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Government's energy plan still under wraps while Abbott shouts his from afar

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

Speaking in a light and bright FM radio interview on Tuesday, Malcolm Turnbull said that in politics “just being chilled, calm is very important. A little bit of zen goes a long way.”

He was answering a question about himself. But those with a stake in energy policy might be feeling a rather desperate need to dip into their own zen...

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Marriage ballot participation rate passes Irish referendum

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

The voting rate in the same-sex marriage ballot reached 62.5% as of last Friday, according to the latest estimate of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The rate has already topped the participation rate in the 2015 Irish referendum, which was 60.5%.

The ABS, in its update on Tuesday, said it estimated it had now received 10 million ballots. This...

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The chemicals in firefighting foam aren't the new asbestos

  • Written by: Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
imageFirefighting foams used to contain large quantities of PFAAs chemicals, but their use has been phased out.from shutterstock.com

This week’s ABC Four Corners episode investigated contamination at defence force sites and surrounding aquifers with chemicals called perfluoroalkyl acids or PFAAs. Around 18 sites are reported to be affected, with...

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The Great Barrier Reef can repair itself, with a little help from science

  • Written by: Ken Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
imageHow the Great Barrier Reef can be helped to help repair the damaged reef.AIMS/Neal Cantin, CC BY-ND

The Great Barrier Reef is suffering from recent unprecedented coral bleaching events. But the answer to part of its recovery could lie in the reef itself, with a little help.

In our recent article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, we argue...

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