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'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilience

  • Written by Tom Logan, Lecturer of Civil Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury
'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilienceJivkoM/Shutterstock

Roads, cycleways and housing developments are among 11 projects announced this week as the first tranche of infrastructure developments to kickstart New Zealand’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealand is investing at least NZ$3.3 billion into “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects,...

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  • Written by Leticia Anderson, Lecturer in Humanities, Southern Cross University
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As Black Lives Matter protests rage across the world, many of us are motivated to learn more about racism, and talk to our students and children in ways that can facilitate change.

Education is a powerful took for creating change. So, it’s important teachers don’t shy away from difficult conversations in the classroom, even...

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Mr Morrison, you can cut 'green tape' without harming nature – but it'll take money and gumption

  • Written by Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Mr Morrison, you can cut 'green tape' without harming nature – but it'll take money and gumptionLukas Coch/AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced environmental approvals for 15 major infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked to accelerate investment as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 lockdown.

Under the current system, proponents must seek both state and federal approvals for big developments. The new “single...

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Labor's branch stacking scandal is a problem for the whole party. Not just Victoria.

  • Written by Geoffrey Robinson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
Labor's branch stacking scandal is a problem for the whole party. Not just Victoria.James Ross/ AAP

Victorian Labor, the jewel in the party’s crown, has been thrown into crisis by the allegations of massive branch stacking.

A third state Labor minister has now left their position over the scandal that as engulfed the party in the wake of revelations by the The Age and 60 Minutes.

But with federal leader Anthony Albanese also f...

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  6. Foreign Minister Payne pledges continued fight against Chinese 'disinformation'
  7. Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP
  8. 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but elimination of community transmission still stands
  9. 10 ways Aboriginal Australians made English their own
  10. should bosses be able to spy on workers, even when they work from home?
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  12. Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective
  13. Planning a snow holiday? How to reduce your coronavirus risk at Thredbo, Perisher or Mount Buller
  14. what does the law say about secret recordings and the public interest?
  15. How Paul Keating transformed the economy and the nation
  16. The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds
  17. how Australia's wine industry can adapt to climate change
  18. Karm Gilespie's case cannot be separated completely from strained Sino-Australian relations
  19. Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
  20. Australia's decisive win on plain packaging paves way for other countries to follow suit
  21. 'Can do' Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating
  22. Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
  23. Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires
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  26. We don't know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That's bad for everyone
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  28. Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it's recorded properly
  29. international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs
  30. We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus
  31. Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it's too late
  32. Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research
  33. experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling
  34. Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it
  35. The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready
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  39. Morrison commits another $1.5 billion for infrastructure
  40. 48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest
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