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They're rich, unelected and shaping public policy

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imageDo the unelected super-rich exercise a strong influence on public policy?AAP/Mick Tsikas

In the United States, businessman-turned-presidential-hopeful Donald Trump has been leading the pack for Republican pre-selection. In Australia, we have seen billionaire miner Andrew Forrest take the front seat in policy development when the prime minister,...

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What to believe in the new world of open access publishing

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imageEven in science the adage rings true: don't believe everything you read.from www.shutterstock.com.au

It’s never been easy for readers to know what to believe in academic research. The entire history of science publishing has been riddled with controversy and debate from its very beginning when Hobbes and Boyle, scientists at the Royal Society...

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How to make sense of big, scary climate costs

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imageClimate costs can seem scary, but it's all in how you look at them. Bills image from www.shutterstock.com

The Daily Telegraph yesterday published a set of Big Scary Numbers around ambitious action on climate change, leading to lower economic growth, lower wage growth and the winding down of the coal industry.

In response the federal environment...

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