Green progress? The ANU needs to dig deeper on divestment.Nick-D/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe Paris climate agreement has been praised for sending a strong signal to the world that we are now serious about cutting greenhouse emissions.
Yet despite the diplomatic acclaim, the Paris deal doesn’t offer much in concrete terms. It is a simple...
Welcome to PolicyCheck, a new form of political coverage that aims to make better sense of policies launched by the major parties in the lead up to the 2016 election. Here, The Conversation’s academic experts look at the history of policies, whether they have been tried in Australia before, and how likely they are to succeed.
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AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin said the government was only informed when raids relating to leaks about the NBN had started.AAP/Mick TsikasAustralian Federal Police (AFP) commissioner Andrew Colvin has defended police raids at the Melbourne office of Labor’s deputy Senate leader Stephen Conroy and the home of an ALP staffer, saying the...
A park in the south-west Brisbane suburb of Inala, where producers of the SBS TV show Struggle Street had hoped to film.Raymond Teodo/flickr, CC BY-NC-NDAs a resident of Inala, in south-western Brisbane, I struggle with the idea of SBS’s Struggle Street coming to my suburb. I’m pleased that the Queensland Premier and a former Inala...
For decades, the Australian trade and construction sector operated almost entirely on word-of-mouth recommendations and local community networks. Small business owners typically relied on local newspa...
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Introduction Visa decisions can shape employment, family life, study plans, travel, and future residence. A small omission can lead to delay, added expense, or refusal. Immigration lawyers assess l...
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Many industrial processes require moisture to be removed from compressed air, products or process materials before they move to the next stage. Excess moisture can affect equipment performance, produc...
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Effective communication helps teams stay organised, share ideas and keep track of important information. While digital tools are now common in many workplaces, a whiteboard continues to provide a simp...
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The Evolution of Sustainable Event Merchandise Event planning has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade. Gone are the days when organizers could hand out cheap, single use plastic...
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Flowers have a great power to speak when humans cannot express their feelings with right words. Flowers are the best gifts when you are celebrating a birthday or welcoming a newborn child into your fa...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...
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Starting out as an Uber driver in Melbourne is not as complicated as it sounds but getting the vehicle right is where most new drivers get stuck. Uber has strict requirements around vehicle age, condi...
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