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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the South Australia blackout

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

After storms left parts of South Australia without power, the government was quick out of the blocks to question the high use of renewable energy in that state. Michelle Grattan tells the University of Canberra’s new vice-chancellor Deep Saini that Malcolm Turnbull struck a rather unfortunate note.

“He didn’t go out of his way to...

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SA blackout politics overshadow the real issues on power generation

  • Written by: John Hewson, Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School, Australian National University

I think it was Mark Twain who said: “ Climate is what you want, and weather is what you get”.

This was certainly the case in South Australia in the last couple of days when extreme weather events caused a complete black out of the state. A combination of torrential rain, lightening strikes, and extreme, gale-force winds, wiped out some...

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What's happening when our joints crack and is it bad?

  • Written by: Andrew Lavender, Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
imageWill I get arthritis if I crack my knuckles?from www.shutterstock.com.au

We’ve all had the experience of standing up and hearing a loud pop in our back or hip, or trying to tiptoe through the house only to have our foot make a cracking sound each time we take a step. So what’s happening in our joints when this happens, and is it a bad...

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Why do we need 'Pokie-Leaks'? We already know how pokies work

  • Written by: Christopher John Hunt, Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
imageHow do myths about poker machines develop?AAP/Dan Peled

A trio of Australian politicians recently called for whistleblowers to reveal secrets about how the gambling industry operates.

While it is up for debate as to whether there are questions to be answered about various industry tactics and links to politicians, what isn’t a secret is how...

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  5. Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it
  6. Vital Signs: President Trump would cause financial Armageddon
  7. Australia can't afford to turn inwards, Morrison says
  8. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's challenge is to avoid the Gillard trap
  9. Turnbull turns South Australia crisis into row over renewables
  10. Whether China is dumping steel in Australia under the 'market economy' label is very subjective
  11. Neither Hillary, nor Donald, better None of the Above
  12. Hold it right there: how (and why) to stop light in its tracks
  13. Can we use a simple blood test to detect cancer?
  14. Unknown Land: mapping and imagining Western Australia
  15. Libertarian or Green? What chances do third parties have in 2016?
  16. Turnbull uses South Australian blackout to push for uniformity on renewables
  17. Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?
  18. Do 'kindy bootcamps' get children ready for school?
  19. What caused South Australia's state-wide blackout?
  20. ‘Paper cat’ Australia has real fears for China to address
  21. Backpacker tax compromise means more discrimination for these workers
  22. Australia's proposed war crimes amendments demand careful scrutiny
  23. Race to the White House – who won and who lost the first presidential debate? Does it matter?
  24. Density, sprawl, growth: how Australian cities have changed in the last 30 years
  25. New drone rules: with more eyes in the sky, expect less privacy
  26. Putting carbon back in the land is just a smokescreen for real climate action: Climate Council report
  27. Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica's sea ice?
  28. Queensland's culling program is not the solution to New South Wales' shark problem
  29. We need to change more than pay for executives to do better
  30. Refusing to play the race game
  31. How our brain controls movement and makes new connections when parts are damaged
  32. Donald Trump's 'new civil rights agenda' talk is just unhelpful noise
  33. Business Briefing: treat the cause not the symptoms of problems with private health insurance
  34. Politics podcast: Scott Ryan on the same-sex marriage plebiscite and political donations
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  38. There are question marks over much of the forensic evidence used in our courts
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  40. Eastern quolls edge closer to extinction – but it’s not too late to save them
  41. Burnt-out and overworked, Australia’s nurses and midwives consider leaving profession
  42. Progressives should accept Corbyn’s triumph – it’s the price of democracy
  43. The 'Uberisation' of work is driving people to co-operatives
  44. Australia should compare CEO and average worker pay like the US and UK
  45. Ireland's vote on marriage equality holds many lessons – but are any relevant to Australia?
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