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why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise

  • Written by: James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Victoria University of Wellington
why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas riseAs sea levels rise, it becomes easier for ocean waves to spill further onto land.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDwhy coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas riseCC BY-ND

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change.

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please...

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There's a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working

  • Written by: Andreas Cebulla, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide
There's a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians workingA key reason for deciding to retire has to do with getting tired at and through work, how that tiredness affects partners and families.www.shutterstock.com

In the past decade a 30-year trend to earlier retirement has been reversed. In OECD countries the average age at which people retire has risen by about one to two years. In Australia the average...

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Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian books

  • Written by: Larissa McLean Davies, Associate Professor Language and Literacy Education, University of Melbourne
Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian booksShakespeare's plays are still some of the most studied texts in school English.from shutterstock.com

In recent weeks, Australian universities’ commitment to teaching Australian literature has come under scrutiny. This came amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the...

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Government to inject economic stimulus by accelerating infrastructure spend

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government is responding to increasing concern about the faltering economy by bringing forward A$3.8 billion of infrastructure investment into the next four years, including $1.8 billion for the current and next financial years.

Scott Morrison will outline the infrastructure move in a speech to the Business Council of Australia on Wednesday...

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  1. Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection
  2. Evacuating with a baby? Here's what to put in your emergency kit
  3. We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goods
  4. reckoning with the past or retreating into it?
  5. Don't (just) blame echo chambers. Conspiracy theorists actively seek out their online communities
  6. a dangerous new phase for the Hong Kong protests
  7. Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers
  8. Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient, but they make climate change a lot worse
  9. What the termite mound 'snowmen' of the NT can tell us about human nature
  10. Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself
  11. showing potential, but with room for improvement
  12. The problem with child protection isn't the money, it's the system itself
  13. Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they're harder
  14. Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions
  15. Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations
  16. Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
  17. Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China
  18. What are parasites and how do they make us sick?
  19. Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car
  20. Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?
  21. Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
  22. An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
  23. Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
  24. Re-imagining a museum of our First Nations
  25. greenspace-oriented development could make higher density attractive
  26. Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool
  27. The main problem with virtual reality? It's almost as humdrum as real life
  28. Chinese embassy says Liberal critics Hastie and Paterson should "repent"
  29. Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
  30. Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
  31. why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
  32. celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
  33. will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
  34. Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
  35. will the country see a return to strongman politics?
  36. Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
  37. controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
  38. Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
  39. Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit
  40. Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
  41. New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
  42. Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
  43. Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
  44. Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
  45. When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
  46. how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
  47. Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species
  48. Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
  49. How we plan for animals in emergencies
  50. If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help

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