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Economists split over Turnbull's plan to reserve gas for Australian customers

  • Written by: Michael Hopkin, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation

The federal government has pledged to bring in legislation that would allow it to restrict gas exports and force Australian producers to reserve supplies for domestic consumers, amid continuing fears of an east coast supply crisis.

The move comes after the apparent failure of crisis talks earlier this month, aimed at easing the forecast price...

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We must plan the driverless city to avoid being hostage to the technology revolution

  • Written by: John Stone, Senior Lecturer in Transport Planning, University of Melbourne
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Trials of autonomous cars and buses have begun on the streets of Australian cities. Communications companies are moving to deploy the lasers, cameras and centimetre-perfect GPS that will enable a vehicle to navigate the streets of your town or city without a driver.

Most research and commentary is telling us how the new machines will work, but not...

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Teenagers who are both bully and victim are more likely to have suicidal thoughts

  • Written by: Anne Kavanagh, Professor and Head, Gender and Women’s Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, University of Melbourne
imageTeenagers who bully also have a high risk of mental health issues. from www.shutterstock.com

Most research into teen bullying tends to focus only on the victim. This means we know little about how the bully is affected. A new Australian study shows that teenagers who have been both a victim and a bully are at greatest risk of mental health...

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  2. Friday essay: moving autism on TV beyond the genius stereotype
  3. Unstacked: revealing the hidden gems of the State Library of NSW
  4. Every picture tells a story, but visualisation can tell the right one
  5. Vital Signs: what will end up in Scott Morrison's 'good' books?
  6. Why brain stimulation isn't what it's cracked up to be
  7. French and Australian experts on solving the world's sustainability challenge
  8. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's pipe dreams channel ghost of Rex Connor
  9. Talking to John Clarke: a friend and biographer reflects
  10. Australian politics explainer: the MV Tampa and the transformation of asylum-seeker policy
  11. The multi-billion-dollar subsidy for private health insurance isn't worth it
  12. Why S-Town invites empathy not voyeurism
  13. Housing still out of reach for many even as rents fall in post-boom Western Australia
  14. Age discrimination in the workplace happening to people as young as 45: study
  15. The slow death of Australian children's TV drama
  16. Cyber attacks ten years on: from disruption to disinformation
  17. Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title
  18. How virtual reality spiders are helping people face their arachnophobia
  19. Budget to distinguish good and bad debt
  20. Gas export restrictions imposed to ensure domestic supply
  21. Abdel-Magied Anzac row is a storm over not much
  22. The schoolgirls of Charles Blackman – haunting works from a politically innocent age
  23. Explainer: what is reflation and is Australia experiencing it?
  24. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on North Korea's aggression
  25. Macron and Le Pen battle voter disdain as they square off for French presidency
  26. Investing in rural health brings dollar returns to local economies (and improves health)
  27. Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay
  28. Self-esteem among narcissists is 'puffed up, but shaky'
  29. Chevron is just the start: modelling shows how many billions in revenue the government is missing out on
  30. The US, Russia and China: a twisted tale of personal ego, profound mistrust and foolish nationalism
  31. Five things the east coast can learn from WA about energy
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  35. No, epigenetics and environmental responsiveness don’t undermine Darwinian evolution
  36. Curious Kids: Does space go on forever?
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  38. Turnbull expects to meet Trump next week
  39. Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of queer people in the military
  40. Stitching lives back together: men's rehabilitation embroidery in WWI
  41. How Anzac Day came to occupy a sacred place in Australians' hearts
  42. Discovered in WWI, bacterial viruses may be our allies in a post-antibiotic age
  43. English language bar for citizenship likely to further disadvantage refugees
  44. How our addiction to safety could lead to another financial crisis
  45. Chevron: a game-changer for multinational tax avoiders
  46. Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2: a scientist's review
  47. 457 visa changes won't impact on wider temporary education workforce. And maybe that's deliberate
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