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Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward

  • Written by: Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
imageAn emissions intensity trading scheme increases the cost of coal power compared to other electricity sources. Indigo Skies Photography/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The preliminary report from the Finkel Review of electricity market security will be presented to COAG today. Leaked versions indicate that the report notes the urgent need for long-term policy...

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Who's listening? The ethical and legal issues of developing a health app

  • Written by: Jacki Liddle, Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
imageDevelopers need to be aware of any legal or ethical issues when creating any healthcare apps for smartphones.Shutterstock/thodonal

From large companies to tiny startups, many people are working on creating apps to monitor and improve our health. The technical skill needed is widely recognised and developers are becoming more aware of the need to...

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Turnbull’s report card on urban transport projects reveals narrow economic focus

  • Written by: Brian Feeney, Urban Planning Researcher, The University of Queensland
imageThe Turnbull government’s focus seems to be largely on infrastructure projects that drive economic growth.AAP/Lukas Coch

Growing the economy – not city planning – has become the government’s main rationale for building urban transport infrastructure.

Soon after becoming prime minister in September 2015, Malcolm Turnbull declar...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's carbon emissions policy

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

University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Nicholas Klomp and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, including the emissions intensity scheme for the electricity sector, where the government stands if the economy continues to contract, what options Malcolm Turnbull has for the future of carbon...

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  2. Friday essay: what is it about Versailles?
  3. You say 'elite media', I say real journalism. And now more than ever we must fight to keep it
  4. Law to be strengthened on family violence
  5. How to prevent injury from sport and exercise
  6. How we can change our body shape with exercise
  7. Why capital is fleeing China and what it means for Australia
  8. To pay solar households fairly, we need to understand the true value of solar
  9. Not just nets: how to stop shark attacks without killing sharks
  10. Kitchen Science: the chemistry behind amazing meringue and perfect cappuccino
  11. Grattan on Friday: Has Turnbull's credibility deficit reached a point of no return?
  12. The great Australian plays: The Torrents, the Doll and the critical mass of Australian drama
  13. How to grow an evolutionary tree
  14. Behind Singapore’s PISA rankings success – and why other countries may not want to join the race
  15. Our drugs policies have failed. It's time to reinvent them based on what actually works
  16. Why the Iran nuclear agreement is a deal worth honouring
  17. Trumpian deswampification
  18. Why iron is such an important part of your diet
  19. Climate shenanigans at the ends of the Earth: why has sea ice gone haywire?
  20. Density threatens liveability if we miss the big picture of how a city works
  21. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 6
  22. Uncertainty over US-China relations under President Trump may be made clearer at Davos
  23. Business Briefing: what super is doing to banking and finance
  24. Seven essential tips to breaking up with sugar
  25. Interactive body map: physical inactivity and the risks to your health
  26. Exercise: motivation gets you started, but routine keeps you going
  27. What you need to know to understand risk estimates
  28. By framing secular society as a Christian creation, Hanson's revival goes beyond simple racism
  29. Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend
  30. Why artificial intelligence has not revolutionised healthcare... yet
  31. How to reduce your kitchen's impact on global warming
  32. Ten years of backflips over emissions trading leave climate policy in the lurch
  33. As its economy changes, China is starting to export its real estate ideas too
  34. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on working the new parliament
  35. Why give the Green Army its marching orders?
  36. Tiny desert mice could help save Australia's grasslands from invasion
  37. Australia is very average when it comes to maths and science performance – here's what needs to change
  38. Government calls for co-operation after hit with negative growth figure
  39. Why the next editor-in-chief at The Age should be a woman
  40. Why are the best shut out? The sorry saga of performing arts funding in Australia
  41. Keeping one step ahead of pollen triggers for thunderstorm asthma
  42. Where are the women scientists, tech gurus and engineers in our films?
  43. Periodontitis: why we need a vaccine for gum disease
  44. Coalition regains ground in Newspoll
  45. Hold pornography to account – not education programs – for children's harmful sexual behaviour
  46. These are the characteristics of people most likely to cut corners at work
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