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There's a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage

  • Written by: Michael Roderick, Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences and Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University
There's a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storageInland towns need far more water storage. Flickr/Mertie, CC BY-SA

The federal parliament has voted to funnel A$200 million to drought-stricken areas. What exactly this money will be spent on is still under consideration, but the majority will go to rural, inland communities.

But once there, what can the money usefully be spent on? Especially if...

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View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Scott Morrison on Tuesday had a firm message for his troops in the Coalition party room. Don’t go freelancing in public.

Discipline is important in politics and Morrison is intent on trying to impose it – it’s not the first time since the election he’s made the point.

After he became PM in August the proximity of the poll put...

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Boris Johnson, 'political Vegemite', becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin

  • Written by: Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
Boris Johnson, 'political Vegemite', becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games beginNew UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will succeed or fail on the back of the single dominant issue that dominates British politics: Brexit.AAP/EPA/Will Oliver

To no-one’s great surprise, Boris Johnson has been elected by the members of the Conservative Party to be the new leader, and by extension prime minister of the United Kingdom, taking...

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Centre Alliance's Stirling Griff on Newstart

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The two Centre Alliance senators, Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick will often be pivotal to the fate of government legislation. The smaller non-Green Senate crossbench this term means that if the government can muster Centre Alliance support, it only needs one other crossbencher to pass bills, as was the case with the government’s tax package....

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