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'Tax returns for water': satellite-audited statements can save the Murray-Darling

  • Written by: Jason Alexandra, PhD candidate, RMIT University

If the allegations of water theft reported last week by the ABC’s Four Corners are accurate, they reveal a fundamental failing in the integrity of the system that records water use in the Murray-Darling Basin.

We have a suggestion that could help to restore trust that water users are not abusing the rights granted by their water entitlements...

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Solar is now the most popular form of new electricity generation worldwide

  • Written by: Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University

Solar has become the world’s favourite new type of electricity generation, according to global data showing that more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is being installed than any other generation technology.

Worldwide, some 73 gigawatts of net new solar PV capacity was installed in 2016. Wind energy came in second place (55GW), with coal...

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Australia needs dozens more scientists to monitor climate properly, report says

  • Written by: Michael Hopkin, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
imagePredicting rainfall in the Murray-Darling Basin is a crucial job, the new report's authors say.Tim/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Australia is falling short in its ability to monitor the climate, potentially leaving farmers and other groups unable to access crucial information about rainfall, droughts and floods, the Australian Academy of...

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Entsch warns against 'ambush' meeting on marriage, amid speculation about postal ballot

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageWarren Entsch said he was astounded and offended by a letter sent to Queensland LNP members attacking MPs who publicly support same-sex marriage.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Liberal MP Warren Entsch has warned against any attempt at an “ambush” on same-sex marriage by having a Coalition parties meeting consider the issue before the Liberal Party...

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  1. Lack of internet affordability may worsen Australia’s digital divide: new report
  2. Weekly Dose: anaesthetic and recreational drug ketamine could be used to treat depression
  3. UK crackdown on gender stereotypes in advertising shows up Australia's low bar
  4. Here's why it's so hard to say whether inequality is going up or down
  5. Bitcoin splits and Bitcoin Cash is created. Explaining why and what happens now
  6. More than 'slacktivism': we dismiss the power of politics online at our peril
  7. Home ownership falling, debts rising – it's looking grim for the under 40s
  8. Men still prefer mothers to stay at home: 12 charts on attitudes to work and family
  9. Australians want more children than they have, so are we in the midst of a demographic crisis?
  10. Pokies, sport and racing harm 41% of monthly gamblers: survey
  11. Curious Kids: What's going to happen to the Sun in the future? Will it explode?
  12. Affordable housing shortfall leaves 1.3m households in need and rising – study
  13. NAPLAN is ten years old – so how is the nation faring?
  14. The Method gone bananas? How motion capture actors are embracing their inner ape
  15. 'Just do the weather': does it matter if TV weather presenters aren't experts?
  16. So many in the West are depressed because they're expected not to be
  17. Party turmoil over way ahead on same-sex marriage
  18. Trump's Obamacare repeal attempt fails in US Senate
  19. Like a TARDIS in your head, memory helps you travel through time
  20. Workers are actually feeling less insecure in their jobs
  21. Security gets $1.2b, community programs to counter violent extremism $40m – that's a foolish imbalance
  22. The good news and bad news about the rare birds of Papua New Guinea
  23. Bottleshops affect people's health, so our laws need to reflect that
  24. Universities unveil plan to reduce sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus
  25. Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100
  26. A full ban on political donations would level the playing field – but is it the best approach?
  27. Why are there so few women screen composers?
  28. Universities have a problem with sexual assault and harassment: here's how to fix it
  29. Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it
  30. Three charts on: who is the typical investor in the Australian property market?
  31. Vanishing Australian backyards leave us vulnerable to the stresses of city life
  32. Planners know depressingly little about a city's impacts on our mental health
  33. Facebook is fighting social media identity theft in India, but it's a global problem
  34. Spilling blood in art, a tale of tampons, Trump and taboos
  35. How to know what you're getting when you buy free-range eggs
  36. Showdown on same-sex marriage looming within the Liberals
  37. New research highlights challenges of building networks for employees and entrepreneurs
  38. Les Murray's death deprives football in Australia of its most passionate and inspiring voice
  39. Explainer: how to extend your phone's battery life
  40. Australia leads the world in hepatitis C treatment – what's behind its success?
  41. We’ve got to stop meeting like this
  42. How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix the climate
  43. Is there such a thing as a 'true self'?
  44. Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there's still a way to go
  45. Downsizing cost trap awaits retirees – five reasons to be wary
  46. Snakebites are rarer than you think, but if you collapse, CPR can save your life
  47. Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
  48. Who are you calling 'anti-science'? How science serves social and political agendas
  49. Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia's Jewish refugees
  50. Discontents: identity, politics and institutions in a time of populism

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