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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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  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
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  10. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  11. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
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  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
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  23. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
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  25. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
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  28. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction
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  30. Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers
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  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
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