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We don't know why South Australia's wind farms stopped working, so hold off on the blame game

  • Written by Dylan McConnell, Research Fellow, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne

Australia’s energy ministers are meeting today in an emergency gathering following South Australia’s recent state-wide blackout.

The blackout, following wild weather across the state, has seen an extraordinary response from politicians and media, implicating the state’s wind energy in the fault.

On Wednesday the Australian Energy...

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Friday essay: the sound of fear

  • Written by Lawrence English, PhD Candidate in Music, Queensland University of Technology
imageSonic weapons usually leave no physical marks but can be devastating psychologically.Vikash Kumar/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Common idioms such as “seeing is believing” give our eyes the central role in our engagement with the world. But there is little doubt that listening plays a critical part in how we navigate and understand our...

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#She4SG: how did we end up with another man as UN secretary-general?

  • Written by Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
imageAntonio Guterres from Portugal will become the next UN secretary-general.Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Overnight, the United Nations Security Council held its sixth and final straw poll to select the next UN secretary-general. It has decided to recommend the General Assembly appoint Antonio Guterres to the top job. Guterres will be the ninth person to...

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'It's all about me, me, me!' Why children are spending less time doing household chores

  • Written by Shi Li, Lecturer in Chinese language and culture, University of New England
imageTechnological inventions have made life easier around the home and have meant fewer and fewer chores for the kids. www.shutterstock.com

In August, Treasurer Scott Morrison warned that “Australia has a generation growing up expecting government handouts”.

Researchers have labelled this the “Me Generation”. Some even say we...

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  1. Seven things to eat or avoid to lower your blood pressure
  2. Grattan on Friday: Little but grief ahead for George Brandis in battle with Solicitor-General
  3. Once upon a time... how the Rosetta mission won our hearts
  4. Ford workers willing but unlikely to find decent jobs: study
  5. Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals
  6. One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
  7. Memorials for drug overdose victims create a place for grieving and inclusion
  8. Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up
  9. Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?
  10. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  11. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
  12. Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles
  13. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  14. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  15. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  16. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  17. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  18. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  19. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  20. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  21. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  22. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  23. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
  24. Virtual reality film Collisions is part disaster movie, part travelogue and completely immersive
  25. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
  26. Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths
  27. Better academic support for students may help lower university attrition rates
  28. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction
  29. From Presidents to Proxies: Examining the VP Stoush
  30. Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers
  31. Google's new gadgets are part of the me-too competition between the tech giants
  32. To stop domestic violence, we need to change perpetrators' behaviour
  33. How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?
  34. Who won today's vice-presidential debate? Does it matter?
  35. Review: Bugs on the Menu at the Environmental Film Festival
  36. Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac
  37. FactCheck: Is suicide one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia?
  38. Politics podcast: Simon Birmingham on the new VET student loan scheme
  39. Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers
  40. Banks make millions in delaying interest rate cuts
  41. Business Briefing: Trusting business to take care of your data
  42. Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment
  43. Lessons from South Australia's blackout: we need to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change
  44. Philanthropic foundations cost taxpayers – and so should be made accountable
  45. US election: what impact do celebrity endorsements really have?
  46. Mellow yellow? The mood and cognitive effects of curcumin from turmeric
  47. Opening doors and minds: the Open House phenomenon
  48. New VET loan scheme to exclude shonky providers
  49. Bank inquiry won't take royal commission off the political agenda
  50. AFL and NRL grand final TV ratings show codes still rely on their traditional heartlands

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