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Explainer: why we shouldn't be so quick to trust energy modelling

  • Written by: Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
imageEnergy policy models are only as good as the predictions they're based on. Shutterstock

As is so often the way with political debate about new policies, much of the rhetoric around the federal government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) is couched in terms of “the modelling”.

According to modelling released last week by...

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Heritage building preservation vs sustainability? Conflict isn't inevitable

  • Written by: Sara Wilkinson, Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
imageThe Tower of London has altered greatly in its 900-year history as a castle, home, museum, prison and tourist attraction.Claudio Divizia/Shutterstock

This article is part of our Building on Heritage series on preserving heritage buildings and places while making them as environmentally sustainable as possible.

Contemporary preservation philosophy in...

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Here's how to keep up with the latest on Mt Agung, the Bali volcano

  • Written by: Sarah Keenihan, Section Editor: Science + Technology, The Conversation

Mount Agung on the island of Bali has been in continuous eruption since Saturday November 25, 2017. But it’s hard to know what will happen next.

Mt Agung has been spewing ash since Saturday. Video thanks to Australian Academy of Science.

A large plume of volcanic ash is visibly spewing from the volcano.

“The eruption is ongoing with the...

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Turnbull talks with rebel National on banks

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull and senator Barry O'Sullivan have discussed the rebel National’s private senator’s bill for a commission of inquiry into the banks and other financial institutions.

As the stand-off continues over an inquiry, Turnbull on Tuesday publicly reaffirmed that “we are not going to establish a royal commission”.

But...

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  1. Australia's record on racial equality under the microscope
  2. The Queensland election outcome is a death knell for Adani's coal mine
  3. Starting next year, universities have to prove their research has real-world impact
  4. All hail new weather radar technology, which can spot hailstones lurking in thunderstorms
  5. In Bangarra's Ones Country, new voices show the many faces of Indigenous Australia
  6. No Don Burke, there is no link between autism and harassing behaviour
  7. Labor is right to block 'religious freedom' amendments to protect same-sex marriage bill
  8. Classifying 'national types of beauty': from cigarette cards to Miss Universe
  9. Low-income earners are more likely to die early from preventable diseases
  10. The new ticketing technology that may make scalping a thing of the past
  11. Universities are failing their students through poor feedback practices
  12. The economics of ridiculously expensive art
  13. 'I am not buying things': why some people see 'dumpster diving' as the ethical way to eat
  14. How Filipino artists are responding to President Duterte and the 'War on Drugs'
  15. Australian cities and their metropolitan plans still seem to be parallel universes
  16. Fifty years ago Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars and changed our view of the universe
  17. Turnbull backed against the wall by rebel Nationals on bank inquiry
  18. We don't need to change how we subsidise 'breakthrough' cancer treatments
  19. Sexual Harassment, Sexual Politics and the Gatekeeper Millstone
  20. Despite what politicians and the media say, freedom of speech is alive and well on campus
  21. 'Loot boxes' and pay-to-win features in digital games look a lot like gambling
  22. We need robots that can improvise, but it's not easy to teach them right from wrong
  23. Student press in 1960s Australia was political, now it's more Prozac
  24. Delay in changing direction on how we tax drivers will cost us all
  25. Australia should be cautious about introducing laws on coercive control to stem domestic violence
  26. Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites
  27. What's the net cost of using renewables to hit Australia's climate target? Nothing
  28. Science or Snake Oil: will horseradish and garlic really ease a cold?
  29. Queensland result, while decided on state issues, adds to Turnbull's burdens
  30. Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia's laws the world's weakest
  31. Why we are still convinced robots will take our jobs despite the evidence
  32. With result still in the balance, Labor likely to win Queensland and One Nation likely to take just one seat
  33. Final Queensland polls show Labor likely to win
  34. One party to rule them all: Cambodia’s supreme court rules the dissolution of opposition party
  35. Uber was hacked, so change your password right now. Here's what else you need to know
  36. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull cancelling the House sitting
  37. Nepal earthquake reconstruction won't succeed until the vulnerability of survivors is addressed
  38. FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a 'dramatic drop' in crime?
  39. Twenty-five years after the ban on lesbians and gays in the military was lifted, there is much to celebrate
  40. All fired up: Clay Stories is a triumphant display of contemporary Indigenous ceramics
  41. Five myths about Australian university graduate outcomes
  42. Queensland election: One Nation dominates Twitter debate in the final weeks
  43. Is apple cider vinegar really a wonder food?
  44. Weekly Dose: Champix's effectiveness is questionable and safety record is concerning
  45. Energy ministers' power policy pow-wow is still driven more by headlines than details
  46. Friday essay: why grown-ups still need fairy tales
  47. Conservative Christians need to stamp out clergy wife abuse - starting with ending endemic sexism
  48. More and more older Australians will be homeless unless we act now
  49. Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment
  50. The Queensland government is paying more for its debt than the average mortgage holder

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