Australia has committed to a long-term global average temperature increase to no more than two degrees Celsius -- yet often envisions a future in which its is a major coal exporter.EPA/FEDERICO GAMBARINIEconomic modelling and its associated forecasts are always open to criticism, particularly when the results align with the predisposition of the...
Protesters march against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters The violent and chaotic events in Burundi have once again brought into sharp focus the perennial problem of leadership change in sub-Saharan Africa.
Triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term of...
DarSub-Saharan African countries are urbanising fast. Currently, 335 million people are living in urban areas across the continent and this number is expected to double in the next twenty-five years.
But as African cities have grown so have their problems. They are more congested than they were a decade ago, commuting times have increased and there...
Reuters/Luke MacGregorThe approval in South Africa last year of the first new TB drug in 50 years was celebrated as a milestone in the fight against the global epidemic.
The drug – bedaquiline – is a new class of TB drug with the potential to tackle drug resistant strains of TB. Trials showed that, when combined with other...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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