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Baffled by baseload? Dumbfounded by dispatchables? Here's a glossary of the energy debate

  • Written by: Ariel Liebman, Deputy Director, Monash Energy Materials and Systems Instutute, and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
imageHigh-voltage power lines stand near an electricity substation on the outskirts of Sydney.Reuters

Australia’s energy market is a prominent fixture in our daily news cycle. Amid the endless ideology and politics swirling around the sector, technical terms such as “baseload power” and “dispatchable generation” are thrown...

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The economic reasons why Australia needs a stronger space industry

  • Written by: Bin Li, lecturer, University of Newcastle
imageIn the 1950s, Australia was actively involved in the space industry via collaboration with other space players, including the UK.Shami Chatterjee/Flckr, CC BY-SA

A stronger space industry would benefit Australia’s economy, generating more exports and creating more job opportunities. Australia is well placed to expand its industry,...

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Privatised land title offices can harness new technologies to provide a better service

  • Written by: Mohsen Kalantari, Senior Lecturer in Geomatics, University of Melbourne

It’s highly likely that all Australians buying or selling property or subdividing land will soon be dealing with privately operated land title registries. Both sides of politics in Australia appear supportive of privatising these registries and it is happening fast.

The New South Wales Liberal government privatised the operation of its land...

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When life is coming to a close: three common myths about dying

  • Written by: Sarah Winch, Health Care Ethicist and Sociologist, The University of Queensland
imageDying at home isn't necessarily a good death. from www.shutterstock.com.au

On average 435 Australians die each day. Most will know they are at the end of their lives. Hopefully they had time to contemplate and achieve the “good death” we all seek. It’s possible to get a good death in Australia thanks to our excellent healthcare...

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More Articles …

  1. Waiting: rediscovering boredom in the age of the smartphone
  2. Mind-reading technology should not be used to solve crime
  3. Tax base eroded by backdoor deregulation of Australia's labour market and jump in foreign contract workers
  4. New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River's traditional owners
  5. Big gas shortage looming, but government stays hand on export controls
  6. Yes, Australia will have a space agency. What does this mean? Experts respond
  7. Introverts think they won't like being leaders but they are capable
  8. Courageous quests: Keats, art and refugees
  9. In historic cases, punishment alone is not always the best response to violent crime
  10. No, depression won't literally break your heart (but have a heart check anyway)
  11. Not taking the piss: why it’s important to examine how we teach and test physics to reduce gender bias
  12. Attitudes to same-sex marriage have many psychological roots, and they can change
  13. Taking sides: sport organisations and the same-sex debate
  14. Labor widens Newspoll gap as marriage vote tightens
  15. The off-topic Conversation #137
  16. Curious Kids: How can you tell if your cat is happy and likes you?
  17. Trash or treasure? A lot of space debris is junk, but some is precious heritage
  18. Bitcoin investors should be taxed like any other investor
  19. Mansplaining Australian cities – we can do something about that
  20. I've always wondered: can animals be left- and right-pawed?
  21. My favourite album: David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs
  22. New Zealand votes for conservatism and the status quo
  23. NZ First to hold balance of power after election
  24. Can two clean energy targets break the deadlock of energy and climate policy?
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the same-sex marriage postal campaign
  26. Explainer: what are mitochondria and how did we come to have them?
  27. Is BHP really about to split from the Minerals Council's hive mind?
  28. New Zealand elections: same, same, but very different
  29. Flu is a tragic illness. How can we get more people to vaccinate?
  30. We are all of the same starstuff
  31. Can trying to meet specific exercise goals put us off being active altogether?
  32. Exergames: good for play time, but should not replace physical education
  33. Lost in space: Australia dwindled from space leader to also-ran in 50 years
  34. The origin of extreme cosmic ray particles revealed: they come from distant galaxies
  35. Whose interests? Why defining the 'public interest' is such a challenge
  36. Friday essay: journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
  37. This is what the lives of Big Issue sellers tell us about working and being homeless
  38. Vital Signs: don't count your economic chickens before they hatch
  39. Australia’s health system is enviable, but there's room for improvement
  40. Developing countries can prosper without increasing emissions
  41. Grattan on Friday: Same-sex marriage ballot captures attention of a public alienated from politicians
  42. Large swing back to NZ National; German left's big problem with Left party
  43. Explainer: what is the flesh-eating bacterium that causes Buruli ulcer and how can I avoid it?
  44. Here's 49 small communities innovating as well as the big cities
  45. Politics podcast: AGL chief economist Tim Nelson on what to do with Liddell
  46. The Delusions of Christmas Past
  47. They're coming for our jobs, but can giant fighting robots save TV?
  48. Punishing one person for STI transmission weakens public health efforts
  49. Is populism democracy’s deadly cure?
  50. I've always wondered: why is the flu virus so much worse than the common cold virus?

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