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Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture

  • Written by: Sofia Ahlberg, Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, La Trobe University
imageThe oil rig explosion in Deepwater Horizon (2016), a film about the worst oil spill in US history.© Lionsgate

Oil’s pipelines now supply energy to every conceivable part of our personal and professional lives. Oil can take us practically anywhere on earth. Its social and cultural significance cannot be overstated since it fuels even our...

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Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid

  • Written by: Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne
imageBatteries may be a good way to store energy in the home.Battery image from www.shutterstoc.com

The Australian government is reviewing our electricity market to make sure it can provide secure and reliable power in a rapidly changing world. Faced with the rise of renewable energy and limits on carbon pollution, The Conversation has asked experts...

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Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets

  • Written by: Erin O'Donnell, Senior Fellow, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environment Law, University of Melbourne
imageWater markets are essential for many farmers to keep their crops alive.Shutterstock.com

For over a decade, Australian state and federal governments have used water markets to manage water resources. Although there remains room for improvement in terms of environmental outcomes, water accounting accuracy, and managing social impacts, these markets...

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Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.

This week: US GDP data points to a US rate rise in December, and Australia’s housing affordability problem...

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  1. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  2. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  3. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  4. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  5. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  6. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  7. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  8. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  9. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  10. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  11. Why the world needs superheroes
  12. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  13. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  14. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
  15. Italy votes on constitutional reform but it may not be enough to save the economy
  16. ShapingSEQ regional plan gives 'stakeholders' a bigger say than citizens
  17. Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond
  18. Forget Silicon Valley, Finland's Slush is a celebration of Europe's tech ascendancy
  19. Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
  20. Our cities need to go on a resource diet
  21. How do we deal with the coming waves of climate change refugees?
  22. Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
  23. Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?
  24. Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election
  25. How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry
  26. Changing the date – and a state of mind – from the westerly edges
  27. Turnbull is happy to horse trade if it gets the nags over the line
  28. Why it’s now Labor’s turn to compromise on the backpacker tax
  29. Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review
  30. Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
  31. The great Australian plays: speaking ‘Orstyrlian’ in Rusty Bugles
  32. How Donald Trump won the 2016 meme wars
  33. Government response to Infrastructure Australia offers no grounds for optimism
  34. Turnbull government secures ABCC – but suffers sudden defeat on backpacker tax
  35. Full response from a spokesperson for Barnaby Joyce
  36. FactCheck: would backpackers be better off working in Australia than NZ, England or Canada?
  37. We should all beware a resurgent financial sector
  38. Latest Murray-Darling squabble sheds light on the plan's flaws
  39. Which sports are best for health and long life?
  40. Neither the ABC nor SBS have anything to fear from community forums
  41. What are the great Australian plays? Refining our theatre canon
  42. How 'Alfred' the whale lost its teeth to become a giant filter feeder
  43. Medicare logo case shows the urgent need to update Australia's IP laws
  44. Will the latest electricity review bring climate and energy policy together at last?
  45. As Australian shipping grows, how can we avoid collisions with marine animals?
  46. Women don't always get what they want from labiaplasty
  47. In a win for consumers, ACCC rules against the banks' actions against Apple Pay
  48. Turnbull's water gesture satisfies Xenophon
  49. ACCC rejects the banks colluding to bargain on Apple Pay
  50. Australian schools continue to fall behind other countries in maths and science

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The Business Case for Choosing Australian Fabricators Over Imported Alternatives

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