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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy crisis

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

University of Canberra deputy vice-chancellor (academic) and vice-president Nicholas Klomp and professorial fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, including the energy crisis, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s meeting with the gas companies, the federal government’s plan to boost generation from the Snowy Hydro scheme,...

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Book review: Love, loss and madness in The Green Bell

  • Written by: Kevin Brophy, Professor of Creative writing, University of Melbourne
imageThe Green Bell illustrates a life of complete and careless love, and utter grief: author Paula Keogh and poet Michael Dransfield in the early 1970s. Affirm Press

In a world where death can be a miscalculation, where fallen leaves can seem a kind shrapnel, in a world where two lovers can “have everything in common” including their drugs...

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Economics isn't ideology-free and it's misleading to suggest it is

  • Written by: Graham White, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
imageTrying to answer policy questions with economics is bound to involve ideology.Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently commented that when it comes to Australia’s energy supply:

“policymakers have put ideology and politics ahead of engineering and economics”.

It’s not uncommon for a...

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Wide-ranging ban on gambling ads during sport broadcasts is needed to tackle problem gambling

  • Written by: Christopher John Hunt, Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
imageNick Xenophon is again pushing for a ban on gambling ads during TV sport broadcasts.AAP/Mick Tsikas

The Turnbull government is reportedly considering banning the advertising of gambling during televised sporting broadcasts. This is not a new idea: Senator Nick Xenophon has long championed a ban, as have many who work with problem gamblers.

It has...

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  1. Stephen FitzGerald: Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world
  2. Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia
  3. Friday essay: from grotesques to frumps - a field guide to spinsters in English fiction
  4. Psychology turns to online crowdsourcing to study the mind, but it's not without its pitfalls
  5. There's no need to lock older people into nursing homes 'for their own safety'
  6. Why consumers fall for 'sales', but companies may be using them too much
  7. The Yahoo hack: Are the Russians now go-to bad guys, real spies, or just criminals?
  8. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull turns to water as power debate fires up
  9. Punishing medical errors won't improve hospital safety or quality
  10. Russia expands in the Middle East as America's 'honest broker' role fades
  11. How to make a driverless car 'see' the road ahead
  12. Emissions standards on cars will save Australians billions of dollars, and help meet our climate targets
  13. The blockchain could help advertisers lock up our attention
  14. Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?
  15. Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street
  16. Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions
  17. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  18. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  19. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  20. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  21. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
  22. Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
  23. Naming and shaming bankers may be satisfying, but could backfire
  24. Explainer: what is delirium and is it dangerous?
  25. Australians could get faster broadband with more kerbside NBN connections
  26. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 3
  27. Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work
  28. Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises
  29. Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
  30. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  31. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  32. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  33. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  34. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  35. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
  36. Hate vegetables? You might have super-taster genes!
  37. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
  38. South Australia's energy plan gives national regulators another headache
  39. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
  40. Science curriculum needs to do more to engage primary school students
  41. Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
  42. Should wealthy private schools and hospitals have charity status in Australia?
  43. Explainer: why are donations to some charities tax-deductible?
  44. Brutalism, a campus love story – or how I learned to love concrete
  45. Weekly Dose: ayahuasca, a cautionary tale for tourists eager to try this shamanic brew
  46. From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking tool
  47. Turnbull to gas industry: give the local market more supply
  48. Banning unvaccinated kids from child care may have unforeseen consequences
  49. Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not
  50. Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies

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