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A time capsule containing 118 trillion cubic feet of gas is buried in northern Australia

  • Written by: Grant Cox, Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
imageSo-called "unconventional" deposits of oil and gas are found in shale, a type of layered, fine grained rock. Dana283/Shutterstock

Two to three kilometres beneath the surface of Australia’s Northern Territory sits buried energy. The layered rock formations known as the Velkerri Shale were recently estimated to contain over 118 trillion cubic...

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Here’s looking at: Jim Dine's The mighty robe

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
image Detail of Jim Dine, The mighty robe I, 1985. Colour lithograph with relief printing from polymer plates, 61.3 x 50.7 cm (image and plate), 89.2 x 63.4 cm (sheet) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Gift of the artist, 2016, 2016.806, © Jim Din

Jim Dine was a heroic figure in American art schools in the 1960s. Linked to the Pop Art...

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Turnbull's dilemma: we don't need a homeland security portfolio but Dutton wants a bone

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThere is a political need for Malcolm Turnbull to enhance the position of Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Between his meetings and public appearances while overseas, Malcolm Turnbull has been mulling over some domestic questions in the security area, notably whether to set up a so-called home office or homeland security super...

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Disagreement within the Greens shows the price of doing politics differently

  • Written by: Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
imageLee Rhiannon and every other federal Greens MP have the right to dissent on matters of policy.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Over the weekend, Greens New South Wales declared that the partial suspension of senator Lee Rhiannon from certain federal partyroom discussions was “unconstitutional”. The state party requested Rhiannon be “fully...

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  1. What we miss when we focus on the gender wage gap
  2. Why comparing technology to drugs isn't simply a question of addiction
  3. A short history of vaccine objection, vaccine cults and conspiracy theories
  4. Islamophobia is still raising its ugly head in Australia
  5. As an historic nuclear weapons treaty is reached, G20 leaders miss the mark on North Korea
  6. Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we're overcoming them
  7. Market-driven compaction is no way to build an ecocity
  8. Three reasons the government promotes home ownership for older Australians
  9. We know innovation is key – but there's little agreement on exactly what it is
  10. Without better regulation, the global market for breast milk will exploit mothers
  11. Campaigns urging us to 'care more' about food waste miss the point
  12. As the world embraces space, the 50 year old Outer Space Treaty needs adaptation
  13. Where Australia's great theatre artists trod the boards: 50 years of Melbourne's La Mama theatre
  14. The Gateway Bug: a documentary about the future of food
  15. When Trump met Putin, and how the Russian won the day
  16. The Great Barrier Reef isn't listed as 'in danger' – but it's still in big trouble
  17. Renewed commitment to multilateralism required to deal with forced human displacement
  18. The G20's new guidelines will help investors tackle climate change
  19. Explainer: is a High Court challenge about to bring down the Turnbull government?
  20. Private clinics' peddling of unproven stem cell treatments is unsafe and unethical
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on infighting in the Liberal Party
  22. It's not the science of tax, and five other things you should know about taxonomy
  23. Impending traffic chaos? Beware the problematic West Gate Tunnel forecasts
  24. Book review: The Death of Expertise
  25. Electronic games: how much is too much for kids?
  26. Vital Signs: the RBA was right to keep rates on hold
  27. A new approach to emissions trading in a post-Paris climate
  28. Forget cash: geocaching shows there are other ways to create value online
  29. Friday essay: double standards and derision – tracing our attitudes to older women and beauty
  30. Migrants are healthier than the average Australian, so they can't be a burden on the health system
  31. A busy week on the dark web highlight darknet markets' increasing role in crime
  32. Grattan on Friday: Everything's going Bill Shorten's way
  33. Labor motion on Palestinian recognition could put the Jewish vote in play at the next election
  34. Australia's dry June is a sign of what's to come
  35. Why the climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than weather records suggest
  36. Explainer: what is ballistic missile defence – and would it stop a missile from North Korea?
  37. Speaking with: Professor Peter Koopman on CRISPR and the power of genome editing
  38. Vivacious and unapologetic, The Rover's 17th-century feminism is painfully pertinent
  39. The G20’s economic leadership deficit
  40. Wayne Rooney for Everton
  41. What income inequality looks like across Australia
  42. Don't worry about the huge Antarctic iceberg – worry about the glaciers behind it
  43. How Angela Merkel has become – and remains – one of the world's most successful political leaders
  44. The Australian palaeodiet: which native animals should we eat?
  45. Satellites reveal melting of rocks under volcanic zone, deep in Earth's mantle
  46. Brisbane's Cross River Rail will feed the centre at the expense of people in the suburbs
  47. The great movie scenes: Steven Spielberg's Jaws
  48. Viewpoints: should euthanasia be available for people with existential suffering?
  49. After the Medicare breach, we should be cautious about moving our health records online
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