  24. Drowning by averages: did the ABS miscalculate the Census load?
  25. Explainer: what is age-related macular degeneration?
  26. Andrew Bolt and ACMA: should 'hyperbole' get in the way of accuracy?
  27. Census website cracks after 'malicious' attack by hackers
  28. Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS
  29. Natural selection may be the answer to the cancer riddle, but can we beat evolution?
  30. Are the Rio 2016 Games a true measure of Australia's Winning Edge?
  31. More than fun: capitalising sport’s social goods
  32. Business Briefing: the big bucks of broadcasting the Olympics
  33. Rigs to reefs: is it better to leave disused oil platforms where they stand?
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  35. ABS's night of disaster as servers crash and millions fail to complete the census
  36. The battle over the census is likely to continue well beyond census night
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  39. Here's what Australia can do to help end the Chinese organ trade
  40. Dolly the Sheep and the human cloning debate - twenty years later
  41. What Australia needs to do to protect consumers from untested stem-cell treatments
  42. #CensusFail: the ABS hasn't convinced the public their privacy is protected
  43. Horton wins by naming the elephant in the room at Rio Olympics
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