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Australia's 'great green boom' of 2010-11 has been undone by drought

  • Written by Xuanlong Ma, Research Associate in Remote Sensing, Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney
imageDry period in semi-arid central AustraliaJames Cleverly

Back in 2010-11 Australia “greened”, as record-breaking rains triggered a boom in plant growth that removed huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stored it as carbon in the landscape.

But what happened after that? Our latest research, published in Scientific Reports,...

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John Key quits while he's ahead – so what's next for New Zealand politics?

  • Written by Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University
imageJohn Key has stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.AAP/David Moir

No-one saw it coming. Not even the press gallery did, even when called in early for Monday’s briefing from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key – who unexpectedly announced his resignation. This takes effect on...

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Goodbye, Dolly, the magazine that helped so many young women grow up

  • Written by Anne-Frances Watson, Lecturer, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
imageDolly's last print edition will be published on December 5.Dolly Magazine/Fair Use

Many Australian women will be feeling a little melancholy about the news that, after 46 years, Dolly magazine won’t be printing any more physical copies.

Publisher Bauer Media says the iconic magazine will still have a digital presence and will be active across...

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Financial wizardry alone won't stave off a Chinese debt crisis

  • Written by Kathleen Walsh, Associate Professor of Finance, Australian National University
imageChina is trying to fix its debt woes with financial hocus pocus.Shutterstock.com

China’s debt is beyond worrying. It’s credit-to-GDP gap, a measure employed by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) as a way to gauge debt levels, stands at 30%. This is the highest of any country going back to 1995 and is three times the threshold...

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More Articles ...

  1. Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here's how we find out
  2. Health Check: do home remedies for common warts really work?
  3. Why don't more people volunteer? Misconceptions don't help
  4. Governments need to look beyond education rankings and focus on inequities in the system
  5. Neighbours' fears about affordable housing are worse than any impacts
  6. From 'fascists' to 'feminazis': how both sides of politics are biased in their political thinking
  7. The worst year for mosquitoes ever? Here's how we find out
  8. Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?
  9. The Business Council of Australia and its new head need a reality check
  10. Imitation game: how copies can solve our cultural heritage crises
  11. What can Australia learn from Germany's remarkable energy transition?
  12. Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
  13. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 3
  14. The underbelly of sport: Dirty Games
  15. Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book
  16. Will Italy's referendum trigger the next crisis?
  17. A New Politics of Time
  18. ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports
  19. Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times
  20. Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment
  21. South Australia's reasons for voting down euthanasia go against the evidence
  22. Great Barrier Reef report to UN shows the poor progress on water quality
  23. Three ways to boost science performance in Australian schools
  24. On the pleasure of smoking
  25. Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016
  26. Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication
  27. Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year
  28. Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis
  29. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament
  30. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants
  31. Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
  32. Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check
  33. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  34. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  35. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  36. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  37. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  38. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  39. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  40. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  41. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  42. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  43. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  44. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  45. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  46. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  47. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  48. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  49. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  50. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer

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