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Crimes against the environment: the silent victim of warfare

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imageIn 1991 Iraq forces set fire to Kuwait oil fields. By Jonas Jordan, United States Army Corps of Engineers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations in which the natural environment has intentionally been...

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Central banks can deliver on a 'divine coincidence' - but Glenn Stevens is a not a miracle worker

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imageThe RBA has managed to use monetary policy to pull a number of economic levers.AAP/Paul Miller

Inflation-targeting central banks usually benefit from what some economists have labelled a “divine coincidence”.

This is when the best policy response to inflation also turns out to be the best response to unemployment. A central bank should...

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The deadly truth about loneliness

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageLoneliness has nothing to do with whether there are people around. David Hodgson/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Almost all of us have experienced loneliness at some point. It is the pain we have felt following a breakup, perhaps the loss of a loved one, or a move away from home. We are vulnerable to feeling lonely at any point in our lives.

Loneliness is commonly...

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It's time for an eAustralia Card

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageA digitally integrated identity card with comprehensive security could simplify many transactions with government and business.Shutterstock

Australian e-government is a long way behind many other developed nations. Our national leadership has utterly failed to comprehend why e-government should have been a national priority decades ago, and...

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  4. Bill Shorten needs to demonstrate independence from the unions
  5. From Diderot to Charlie Hebdo, what were the enlightenments?
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  7. Turnbull is buying much-needed time by the sheer deployment of his personality
  8. The Conversation's 2015 Yearbook: Politics, policy and the chance of change
  9. Despite help on offer, many smokers prefer to quit on their own – here's why
  10. A timeless tonic for our modern malaise? Stoicism may be the way forward
  11. How the insanity defence against a murder charge works
  12. Citizens, arrests, and 7-metre dinosaurs: the history of UN climate summit protests
  13. Will the Paris agreement be legally binding?
  14. Michelle Payne defies horse racing's long history as a sport of blokes
  15. Praying for rain
  16. A year of records: the human role in 2014's wild weather
  17. Increasing GST to cut income tax would be a zero sum game
  18. To eliminate malaria in the Asia-Pacific we need to target recurrent infections
  19. Speaking with: Aric Bendorf on how to increase organ donation rates in Australia
  20. Driverless cars will change the way we think of car ownership
  21. It's profoundly depressing to see 'creativity' used as the go-to word for a flagging neo-liberalism
  22. Grattan on Friday: Issues from Gough Whitlam's 1975 dismissal lie dormant until the republic debate revives
  23. Here's how we can stop putting Aboriginal people with disabilities in prison
  24. How can we recruit more teachers to work in rural schools? The health sector could have the answer
  25. Business Council heaps praise on Turnbull – and appeals for business tax relief
  26. Men and women use cannabis for different reasons
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  28. The theatre of authoritarian elections: why Myanmar is going to the polls
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  30. Award-winning film Tanna sets Romeo and Juliet in the south Pacific
  31. $6 billion for Candy Crush highlights the importance of female mobile gamers
  32. Japan Post soars in IPO – should Australia Post be next?
  33. How national multicultural legislation would strengthen Australian society
  34. GST compensation trades one inefficiency for another and won't achieve 'fairness'
  35. Is milk good for me, or should I ditch it?
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  37. Keep an eye on vocal fry – it's all about power, status and gender
  38. Study: Australians can be sustainable without sacrificing lifestyle or economy
  39. Supporting, not imprisoning, Aboriginal people with disabilities could save millions
  40. Bringing maths into bedtime stories can help children learn – and make the subject less scary for parents too
  41. GST hike regressive and should be a last option: ACOSS
  42. Politics podcast: Katy Gallagher on transitioning from chief minister to senator
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