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Money makes world of politics go round, and keeping it clean isn't simple

  • Written by The Conversation
imageThe haste to deregulate political finance has led to political participation in the US becoming highly unequal.Reuters/Jason Reed

What do Russia, the US and South Africa have in common? Not often lumped together, all three countries face significant challenges regulating money in politics.

Through the careful manipulation and extreme regulation of...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the ALP national conference

  • Written by The Conversation

University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the ALP national conference, Bill Shorten’s announcement about asylum seeker turnbacks and Labor’s two-party lead in the latest Newspoll.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any...

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FactCheck: does coal-fired power cost $79/kWh and wind power $1502/kWh?

  • Written by The Conversation
imageBroadcaster Alan Jones said on Q&A that the cost of wind power far outstrips the cost of coal power.AAP Image/Lukas Coch

80% of Australian energy comes from coal, coal-fired power, and it’s about $79 a kilowatt hour. Wind power is about $1502 a kilowatt hour. That is unaffordable. If you take that power and feed it into the grid, then...

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  1. Your questions answered on donor conception
  2. Wage policy 'coup' marks debasing of politics by hyper-democracy
  3. The markets have moved on from Greece, but investors are missing the big picture
  4. TURC, Choppergate roughly cancel out in polls
  5. Labor embraces renewables at the cost of good climate policy
  6. Longing for Labor to reform itself? National conference may not provide it
  7. Native forests can help hit emissions targets – if we leave them alone
  8. Not just a slick TV ad: what makes a good domestic violence awareness campaign?
  9. Autistic kids low on vital social hormone, study suggests
  10. What an equitable GST reform package should look like
  11. What are the best ways to discipline kids?
  12. Literary awards and Joan London’s The Golden Age
  13. Engaging the public with science can yield unexpected rewards
  14. Could 'Insight Policing' have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others?
  15. Never gonna be respectable: Jeremy, Bernie and Donald offer a real alternative
  16. Discovery of 'oldest' Qur'an fragments could resolve enigmatic history of holy text
  17. Song remains the same for UK papers when it comes to Labour leadership
  18. Chris Froome, the Tour de France, and cycling deserves better
  19. The Crichton campus that could plug the care gap for older people
  20. Why the $100m alien listening project may be a huge waste of time
  21. Women's sport is on the rise but old-fashioned regulators need to catch up
  22. What the royal family can learn from MI5 about secrecy
  23. How UK anti-terror guidance could violate children's human rights
  24. Shorten embraces the boat turnback policy he previously condemned
  25. White shark populations are growing. Here’s why that’s good news
  26. Study shows most teenage friendships doomed to fail: but whose fault is that?
  27. A teacher uses Star Trek for difficult conversations on race and gender
  28. From kitsch to Park Avenue: the cultural history of the plastic pink flamingo
  29. Scientist at work: mathematician collects ocean and glacier data in the field to make climate models in the lab
  30. You should really be nicer to your colleagues – rude behavior is contagious
  31. Runs versus lemons: why US bank stress tests succeeded while Europe's failed
  32. Labor seeks to turn climate policy into a positive with ambitious renewables goal
  33. It's not all about aliens – listening project may unveil other secrets of the universe
  34. Explainer: how does the weather affect the economy?
  35. Hockey left with no regrets but huge bill in 'Treasurer for Sale' case
  36. How much would Labor's 50% renewable energy policy cost Australian households?
  37. Focusing free childcare on 'working parents' is short-sighted
  38. Rewilding isn't about nostalgia – exciting new worlds are possible
  39. Ten years after the de Menezes killing, we're no better at identifying faces
  40. Scientists at work: understanding human cooperation in a changing world
  41. Five things silver screen boxers have taught Jake Gyllenhaal
  42. From the temple to the street: how Sikh kitchens are becoming the new food banks
  43. Remembering EL Doctorow, the conscience of the USA
  44. The search for ET has been going on for years: so what do we know so far?
  45. Government's proposed country-of-origin labels leave you to guess where your food comes from
  46. Who's on the outer? Uncovering poverty's many faces
  47. Why Nigeria's plans for a dream Eldorado city are not radical enough
  48. How drones can deliver tangible benefits to ordinary people in Africa
  49. Why what Sankara had to say about sovereignty still resonates
  50. Stillbirths: a story of tragic neglect across the developing world

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