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The solar panel and battery revolution: how will your state measure up?

  • Written by: Paul Graham, Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO

A new roadmap for Australia’s electricity networks outlines a national plan to keep the lights on, make sure bills are affordable, and decarbonise our electricity industry by mid-century.

The plan, by CSIRO and Energy Networks Australia, sets out measures that could save households A$414 a year on average, by generating their own electricity...

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The bark side: domestic dogs threaten endangered species worldwide

  • Written by: Tim Doherty, Research Fellow, Deakin University
imageA feral dog chasing a wild boar, Banni grasslands, IndiaChetan Misher/Facebook

Humans and their canine companions share many close bonds. Wolves (Canis lupus) were the first animal domesticated by people, some time between 15,000 and 50,000 years ago.

There are now an estimated 1 billion domestic dogs across their near-global distribution.

Domestic...

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2017 higher education reform: cuts to universities, higher fees for students

  • Written by: Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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The government have released their proposed higher education reform.

There are some welcome initiatives, such as legislating ongoing support for the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) which supports access and equity in universities. This will be popular and is a good move for students.

But there are...

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University students to pay more as government looks to $2.8 billion saving

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Coalition government is seeking savings of A$2.8 billion from higher education over the budget period, in another attempt at a major shake-up of Australia’s university sector.

The cost burden on students will be increased and the income threshold for repaying their debt lowered. An efficiency dividend will be imposed on universities, in...

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  2. Why Chinese investors find Australian real estate so alluring
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  5. Action on problem gambling online is a good first step, but no silver bullet
  6. The off-topic Conversation #121
  7. Australian values are hardly unique when compared to other cultures
  8. Five ways an Australian housing bubble could burst
  9. Missing in action: the ABC and Australia’s screen culture
  10. Money given to GPs from ending the Medicare rebate freeze should target reform
  11. Your sons and your daughters: mental health in the age of overtime
  12. We should create cities for slowing down
  13. From bakery to wagashiya: a textbook case of 'moral education' in Japan
  14. Fighting the common fate of humans: to better life and beat death
  15. Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse
  16. Fruit juicers and hair brushes are now part of the Internet of (useless) Things
  17. GST carve-up to be examined by the Productivity Commission
  18. Queensland Galaxy: 52-48 to Labor as One Nation slumps
  19. Wittgenstein and the Dangers of Certainty
  20. Malcolm Turnbull leaves Julie Bishop in the hot seat in Abdel-Magied affair
  21. How Australia should react to the Trump tax cuts
  22. Government's oil and gas tax response will leave regional communities at a loss
  23. Trigger Warnings, Evidence-Based Policy and Media Literacy
  24. Inventing the Wicked Witch: Review of Susan Bordo’s The Destruction of Hillary Clinton
  25. Van Gogh and the Seasons is a sensitively curated crowd-pleaser despite a paucity of masterpieces
  26. Why we shouldn't ignore what 13 Reasons Why is trying to tell us
  27. Evidence mounts for a search further north for missing flight MH370
  28. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's first meeting with Trump
  29. Economists split over Turnbull's plan to reserve gas for Australian customers
  30. Weekly Quiz: who was the youngest Twist child in Round The Twist?
  31. We must plan the driverless city to avoid being hostage to the technology revolution
  32. Teenagers who are both bully and victim are more likely to have suicidal thoughts
  33. Merged minor parties chase votes on the right as identity crisis grips Coalition
  34. Friday essay: moving autism on TV beyond the genius stereotype
  35. Unstacked: revealing the hidden gems of the State Library of NSW
  36. Every picture tells a story, but visualisation can tell the right one
  37. Vital Signs: what will end up in Scott Morrison's 'good' books?
  38. Why brain stimulation isn't what it's cracked up to be
  39. French and Australian experts on solving the world's sustainability challenge
  40. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's pipe dreams channel ghost of Rex Connor
  41. Talking to John Clarke: a friend and biographer reflects
  42. Australian politics explainer: the MV Tampa and the transformation of asylum-seeker policy
  43. The multi-billion-dollar subsidy for private health insurance isn't worth it
  44. Why S-Town invites empathy not voyeurism
  45. Housing still out of reach for many even as rents fall in post-boom Western Australia
  46. Age discrimination in the workplace happening to people as young as 45: study
  47. The slow death of Australian children's TV drama
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  49. Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title
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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Turning Your Empty Tables into Revenue

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High-Impact Dental Marketing Strategies That Are Driving Real Practice Growth Today

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

The real question is not whether solar works in Melbourne. It works. The question is what it is co...

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