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No, we aren't running out of new ideas

  • Written by: Beth Webster, Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
imageIs the rapid increase in research actually paying off?Shutterstock

We’ve picked all the low hanging fruit when it comes to new ideas, and the world is set for more parsimonious times. This is the idea put forward in a recent research paper by Nicholas Bloom, John Van Reenen and their co-authors.

The paper argues that productivity growth has...

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Australia is hedging its bets on China with the latest Foreign Policy White Paper

  • Written by: Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

No surprises: the Foreign Policy White Paper from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is about trade, not guns.

Unlike Defence, DFAT is about quiet diplomacy, not security dilemmas. So this is no reprise of the 2009 Defence White Paper, which infamously canvassed the “China threat”.

But the message in this white...

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Muriel's Wedding: the Musical is a deeply satisfying tribute to Australia's most-loved dag

  • Written by: Leigh Boucher, Senior Lecturer - Modern History, Macquarie University
imageHilary Cole, Helen Dallimore and Maggie McKenna in Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures Production of Muriel’s Wedding the Musical.© Lisa Tomasetti

Muriel Heslop occupies a precious position in Australian cultural life. She is, perhaps, our most-loved dag. The creative team that has transformed her story into a musical have...

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With a few smart moves, we can relieve the pressure on gas

  • Written by: Amandine Denis, Head of Research, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University

A new report from ClimateWorks Australia has found that the national demand for gas could be reduced by 25% by 2030 through better energy efficiency measures and using gas alternatives in industry and buildings.

These expected savings could meet up to 70% of the projected shortfall in gas supply on the east coast, estimated at around 465 petajoules...

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  1. Blood on the stage: Let the Right One In is a vampire love story for our times
  2. The six-month amendment could defeat the purpose of Victoria's assisted dying bill
  3. Why we need to end impunity for sexual violence in armed conflict
  4. Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', to spend life in prison for genocide and war crimes
  5. The off-topic Conversation #142
  6. Voters see through Turnbull, but cool on Shorten: Queensland research
  7. City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams
  8. Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity
  9. New research suggests common herbicides are linked to antibiotic resistance
  10. If Beazley had become prime minister instead of Rudd, might we have had more stable government?
  11. Standardised tests limit students with disability
  12. Guide to the Classics: Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars explores vice and virtue in ancient Rome
  13. Public investment in electricity generation – a hot-button issue in Queensland?
  14. Citizenship crisis claims Nick Xenophon Team's Kakoschke-Moore
  15. Why good design alone won't attract millennials to your company
  16. Protecting religious freedoms is a matter of balance, says head of Turnbull's inquiry
  17. FactCheck: does the Safe Schools program contain 'highly explicit material'?
  18. Which square is bigger? Honeybees see visual illusions like humans do
  19. Infographic: here's exactly what Adani's Carmichael mine means for Queensland
  20. Curious Kids: Why are fern leaves shaped the way they are, and are all ferns identical?
  21. Why scientific monitoring of the effects of industry on our priceless WA rock art is inadequate
  22. Young Australians will wear the costs of Turnbull's middle income tax cut
  23. Foreign ownership of housing – how do Australia and New Zealand compare?
  24. We're drafting a legal guide to war in space. Hopefully we'll never need to use it
  25. Standardised tests are culturally biased against rural students
  26. Will microdermabrasion or skin needling give me better skin?
  27. Do we need a new offence to protect victims of family violence from psychological harm?
  28. Turnbull wants to take middle income earners' income tax both up and down
  29. Research Check: will a coffee a day really keep heart attacks at bay?
  30. What's Australia made of? Geologically, it depends on the state you're in
  31. The concept of 'western civilisation' is past its use-by date in university humanities departments
  32. New Zealand experience shows same-sex marriage could provide huge economic boost for Australia
  33. 'Finkel's new energy report' isn't new and it isn't by Finkel
  34. Facts sink glib housing supply mantra – the focus must be on affordable rental
  35. English test for international students isn't new, just more standardised
  36. There's some evidence lithium protects from dementia, but not enough to put it in drinking water
  37. What is the impact of 'impact investing'?
  38. Income tax relief on Turnbull's agenda
  39. When you're on the defensive, stepping backwards can send a bad signal
  40. Coming soon to a highway near you: truck platooning
  41. The future of plastics: reusing the bad and encouraging the good
  42. Del Kathryn Barton explores powerful female sexuality but reproduces the male gaze
  43. Explainer: how is the price of medicine decided in Australia?
  44. Jelena Dokic's story of abuse shows links between elite sport and child labour
  45. Universities need to rethink policy on student-staff relationships
  46. Why New Zealand can't outsource employment policy to its central bank
  47. Contradictory polls in Queensland, while the Greens storm Northcote in Victoria
  48. Most young Australians can’t identify fake news online
  49. Delhi suffers second smog crisis in 12 months, as wake-up calls go unheeded
  50. Four reasons the Australian government should consider litigation against tobacco companies

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