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Antarctic ice shows Australia's drought and flood risk is worse than thought

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageThe past century hasn't seen the worst drought that Australia's climate can throw at us.CSIRO/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Australia is systematically underestimating its drought and flood risk because weather records do not capture the full extent of rainfall variability, according to our new research.

Our study, published today in the journal...

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The herd driven housing bubble that could trigger an apartment bust

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

The price gap between houses and apartments in many Australian cities is closing as property investors exhibit a significant degree of herding behaviour, according to new research.

The research comes amid speculation that Australia is in a housing bubble. Herding behaviour is leading to excessive borrowing, further fuelling apartment prices,...

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Why we need environmental accounts alongside national accounts

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

The Federal Budget has been delivered and Australians are headed for the polls. In this series, Reform Revisited, we ask writers for innovative ways to tackle our reform agenda.

Charles Dickens’ character Oliver Twist is perhaps best known as the boy who wanted more. Of course, he got none. Instead, his efforts prompted Mr Bumble, the parish...

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