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Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institute

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia InstituteA senior water researcher at the institute said politicians don't want to talk about private dams because “they do nothing for drought-stricken communities".Shutterstock

A report from The Australia Institute rejects government claims new dams are not being built, saying at least 20 to 30 large private dams have been constructed in the...

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Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumps

  • Written by: Guy Dundas, Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumpsPrime Minister Scott Morrison (right) and Energy Minister Angus Taylor at Snowy Hydro Scheme. The Grattan Institute says the government should better encourage investment rather than build electricity infrastructure.LUKAS COCH/AAP

More than two years on from the sudden closure of Victoria’s Hazelwood coal power station, quite a mess remains....

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The Real Dirty Dancing reduces a political film to little more than coy dance numbers

  • Written by: Jessica Ford, Lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Newcastle
The Real Dirty Dancing reduces a political film to little more than coy dance numbersWhen Dirty Dancing is reduced to its dance sequences, the powerful politics of the film are erased. Vestron Pictures

It’s 1963. Frances “Baby” Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a college-bound teenager staying at Kellerman’s Mountain Lodge with her family. Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) is a dance instructor at the resort –...

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Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicine

  • Written by: Joshua Zadro, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicinePhysiotherapists sometimes use acupuncture to treat knee osteoarthritis and low back pain, but it's not recommended.NiP Studio/Shutterstock

When people visit a GP clinic or hospital in Australia or the United States, they receive the recommended care around 55-57% of the time.

Recommended care means they get the tests or treatments that...

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  1. Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agents
  2. lessons from the collapse of White Ribbon Australia
  3. Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political priority
  4. why drone hacking could be bad news for the military
  5. When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims. It’s time they were given a voice
  6. why aged care needs to reflect multicultural Australia
  7. forensic entomology, or what bugs can tell police about when someone died
  8. It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?
  9. New research shows pokie operators are not nearly as charitable as they claim
  10. China’s status as a developing country gives it few benefits in the World Trade Organisation
  11. Pharmacists can vaccinate adults against whooping cough, measles and the flu, but it might cost you more
  12. Studying for exams? Here's how to make your memory work for you
  13. how to craft a protest brand
  14. Morrison needs to avoid 'the conveyor belt of Trumpism'
  15. Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison's controversial phone call with Donald Trump
  16. NASA's recordings of 'marsquakes' let us listen to the martian heartbeat
  17. a rave for the senses, a future that has already arrived
  18. why does my older sister not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room?
  19. an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracy
  20. what is extradition between countries and how does it work?
  21. 4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet
  22. New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land
  23. How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump's 2020 re-election chances
  24. how human eggs went from simple cells to a valuable commodity
  25. Simone Biles' athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever
  26. Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change
  27. yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that's not the only effect
  28. Scott Morrison warns against 'negative globalism'
  29. Jackie Lambie should not horse trade on medevac repeal bill
  30. Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat
  31. ACT's new animal sentience law recognises an animal's psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections
  32. Australia's biggest property companies are making net-zero emissions pledges – now we can track them
  33. The vegans are coming! What's fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?
  34. Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable
  35. Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research
  36. If warming exceeds 2°C, Antarctica's melting ice sheets could raise seas 20 metres in coming centuries
  37. How a Minecraft world has built a safe online playground for autistic kids
  38. composition for video gaming draws on tradition and tech
  39. Australia isn't taking the national security threat from far-right extremism seriously enough
  40. When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last
  41. Making our cities more accessible for people with disability is easier than we think
  42. Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription only. No, the sky didn't fall in
  43. Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right
  44. Tim Watts on Australia's changing identity
  45. ranitidine, the heartburn medicine being recalled because of cancer-causing contamination
  46. can controversial athletes sell a sport or are they bad for the business?
  47. the rise and fall of an Australian advertising empire
  48. Australia's digital competitiveness is slipping. Here's how we can catch up
  49. What's made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia's new meat alternative
  50. How China is legally recognising same-sex couples, but not empowering them

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