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the end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skills

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
the end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skillsShops checkouts are predicted to disappear this decade. Customers will be able to take what they want and walk out, with payment done automatically.www.shutterstock.com

There has already been a fair number of jobs lost to automation over recent decades – from factory workers to bank tellers.

In the coming decade we might see radically larger...

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Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can take

  • Written by: Lucy Commander, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Western Australia
Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can takeBulbine lilies flowering and eucalypts resprouting after fire in the Victorian high country. Heidi Zimmer

In a fire-blackened landscape, signs of life are everywhere. A riot of red and green leaves erupt from an otherwise dead-looking tree trunk, and the beginnings of wildflowers and grasses peek from the crunchy charcoal below.

Much Australian...

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Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn't tell the full story

  • Written by: Janine Dixon, Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn't tell the full storyIt is possible to calculate the impact impact of fires, but not using GDP.Shutterstock/Andrew Brownbilll/AAP

Estimates of the economic damage caused by the bushfires are rolling in, some of them big and some unprecedented, as is the scale of the fires themselves.

These types of estimates will be refined and used to make – or break – the...

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  1. what's just happened and what's in store for Putin beyond 2024?
  2. How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions
  3. infusing the present moment with layers of the past
  4. Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?
  5. why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick?
  6. The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals
  7. So, you want to live tiny? Here's what to consider when choosing a house, van or caravan
  8. Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?
  9. We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?
  10. a short history of female swimwear
  11. 5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays
  12. apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?
  13. Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not just bury them
  14. BlackRock is the canary in the coalmine. Its decision to dump coal signals what's next
  15. a hilarious comedy about suffocating expectations
  16. Formula 1 says it's going carbon neutral but fans must demand greater detail on how
  17. Bushfire smoke is bad for your eyes, too. Here's how you can protect them
  18. I'm struggling to breathe with all the bushfire smoke – could I have undiagnosed asthma?
  19. If you can read this headline, you can read a novel. Here's how to ignore your phone and just do it
  20. Tales of wombat 'heroes' have gone viral. Unfortunately, they're not true
  21. Bushfire smoke is everywhere in our cities. Here's exactly what you are inhaling
  22. I've won cases against the government before. Here's why I doubt a climate change class action would succeed
  23. You're not the only one feeling helpless. Eco-anxiety can reach far beyond bushfire communities
  24. Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution
  25. From election upsets to climate chaos, rolling the dice helps us appreciate the odds
  26. Artists help communities during a crisis, not hinder. Why are we still told they don't matter?
  27. In this new world of bushfire terror, I question whether I want to have kids
  28. Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas
  29. You can leave water out for wildlife without attracting mosquitoes, if you take a few precautions
  30. At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis
  31. Australia's bushfires could drive more than 700 animal species to extinction. Check the numbers for yourself
  32. Some say we've seen bushfires worse than this before. But they're ignoring a few key facts
  33. Archie Roach's pain is the pain of all of us
  34. Australian building codes don't expect houses to be fire-proof
  35. hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury
  36. Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent
  37. Babies and toddlers might not know there's a fire but disasters still take their toll
  38. The sweet relief of rain after bushfires threatens disaster for our rivers
  39. Morrison’s approval ratings crash over bushfires in first 2020 Newspoll; Sanders has narrow Iowa lead
  40. Even for an air pollution historian like me, these past weeks have been a shock
  41. Bushfires won't change climate policy overnight. But Morrison can shift the Coalition without losing face
  42. Thinking of menopausal hormone therapy? Here's what you can expect from your GP
  43. A life of long weekends is alluring, but the shorter working day may be more practical
  44. the legal risk of asking staff to work in smokey air
  45. Why did the NGV put Keith Haring back in the closet?
  46. Australia flung in the global disinformation spotlight
  47. What investigators should be looking for in the Iran plane crash: an expert explains
  48. how Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis
  49. Watching our politicians fumble through the bushfire crisis, I'm overwhelmed by déjà vu
  50. High hurdle rates are holding back businesses, but perhaps they should be

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