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The rise of the whiny air passenger

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imageLower prices make for more congestion, and passengers aren't happy.Daniel Lobo/Flickr, CC BY

Decades ago, airline travel was considered a glamorous and exciting mode of transport, reserved for the rich and elite.

Yet while air travel has become more democratic and affordable, industry research shows that people increasingly dislike air travel.

A 2015...

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Year 12 results day: does the ATAR actually matter that much?

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imageHow much emphasis should we place on ATAR scores? from www.shutterstock.com

This morning, thousands of young people will be glued to their mobile phones for good reason.

It’s the first day that Australian Tertiary Admissions Rankings (ATARs) are released to students.

It’s these results that put a full stop on 13 years of schooling and...

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The Paris climate agreement at a glance

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imageCountries have agreed to keep the rise in global temperatures to "well below 2°C".NASA, CC BY-SA

On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement.

Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Agreement is the first comprehensive global treaty to combat climate change, and will...

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Historic Paris climate pact reached – experts react

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imageJob done: COP21 president Laurent Fabius.Reuters/Stephane Mahe

After two weeks of negotiations in Paris, the world’s nations have reached a global deal to tackle climate change. The agreement commits 196 countries to help limit global warming to “well below 2℃ above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the...

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  1. The Paris Agreement won't stop coal, but future climate talks might
  2. The Baden-Clay decision is not a setback for domestic violence campaigns
  3. Good deal or bad? Emotional turmoil as Paris climate talks draw to a close
  4. The final countdown: Paris talks overrun but a climate deal is within reach
  5. FactCheck: might every household have to pay an extra $4,500 in GST a year?
  6. COAG finds agreement on terrorism but still looking for common direction on tax
  7. Want to build better cities? Get the private sector involved in rail projects
  8. Will you gain weight this Christmas?
  9. New laws make loss of citizenship a counter-terrorism tool
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor and the Coalition's troubles
  11. New Aboriginal languages course should count towards ATARs
  12. Confusion reigns in options for Australia's misuse of market power laws
  13. Desperately seeking Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto
  14. Rio Olympics has its commandments – but what legacy will it leave?
  15. Why is the business world suddenly clamouring for a global carbon tax?
  16. What’s in your herbal medicines?
  17. Friday essay: a response to the Cronulla riots, ten years on
  18. Grattan on Friday: Two sets of numbers a headache for Malcolm Turnbull
  19. Yes minister: how political appointments tip the scales of fearless advice
  20. Thalidomide taught us to use medications with care during pregnancy – not to stop using them
  21. Climate and the rise and fall of civilizations: a lesson from the past
  22. Why it is time for a no BS pledge when it comes to MYEFO forecasts
  23. Simple, fair and efficient: four ways to make our tax system work the way it is supposed to
  24. This year's Geminid meteor shower will be a true spectacle
  25. Funding barriers shut out asylum seekers and refugees from further education
  26. The earth has moved: big business's radical climate shift is now unstoppable
  27. Explainer: the history of jazz
  28. Australia’s defence: can we learn from New Zealand?
  29. Ten years on from the Cronulla riots, how much has really changed?
  30. Don't stress about the shortage, toddlers don't need formula
  31. Stick to good science, so you can generate anecdotes like this..
  32. What Malcolm Turnbull can learn from Justin Trudeau's spending plans
  33. From Africa to America, manipulation and money make elections less than truly democratic
  34. Turnbull's Newspoll ratings slump fails to benefit Shorten
  35. Genders experience pain differently, and women have it more
  36. What say do our elected representatives have in going to war?
  37. Mutated conventions: how secrecy in the name of security harms democracy
  38. Regulations have improved since thalidomide but drug scares are still possible
  39. A necessary harvest: it's time to allow Japan to kill whales
  40. Here's looking at: Blue poles by Jackson Pollock
  41. The WTO's Nairobi talks and the multi-billion dollar trade agreement you've never heard of
  42. Darkness is disappearing and that's bad news for astronomy
  43. Why is being a school principal one of the most dangerous jobs in the country?
  44. Have journalists found the inventor of Bitcoin or simply been duped?
  45. Abbott has a cause, an audience and no restraints
  46. The 'Climate Games' aren't just activist stunts – they're politics beyond the UN
  47. Everyone knows climate adaptation is crucial, but beyond that it's pretty hazy
  48. Differences with states on tax reform could be 'irreconcilable': Morrison
  49. Lurid Beauty: Australian Surrealism and its Echoes – reviewed
  50. Use them and lose them: finding alternatives to antibiotics to preserve their usefulness

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