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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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  4. As Victorian MPs debate assisted dying, it is vital they examine the evidence, not just the rhetoric
  5. It may not be beautiful but the new ten dollar note is pretty secure
  6. Preventing Murray-Darling water theft: a space agency can help Australia manage federal resources
  7. Curious Kids: Why is the Earth round?
  8. Interest in tiny houses is growing, so who wants them and why?
  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
  12. NDIS failing to catch children with late-onset difficulties
  13. A pirate site explores a new way of paying for the Internet that doesn't involve ads
  14. Artificial intelligence won't replace a doctor any time soon, but it can help with diagnosis
  15. Excluding Indigenous youth from schools may severely increase their risk of incarceration
  16. Book review: Abbott's Right
  17. Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees: really hard, but not impossible
  18. Speed plus control in new computer chip: slowing down light to sound
  19. How the media oversold standing desks as a fix for inactivity at work
  20. The prime ministership is not terminal – but it needs the right person for the times
  21. Australia's ‘big’ problem – what to do with our ageing super-sized statues?
  22. Airbnb and empty houses: who's responsible for managing the impacts on our cities?
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  25. Politics podcast: Judith Brett on The Enigmatic Mr Deakin
  26. How better data would improve the electricity market
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  30. New phonics test will do nothing to improve Australian children's literacy
  31. On marriage equality, Australia's progressive instincts have been crushed by political failure
  32. Male teachers are an endangered species in Australia: new research
  33. Most private patients are wasting money on costly rehab after major knee surgery
  34. A nation of convict cussers? Time for Australian law to embrace our potty mouths
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  36. Three charts on: who holds more than one job to make ends meet
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