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Labor and Coalition need to go further than R D and startups to create innovation

  • Written by: Roy Green, Dean of UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney

What happened to the innovation debate in our lengthy election campaign? This was supposed to be the centrepiece of Australia’s transition to a more balanced and diversified economy. Instead the debate is once again about who can return the budget to surplus and when.

We could be forgiven for thinking that the Pre-election Economic and...

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The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought

  • Written by: Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
imageHow many species of frog are in the picture? Genetics often says 'more than we thought'. Michael Lee (Flinders University & South Australian Museum), CC BY-NC

After centuries of study, you’d think we’d have at least a rough idea of how many different species of life exist on Earth. This is becoming even more pressing as...

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Glioblastoma: why these brain cancers are so difficult to treat

  • Written by: Stuart Pitson, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia
imageGlioblastomas are often resistant to the one type of drug that breaks the blood-brain barrier.HealthHub

You find yourself sitting in your doctor’s surgery. It’s only been a few days since your initial visit to check on these pounding headaches you’ve been waking up with, along with some dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and a...

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Paris climate targets aren't enough, but we can close the gap

  • Written by: Malte Meinshausen, A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
imageTo reach zero emissions by 2050, we need to invest in zero emissions technology now. Coal power image from www.shutterstock.com

The Paris climate agreement saw countries pledge to limit global warming to well below 2℃, and to aim to keep it within 1.5℃. The problem is that countries' current emissions targets are not enough to meet...

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  1. As more vulnerabilities are discovered. Is it time to uninstall antivirus software?
  2. Turnbull to promise 'a step up in political culture'
  3. There'll be a lot more besides Turnbull versus Shorten to watch on Saturday
  4. What's the Victorian government's dispute with the CFA about? And how will it affect the election?
  5. Why rents will rise under Labor's negative gearing proposal
  6. What now for Australian research in a post-Brexit world?
  7. Charging for credit and debit card use may become the norm under new rules
  8. A fringe group no more, the Greens put the frighteners on the two major parties
  9. Weekly Dose: new morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to take
  10. Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time
  11. Six ways to improve equity in Australian universities
  12. How the relationship between social media and traditional media has shaped this election
  13. If democratic citizenship is a universal right, how can we so neglect citizenship education?
  14. Coalition likely to win following Brexit
  15. Four game-changing lessons from Eating in Stockholm
  16. Policy primers: what you need to know before election day
  17. Election 2016: how well are the major parties meeting the needs of rural and regional Australia?
  18. Business Briefing: Zombie measures, crackdowns and Brexit worries
  19. Google's murky Washington lobbying is making Apple look good
  20. The system often forgets children of people with cancer: here's how to help them
  21. The next solar revolution could replace fossil fuels in mining
  22. Does a planet need plate tectonics to develop life?
  23. It's time for the 'science of sensibility' to return
  24. Engie's Hazelwood super profit highlights our tangled web of energy policy
  25. Coalition squeezes welfare lemon again
  26. Coalition targets welfare in $2.3b pre-election savings pitch
  27. Bill Shorten says the lesson of Brexit is that people shouldn't be left behind
  28. The off-topic Conversation #99
  29. Election FactCheck: Has the Coalition invested an average of $5 billion more per year into Medicare than Labor did?
  30. To eliminate misogyny, the AFL needs social change, not just crisis management
  31. Post-Brexit, Australia's best option is a trade pact with EU
  32. Ancient Deep Skull still holds big surprises 60 years after it was unearthed
  33. How the desire for masculinity might drive some disadvantaged young men to substance abuse
  34. The Rise of the Joyful Economy
  35. The voter paradox: we say we don't want a minority government, but we're happy to vote for one
  36. Risks, ethics and consent: Australia shouldn't become the world's nuclear wasteland
  37. What’s the 'ethnic vote' going to do in Australia's top-ten ethnic marginal seats?
  38. Full response from Pathology Australia
  39. Full response from Catholic Health Australia
  40. Election FactCheck: has the Coalition cut bulk-billing for pathology and scans 'to make patients pay more'?
  41. Despite the rhetoric, this election fails the feminist test
  42. Unit pricing saves money but is the forgotten shopping tool
  43. Labor's proposed competition reforms do little to address inequality
  44. Doctors still provide too many dying patients with needless treatment
  45. Bad behaviour in bars and pubs is a problem, but most of Australia's alcohol is drunk at home
  46. We can have fish and dams: here's how
  47. Let's talk about the space industry in Australia's election campaign
  48. Abbott would have lost 'resoundingly': Turnbull
  49. The Indi Project: 'Soft' voters trust Turnbull over Shorten to run the country
  50. Lessons from Brexit: the fruits of globalisation must be shared with low- and middle-income groups

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