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Will the Paris agreement be legally binding?

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imageThe stage is set for a climate agreement - although it may be political rather than legal.EPA/Yoan Valat/AAP

The inability of previous climate summits, notably Copenhagen in 2009, to deliver a legally binding agreement led some people to declare those negotiations a failure. But in practice, this should not be the central criterion for gauging...

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Michelle Payne defies horse racing's long history as a sport of blokes

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imageMichelle Payne spoke of horse racing's chauvinism following her victory on Prince of Penzance in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.AAP/Dan Himbrechts

I can’t say how grateful I am [to the people who helped me], and I want to say to everyone else, get stuffed, because women can do anything and we can beat the world.

To think that [trainer] Darren Weir...

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Praying for rain

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On the back of four years of dry and the shadow of El Niño looming large, recent rains across parts of inland Queensland must come as great relief. While plenty of follow up will be needed to restore surface water stores and recharge aquifers, we should be thankful for such mercies.

As I sat down on Thursday morning (November 5) to start...

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A year of records: the human role in 2014's wild weather

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imageTennis fans at the 2014 Australian Open were treated to days of temperatures above 40C. AAP Image/Joe Castro

Australia has just had its hottest October, and we can already say that human-caused climate change made this new record at least ten times more likely than it would otherwise have been.

But if we turn our eyes to the past, what role did...

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