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FactCheck: how much of Australia's tax is collected by states and territories?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAustralian Treasurer Scott Morrison's recent comment was easy to misinterpret but ultimately correct.AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

I mean, states and territories can’t be left off the hook here. They raise $85 billion a year in state taxes and charges. So that is a big whack of tax and of the top 10 taxes in this country, I think around three of them...

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Fourteen years on, what next for Australia's role in Afghanistan?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAs President Barack Obama extends America's military presence in Afghanistan, Australia is determining what's next for its military role.Dan Peled/AAP

In October, US President Barack Obama confirmed that American forces will remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future.

The current level of 9800 American troops will be on the ground throughout...

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Aviation has an emissions problem, and COP 21 won’t solve it

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

The aviation emissions problem is a significant one. Aviation is a growing source of emissions, and those emissions are largely unregulated. Emissions from aviation are increasing against a background of decreasing emissions (or, at least, emissions regulation) from many other industry sectors.

If global aviation was a country, its emissions would...

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