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Stephen FitzGerald: Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world

  • Written by: Stephen FitzGerald, Honorary Fellow, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageTo survive in a Chinese world, Australia is going to have to say 'no' to China – as Gough Whitlam did.National Archives of Australia

This is an edited extract of the 2017 Whitlam Oration, delivered by Stephen FitzGerald, Australia’s first ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (1973-76), at the Whitlam Institute, Western...

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Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia

  • Written by: Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne
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The federal government has announced a A$2 billion plan to expand the iconic Snowy Hydro scheme. It will carry out a feasibility study into the idea of adding “pumped hydro” storage capacity, which it says could power up to 500,000 homes.

Hydro is one of the oldest and most mature electricity generation technologies. And pumped hydro...

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Friday essay: from grotesques to frumps - a field guide to spinsters in English fiction

  • Written by: Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor of Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageHelena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2012): the archtypal fictional spinster.

Spinsters are rarely the protagonists in the English novel, but they are oddly abundant in its margins. Here, the Lovelorn, the Busybody, the Murdering and Vengeful or the Merely Hysterical Spinster form an unending parade of horribles – each...

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Psychology turns to online crowdsourcing to study the mind, but it's not without its pitfalls

  • Written by: Michael Humphreys, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Psychology, The University of Queensland
imageOnline tools are changing the way psychology research is conducted.Shutterstock

You may not know this, but a great deal of our data about the human mind is based on a relatively small but intensively studied population: first-year undergraduate university students.

There has long been concern about the over-reliance on students as a source of data,...

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  1. There's no need to lock older people into nursing homes 'for their own safety'
  2. Why consumers fall for 'sales', but companies may be using them too much
  3. The Yahoo hack: Are the Russians now go-to bad guys, real spies, or just criminals?
  4. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull turns to water as power debate fires up
  5. Punishing medical errors won't improve hospital safety or quality
  6. Russia expands in the Middle East as America's 'honest broker' role fades
  7. How to make a driverless car 'see' the road ahead
  8. Emissions standards on cars will save Australians billions of dollars, and help meet our climate targets
  9. The blockchain could help advertisers lock up our attention
  10. Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?
  11. Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street
  12. Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions
  13. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  14. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  15. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  16. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  17. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
  18. Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
  19. Naming and shaming bankers may be satisfying, but could backfire
  20. Explainer: what is delirium and is it dangerous?
  21. Australians could get faster broadband with more kerbside NBN connections
  22. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 3
  23. Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work
  24. Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises
  25. Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
  26. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  27. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  28. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  29. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  30. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  31. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
  32. Hate vegetables? You might have super-taster genes!
  33. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
  34. South Australia's energy plan gives national regulators another headache
  35. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
  36. Science curriculum needs to do more to engage primary school students
  37. Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
  38. Should wealthy private schools and hospitals have charity status in Australia?
  39. Explainer: why are donations to some charities tax-deductible?
  40. Brutalism, a campus love story – or how I learned to love concrete
  41. Weekly Dose: ayahuasca, a cautionary tale for tourists eager to try this shamanic brew
  42. From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking tool
  43. Turnbull to gas industry: give the local market more supply
  44. Banning unvaccinated kids from child care may have unforeseen consequences
  45. Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not
  46. Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies
  47. Contested spaces: living next door to Alice (and Anh and Abdullah)
  48. Can we trust Big Tobacco to promote public health?
  49. How to cut Australia's $48 billion crime bill
  50. The off-topic Conversation #118

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