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Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start

  • Written by: Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to startShutterstock

Australia has an historic opportunity to build a new, export-focused manufacturing sector based on renewable energy.

As a bonus, it could enable a less politically fraught conversation about climate change. Global action on climate change is in Australia’s national interest.

The changing climate is already reducing profits for...

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Let's "SnapBack" to better society with more secure jobs: Anthony Albanese

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

Anthony Albanese says Australia must use the pandemic experience to move to a more resilient society, creating more permanent jobs and revitalising high value manufacturing.

In his fifth “vision statement”, delivered against the background of the government foreshadowing an extensive post-crisis reform agenda, Albanese is giving a broad...

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From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY science

  • Written by: Andrew Lapworth, Lecturer in Cultural Geography, UNSW
From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY scienceGenspace, CC BY-SA

In March, amateur scientists in Sydney announced they had created a COVID-19 test kit that is simpler, faster, and cheaper than existing tests. While the test has not yet been approved by regulators, if effective it could play a role in scaling up the world’s coronavirus testing capability.

The test’s creators,...

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Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hits

  • Written by: Rebecca Sheehan, Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender and Program Director of Gender Studies, Macquarie University
Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hitsRobbie Drexhage/Wikimedia, CC BY

Little Richard was washing dishes at a Greyhound bus station in Macon, Georgia when he wrote Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly and Long Tall Sally. The singer, who died Saturday at 87, sent the songs as demos to Specialty Records.

Soon he was having lunch with talent scout Robert “Bumps” Blackwell at a...

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  1. The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but how much we'll allow the curve to rise is still an unknown
  2. The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it
  3. Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing
  4. Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus?
  5. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court
  6. Was New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
  7. From hidden women to influencers and individuals – putting mothers in the frame
  8. Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
  9. We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants
  10. Michelle Grattan on the rapid developments in Eden-Monaro, the national cabinet, and next week's 'normal' parliamentary sitting
  11. Alcohol can make coronavirus worse – so why was it treated as essential in New Zealand's lockdown?
  12. keep free childcare going instead
  13. The US military has officially published three UFO videos. Why doesn't anybody seem to care?
  14. 50 years on, the Vietnam moratorium campaigns remind us of a different kind of politics
  15. We may well be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we'll probably never eradicate it. Here's the difference
  16. Past pandemics show how coronavirus budgets can drive faster economic recovery
  17. some home builders are misleading consumers about energy ratings
  18. Overcrowded homes and a lack of water leave some Indonesians at risk of the coronavirus
  19. The calculus of death shows the COVID lock-down is clearly worth the cost
  20. coughs on film and the fine but deadly art of foreshadowing
  21. The delicate art of political distancing during the pandemic
  22. How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app's issues, and Bluetooth-related risks
  23. the full findings of the royal commission report
  24. Why it doesn't make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic
  25. Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too
  26. Researchers use 'pre-prints' to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire
  27. Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus
  28. 3 times Michael Moore's film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)
  29. what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic
  30. Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts
  31. testing our unlawful migrant workers
  32. Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears
  33. Bank dividends are bare. Here's why some shareholders hate it more than they should
  34. 1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering
  35. COVID crisis has produced many negatives but some positives too, including confidence in governments: ANU study
  36. Albanese would have no excuse for an Eden-Monaro loss after Coalition high flyers implode
  37. Nev Power on the role of business in a post-coronavirus world
  38. Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
  39. Carriageworks is my home away from home
  40. IVF is changing now clinics have reopened. Here's what to expect during the coronavirus pandemic
  41. Coronavirus hasn't killed globalisation – it proves why we need it
  42. Playing with the 'new normal' of life under coronavirus
  43. Why self-determination is vital for Indigenous communities to beat coronavirus
  44. Coronavirus has boosted telehealth care in mental health, so let's keep it up
  45. The COVIDSafe bill doesn't go far enough to protect our privacy. Here's what needs to change
  46. 5 reasons why Zoom meetings are so exhausting
  47. Beyond travel, a trans-Tasman bubble is an opportunity for Australia and NZ to reduce dependence on China
  48. modern globalisation has its roots in ancient trade networks
  49. an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets
  50. how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives

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