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New Zealand is letting economics rule its environmental policies

  • Written by: Stephen Knight-Lenihan, Lecturer in environmental planning, University of Auckland
imageNew water policies could cause even more harm to the already damaged Tukituki River.Phillip Capper/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Balancing the environment with development is tricky. One way for policymakers to include the value of ecosystems in development is to set limits for pollution and other environmental impacts, known as environmental bottom...

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New modelling on bushfires shows how they really burn through an area

  • Written by: Philip Zylstra, Research Fellow, flammability and fire behaviour, University of Wollongong
imageFire rages through the forest in a typical Australian bushfire.Flickr/HighExposure, CC BY-NC-ND

Bushfires in Australia can have a devastating impact on an environment and destroy homes and lives, so any effort to prevent them is a welcome move.

But the way that we have traditionally understood bushfires and forest flammability in Australia is not up...

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Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard: how the media shape our view of leaders as 'women'

  • Written by: Ana Stevenson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State
imageFeminism informs Hillary Clinton's personal story and influences her policies, but only to a degree.Reuters/Mark Makela

During the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Julia Gillard, prime minister of Australia between 2010 and 2013, wrote an open letter to Hillary Clinton in The New York Times. She conceded:

I’m not egotistical enough to...

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Health Check: should kids be given antibiotics in their first year?

  • Written by: Penelope Bryant, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and General Paediatrics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
imageTwo-thirds of children have already received antibiotics by the time they are one year old.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Two-thirds of children have already received antibiotics by the time they are one year old. Antibiotic use is increasing in Australia, which directly affects the development of antibiotic resistance. This is now at crisis levels,...

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  3. Genes are not destiny: environment and education still matter when it comes to intelligence
  4. A fortune built on slavery: the Bright Family Papers and their journey from UK to Melbourne
  5. Here's to coaches, unsung heroes and role models for social change
  6. Why Rio, like Sydney and London before it, won't turn locals into sports stars
  7. Viewpoints: is addiction a disease?
  8. Offshore detention: Australians have a right to know what is done in their name
  9. Can buying up fishing licences save Australia's sharks?
  10. New risks for disability care workers under the NDIS
  11. What role should universities play in today's society?
  12. Why the ACCC siding with the banks against Apple will not be in consumers' interests
  13. Shorten says grievance tribunal would not stop bank 'rip offs'
  14. Colin Barnett says same-sex marriage should be settled by parliament
  15. An historic handful of dirt: Whitlam and the legacy of the Wave Hill Walk-Off
  16. Turnbull's backbench muscles up
  17. Morrison gives final 'no' to Chinese on Ausgrid
  18. Research Check: do we really need to do five times as much exercise as we've been told?
  19. When ancient lovers meet: the best planet duo of 2016
  20. To future-proof our crops from drought, look to the Australian deserts
  21. Gaming trends show cities need to rethink how they tap into creative economy
  22. Disrupted businesses are struggling in the valley of death
  23. Will women ever be able to compete against men in Olympic events?
  24. How Australia's children's authors create magic on a page
  25. How we moderate off-topic comments
  26. When industry-sponsored research is on the nose
  27. Research Check: does paracetamol in pregnancy cause child behavioural problems?
  28. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on offshore detention
  29. 'Be careful posting images online' is just another form of modern-day victim-blaming
  30. Friday essay: the untold story behind the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off
  31. Cheating, bribery and scandal: how the ancient Greeks did the Olympic Games
  32. Equal but not the same: equestrian sport's unisex approach hides inequity
  33. Common lumps and bumps on and under the skin: what are they?
  34. When punitive media intrude on the courts' role, can justice be served?
  35. A task for Australia's energy ministers: remove barriers to better buildings
  36. Deliveroo strike win shows gig workers can subvert the rules too
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  38. Grattan on Friday: Dutton should stop whinging and find solution to the offshore problem
  39. Arrium's requiem - the events of July 7th
  40. When you mess up, get up: the power of failure in building resilience
  41. Why we need more book awards
  42. The battle over Long Tan's memory – a perspective from Viet Nam
  43. Fabricating science: discussing fraud can rebuild community confidence and deepen understanding of how science works
  44. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, June-July 2016
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