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What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"

  • Written by: David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"Carbon productivity is the measure that matters, but we are hung up on the productivity of our workers.pixabay/pexels

Ask any economist a question, and you will usually get the answer: “productivity”.

The winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman, set the standard in 1994:

Productivity isn’t everything, but, in the...

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Friday essay: thrills, booze and athleisure gear

  • Written by: Sally Breen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University
Friday essay: thrills, booze and athleisure gearUbud is host to expat yogis, digital nomads and a writers' festival.Shutterstock

Two of the best known 20th century road stories are arguably On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson. In 1959 Kerouac appeared on the Steve Allen show – smouldering, all chiselled jaw and on the good edge of tanked.

Ker...

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80% of household water goes to waste – we need to get it back

  • Written by: Roberta Ryan, Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and UTS Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney

As regional Australian towns face the prospect of running out of water, it’s time to ask why Australia does not make better use of recycled wastewater.

The technology to reliably and safely make clean, drinkable water from all sources, including sewage, has existed for at least a decade. Further, government policy has for a long time allowed...

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  1. Grattan on Friday – Anthony Albanese needs some meat in his first 'vision statement' next week
  2. We have a vaccine for hepatitis B but here's why we still need a cure
  3. landmark ruling could trigger other workers' compensation claims from reality TV stars
  4. Let's not be cynical about #righttoknow, it's a bright spot on the media horizon
  5. advertisers must rethink their plastic waste message
  6. Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall
  7. student results are (mostly) out of their hands
  8. how our 'macho' construction culture is killing tradies
  9. US retreat from Syria could see Islamic State roar back to life
  10. Heather Rose's new book has a sense of place yet taps into global unease
  11. how does an optical illusion work?
  12. Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders
  13. many employers don't want new migrants
  14. John Setka resigns from ALP, attacks Albanese
  15. Nationals leader Michael McCormack acknowledges snafu over Hanson dairy deal
  16. Deputy PM Michael McCormack on the drought and restive Nationals
  17. If you want to boost the economy, big infrastructure projects won't cut it: new Treasury boss
  18. Politicians must mine the divide between coal lobbies and energy companies
  19. 'My friends are taking MDMA at raves and music festivals. Is it safe?'
  20. new projects focus on the rights of artists with disabilities
  21. what happens when AI starts giving out fashion tips?
  22. Water may soon lap at the door, but still some homeowners don't want to rock the boat
  23. Australians split on the level of foreign students: ANUpoll
  24. 3 things to help improve your exam results (besides studying)
  25. Australian governments have long been hostile to media freedom. That's unlikely to change any time soon
  26. The 'ceasefire' in Syria is ending – here's what's likely to happen now
  27. from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashion
  28. Is coconut water good for you? We asked five experts
  29. Your brain approaches tricky tasks in a surprisingly simple way
  30. a clever way to include homes in the age pension assets test
  31. how volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produce
  32. Trackless trams v light rail? It's not a contest – both can improve our cities
  33. Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it
  34. where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day
  35. the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn't enough to alleviate refugee suffering
  36. the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House
  37. Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here's how it could work
  38. Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken
  39. here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need
  40. Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into university
  41. We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers
  42. To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network
  43. Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?
  44. Breaking Pauline Hanson's 'strike' has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie
  45. a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia
  46. How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is
  47. A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones
  48. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  49. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
  50. Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?

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