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Turnbull's right: we need cheap, clean and reliable power – here's how

  • Written by: Chris Dunstan, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageBetter managing how we use electricity in our homes will reduce pressure on the grid, and reduce the need for more power stations. Power line image from www.shutterstock.com

As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull noted in his National Press Club address yesterday, energy policy is all about balancing the trifecta of affordability, reliability and...

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Turnbull finally reveals his Liberal donation was $1.75 million

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Under political pressure Malcolm Turnbull has finally put a figure of A$1.75 million on his donation to the Liberals’ re-election.

He revealed the amount on the ABC’s 7.30 just hours after he refused to do so when appearing for a major speech at the National Press Club.

Earlier on Wednesday the political donations list for 2015-16 was...

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Turnbull's energy policy vision: heavy on direction, light on action

  • Written by: Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
imageTurnbull highlighted problems with the intermittency of renewable energy. David Clarke/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Malcolm Turnbull has set a high bar for his government’s national energy policy. But in his speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, the prime minister provided little by way of the clear policy direction that is so desperately...

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Sobering health stats in latest Productivity Commission report

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageThe latest snapshot of Australian health funding reveals who's footing the bill, among other worrying health statistics.from www.shutterstock.com

New health minister Greg Hunt probably choked over his breakfast cereal this morning as he read the blandly titled Report on Government Services 2017, released by the Productivity Commission today.

As if...

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  2. When the drugs don’t work: how we can turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance
  3. Enough with the Doctor Who gender debate – it's time
  4. Interactive: a snapshot of political donations in Australia for 2015-16
  5. Why, only now, are we finding out who the biggest donors in an election year were?
  6. What has Turnbull agreed to do for Trump?
  7. What economists and tax experts think of the company tax cut
  8. What did Galaxy's poll tell us about freedom of speech and 18C? Not what the IPA said it did
  9. It's time to focus on an endgame for tobacco regulation
  10. Listen up: a plan to help scientists get their research heard by decision-makers
  11. Dunstan, Christies and me: growing up in the ‘Athens of the South’
  12. Turnbull will acknowledge people's pain in speech on agenda
  13. The search for an economic solution for South Australia
  14. More than half the world's most important natural sites are under threat: it's time to protect them
  15. Shallow impact: when crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose
  16. Explainer: what is modern monetary theory?
  17. How should we talk about Trump?
  18. Explainer: what are executive orders? And what force do they have in US politics?
  19. Does more mental health treatment and less stigma produce better mental health?
  20. White House promises Trump ban won't affect Australians
  21. The off-topic Conversation #116
  22. Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings
  23. How Australia can spread the benefits of our bulging infrastructure pipeline
  24. FactCheck: What are the facts on Australia's foreign aid spending?
  25. Methodology: finding the numbers on Australia's foreign aid spending over time
  26. Teased and bullied – the challenges of starting school with a stutter
  27. If GPs pass on cost from rebate freeze, poorer, sicker patients will be hardest hit
  28. Australia needs more than the New York Times' view of the world
  29. Celebrity charities just compete with all other charities – so why start one?
  30. The great Australian plays: A Cheery Soul gave us a supreme theatrical monster
  31. We can still keep global warming below 2℃ – but the hard work is about to start
  32. Shorten's three major economic priorities: 'jobs, jobs and jobs'
  33. China: globalisation’s unlikely champion
  34. Full response from Reverend Tim Costello
  35. Some rough sleepers are attracting tourists with their street art
  36. Turnbull news conference an exercise in avoidance and obfuscation
  37. Health Check: what causes bloating?
  38. Who gets to see CCTV footage? The law favours the operators
  39. CBA's test of government bond using the blockchain, is just that
  40. How to cope with the stress of working alone
  41. Donald Trump's ban will have lasting and damaging impacts on the world's refugees
  42. Destroying research embryos within 14 days limits chance of medical breakthroughs
  43. Senior female bankers don't conform to stereotypes and are just as ready to take risks
  44. America has never been truly isolationist, and Trump isn't either
  45. From Tim Winton to Gail Jones: why writing matters in WA
  46. When the heat is on, we need city-wide plans to keep cool
  47. Let's face it, first impressions count online
  48. Trump gives Turnbull refugee deal green light but government provides no detail
  49. The future of stem cells: tackling hype versus hope
  50. Facebook's support for USB security keys is a good move and one others should follow

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