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Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate rowMolan is running a campaign urging people to vote for him “below the line” after he was relegated to an unwinnable fourth spot on the Senate ticket. Supplied

Nationals federal president Larry Anthony has added his weight to a call by the NSW party for supporters to vote “below the line” in the Senate, in retaliation against...

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A 'Council for the Future' could break Australia's climate paralysis

  • Written by: Helen Camakaris, Visitor in the School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne
A 'Council for the Future' could break Australia's climate paralysisA Council for the Future should be independent of government.Shutterstock

How little things have changed in the last six years. Back in 2013 I wrote an article for The Conversation called “Wanted: political leader with a vision for a sustainable future”.

Like most people, I hoped climate policy would improve, but years of infighting and...

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The UK has a national climate change act – why don't we?

  • Written by: Anna Skarbek, CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
The UK has a national climate change act – why don't we?It’s time Australian politicians were guided by national climate change legislation. Shutterstock

No matter who wins the upcoming federal election, both the ALP and LNP are committed to remaining in the Paris Climate Agreement.

This means every five years Australia is expected to submit progressively stronger targets to reduce greenhouse gas...

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  2. Labor's idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spending
  3. In Black Swan's Water, three vignettes explore the politics of immigration, drought and family dynamics
  4. It's vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern's 'Christchurch Call' the answer?
  5. The site of the Bali bombings has been a vacant lot for 16 years. It's time to build a proper memorial
  6. Clean information is as vital to democracy as clean water is to health
  7. what are the major parties really promising on education?
  8. We're not seeing a 'populist surge' in this election. Why not?
  9. the good, the bad and the downright ugly
  10. 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
  11. With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?
  12. These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
  13. who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?
  14. Not just activists, 9 out of 10 people are concerned about animal welfare in Australian farming
  15. Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices
  16. Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's Bach
  17. South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
  18. How to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace
  19. Why New Zealand's government cannot ignore major welfare reform report
  20. Labor maintains 51-49 Newspoll lead, plus many seat polls
  21. How to turn a housing development into a place where people feel they belong
  22. North Korea is firing missiles again. Does diplomacy still have a chance?
  23. Curious Kids: how do bushfires start?
  24. Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate
  25. Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
  26. key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
  27. The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey
  28. The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win
  29. Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion
  30. Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
  31. There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
  32. Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families
  33. Cutting cities' emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs
  34. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  35. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  36. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
  37. should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?
  38. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease
  39. Facebook's Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media
  40. That election promise. It will help first home buyers, but they better be cautious
  41. Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China
  42. Curious Kids: can snails fart?
  43. Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
  44. After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the 'drover's dog' have its day?
  45. Mounting evidence the tide is turning on News Corp, and its owner
  46. A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin
  47. Australia’s major parties' climate policies side-by-side
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