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Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed. We must hit the pause button

  • Written by Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed. We must hit the pause buttonPrime Minister Scott Morrison in front of the Tumut 3 power station at the Snowy Hydro Scheme. New analysis suggests the benefits of Snowy 2.0 have been overstated.AAP

The federal government’s much-vaunted Snowy Hydro expansion is supposed to smooth out the bumps in electricity supply as Australia transitions to renewables. But not only is...

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Changing the terminology to 'people with obesity' won't reduce stigma against fat people

  • Written by Cat Pausé, Senior Lecturer in Human Development, Massey University
Changing the terminology to 'people with obesity' won't reduce stigma against fat peopleFat activists argue fat is the most appropriate word to describe their bodies.Yulia Grigoryeva/Shutterstock

The British Psychological Society is calling for changes for how we talk about fatness, suggesting we should no longer use the phrase “obese people”, but instead, “people with obesity” or “people living with...

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The biggest hurdle for the Coalition's religious discrimination bill: how to define 'religion'

  • Written by Erin Wilson, Associate Professor of Politics and Religion, University of Groningen
The biggest hurdle for the Coalition's religious discrimination bill: how to define 'religion'The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils says the bill doesn't go far enough to protect religious minorities in an increasingly intolerant society.Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The Coalition government’s proposed religious discrimination bill has been criticised for the potential problems it poses for women, the LGBTQI+ community, people with...

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why up to two-thirds of property investors may get it wrong

  • Written by María Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania
why up to two-thirds of property investors may get it wrongHow likely is it that where you happen to live will always outperform every other location?Shutterstock

The housing market is moving again. In the past month, national prices have climbed 0.9%.

What matters most to buyers (and especially to investors), along with price and value, is location.

The cliché suggests that in the long run...

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  1. feng shui for a vision of a world in harmony
  2. Pope Francis and the Catholic church continue to look towards science, and that can only be a good thing
  3. Rail works lift property prices, pointing to value capture's potential to fund city infrastructure
  4. Who is Judge Dredd and why it matters that media invoke the cartoon character
  5. Four questions about mortgages the ACCC inquiry should put to the big four banks
  6. some students don't know the difference between bullying and banter
  7. We need to count LGBTI communities in the next census – here's why
  8. Australia could see fewer cyclones, but more heat and fire risk in coming months
  9. Define the boundaries in new phase of Australia-China relationship: Wong
  10. Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics can be powerful advocates
  11. Organs 'too risky' to donate may be safer than we think. We crunched the numbers and here's what we found
  12. why congestion charging is fairer than you might think
  13. There's no airport border 'crisis', only management failure of the Home Affairs department
  14. a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
  15. Lesson for Australia. Make it hard for people to get benefits, and they'll stop, but they mightn't get jobs
  16. Labor announces inquiry by former attorney-general Lavarch into scandal-ridden NSW head office
  17. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Extinction Rebellion protests
  18. mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignored
  19. Can Eliud Kipchoge run a sub-2hr marathon? It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds
  20. We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrong
  21. what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks
  22. Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right way
  23. As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great
  24. Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer
  25. Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it
  26. Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck
  27. A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
  28. A virus is attacking koalas' genes. But their DNA is fighting back
  29. a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta
  30. It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
  31. A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate
  32. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
  33. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  34. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  35. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  36. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  37. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  38. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  39. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  40. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  41. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  42. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  43. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  44. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  45. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  46. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  47. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  48. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  49. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  50. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries

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