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Bali's Mount Agung threatens to erupt for the first time in more than 50 years

  • Written by: Richard John Arculus, Emeritus professor, Australian National University

A marked increase in the number of earthquakes happening below Mount Agung volcano in eastern Bali, Indonesia, over the past few weeks has authorities keeping a close watch on the situation.

The latest alert issued by the national and local government agencies now forbids climbing of the mountain and orders evacuations within 7.5km of the summit.

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A cleanish energy target gets us nowhere

  • Written by: Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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It seems that the one certainty about any clean energy target set by the present government is that it will not drive sufficient progress towards a clean, affordable, reliable energy future. At best, it will provide a safety net to ensure that some cleanish energy supply capacity is built.

Future federal governments will have to expand...

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Victoria gets serious on its political donations rules – now it's the federal government's turn

  • Written by: Yee-Fui Ng, Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
imageThe Andrews government's proposed reforms will significantly improve Victoria’s donations system.AAP/Mal Fairclough

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a suite of reforms to the state’s political donations system. It includes:

  • a cap on donations by individuals, unions and corporations of A$4,000 over a four-year parliamentary...

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New Zealand’s health service performs well, but inequities remain high

  • Written by: Jackie Cumming, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Victoria University of Wellington
imageA key focus has been on strengthening primary health care to reduce demand on hospitals, but there is little evidence of progress.from www.shutterstock.com

This article is part of our global series about health systems, examining different health care systems all over the world.

New Zealand’s health care system is comprehensive and largely...

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  9. Hurricane Irma nursing home deaths shows stark dilemma of whether to stay put or evacuate
  10. Fred Williams in the You Yangs: a turning point for Australian art
  11. Vietnam's typhoon disaster highlights the plight of its poorest people
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  13. A pirate site explores a new way of paying for the Internet that doesn't involve ads
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