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CEO pay is high, but it's inequity that warrants attention

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imageCommonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev earned $8.32 million in 2015, an increase of nearly 5%.AAP/Dean Lewins

Excesses of CEO pay make headlines during annual company reporting season, particularly at a time where pay increases for the general population have been fairly static. Yet CEO pay levels in Australia have yet to reach the...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's leaks

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University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the Coalition’s talking points being leaked for a second day running, Labor and the China free trade agreement, the government’s campaign mode and what the upcoming Canning byelection will mean for Tony...

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How much has global warming worsened California's drought? Now we have a number

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imageReally dry: a Colorado River aqueduct in southern California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

With each passing year, human-caused global warming bullies California for more water. Each year, the heat squeezes more moisture from soils and ecosystems.

This is because, as the atmosphere warms, its demand for moisture rises. Just as a puddle evaporates more...

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