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Australians could get faster broadband with more kerbside NBN connections

  • Written by: Rod Tucker, Laureate Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
imageThe National Broadband Network comes to Hobart.STRINGER Image/Shutterstock

The latest complaints about the National Broadband Network (NBN), including concerns about slow download speeds and frequent dropouts, show that all is not well with the NBN.

A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also flags...

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The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 3

  • Written by: Mike Sandiford, Chair of Geology & Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, University of Melbourne

In the third in my series on the crisis besetting the National Electricity Market (NEM) in eastern Australia ( see Part 1 & Part 2), I look at some evidence for how the market itself has played a role and specifically market power issues.

The recent troubles in our electricity market are well documented. As described in my earlier pieces in...

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Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work

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

Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a reimagining of the way Australians approach work. “What we’re saying is: let’s have a look at some of the models around the world,” he says.

“It’s absolutely possible, as we’ve seen in places like Sweden, where in the aged-care sector people are working a...

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Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises

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

Malcolm Turnbull has threatened to use the Commonwealth’s power over exports against gas producers if they do not carry through with undertakings to make more gas available for the domestic market.

Turnbull emphasised the industry was operating on “a social license” from the community.

“It is fundamental for Australians to be...

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  2. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  3. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  4. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  5. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  6. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  7. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
  8. Hate vegetables? You might have super-taster genes!
  9. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
  10. South Australia's energy plan gives national regulators another headache
  11. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
  12. Science curriculum needs to do more to engage primary school students
  13. Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
  14. Should wealthy private schools and hospitals have charity status in Australia?
  15. Explainer: why are donations to some charities tax-deductible?
  16. Brutalism, a campus love story – or how I learned to love concrete
  17. Weekly Dose: ayahuasca, a cautionary tale for tourists eager to try this shamanic brew
  18. From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking tool
  19. Turnbull to gas industry: give the local market more supply
  20. Banning unvaccinated kids from child care may have unforeseen consequences
  21. Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not
  22. Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies
  23. Contested spaces: living next door to Alice (and Anh and Abdullah)
  24. Can we trust Big Tobacco to promote public health?
  25. How to cut Australia's $48 billion crime bill
  26. The off-topic Conversation #118
  27. Why the free market hasn't slashed power prices (and what to do about it)
  28. Extreme weather likely behind worst recorded mangrove dieback in northern Australia
  29. There's cause for celebration and concern in how Australians are giving to charity
  30. Infographic: a snapshot of charities and giving in Australia
  31. Parents shouldn't rely on My School data when choosing a school for their child
  32. The future of online advertising is big data and algorithms
  33. Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science
  34. Extinction or survival: how storytellers explore the ethics of colonising other planets
  35. Prisoners are excluded from the NDIS – here's why it matters
  36. Gas crisis? Or glut? Why Japan pays less for Australian LNG than Australians do
  37. Julie Bishop sends sharp message to China about democracy
  38. The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea
  39. New skulls from China have scientists and the media in a muddle
  40. Women troll on dating apps just as often as men
  41. Contested spaces: 'virtuous drivers, malicious cyclists' mindset gets us nowhere
  42. Why we're wasting money on medical tests and how behavioural insights can help
  43. One Nation's preference deal in the WA election comes back to bite it
  44. Dr Google probably isn't the worst place to get your health advice
  45. A murky cauldron – modern witchcraft and the spell on Trump
  46. How Facebook and Google changed the advertising game
  47. The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability
  48. Turnbull's refusal to rule out preferencing Hanson raises questions about the 'real Malcolm'
  49. The Conversation's FactCheck granted accreditation by International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
  50. Labor wins WA in a landslide as One Nation fails to land a blow

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