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Murray-Darling report shows public authorities must take climate change risk seriously

  • Written by: Arjuna Dibley, Graduate Fellow, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University

The tragic recent events on the Darling River, and the political and policy furore around them, have again highlighted the severe financial and environmental consequences of mismanaging climate risks. The Murray-Darling Royal Commission demonstrates how closely boards of public sector corporate bodies can be scrutinised for their management of...

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no commissions, no exemptions, no fees without permission. Hayne gets the government to do a U-turn

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Section Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
no commissions, no exemptions, no fees without permission. Hayne gets the government to do a U-turnThe government is acting on all 76 of Justice Hayne's recommendations.Peter Martin, CC BY-SA

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was glossing over history when he said the final report of the banking royal commission “endorsed many of the themes and individual reforms the government is currently pursuing”.

In fact, on coming to office in late...

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Compensation scheme to follow Hayne’s indictment of financial sector

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

The Morrison government has promised to establish a compensation scheme of last resort - paid for by the financial services industry - as it seeks to avoid the outcome of the banking royal commission becoming a damaging election issue for it.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, releasing Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s three-volume report which...

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Changes to commenting at The Conversation

  • Written by: Misha Ketchell, Editor, The Conversation

The Conversation exists to serve the public by providing reliable information from scholars with deep expertise, to fight back against misinformation and spin. We are committed to disseminating clean information, which is way too scarce in the digital world. This is as important for a healthy democracy as clean water is for physical health.

This...

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  2. Research shows most online consumer contracts are incomprehensible, but still legally binding
  3. why do we need soap?
  4. The humble spade flower moonlights as the ‘love shrub’
  5. Online trolling used to be funny, but now the term refers to something far more sinister
  6. Want to improve your mood? It's time to ditch the junk food
  7. Why the federal government’s new integrity commission isn't up to the job
  8. When extreme weather wipes out wildlife, the fallout can last for years
  9. imagine you are in Canada
  10. Six questions our banks need to answer to regain trust
  11. Three changes in how we live could derail the dream of the 30-minute city
  12. The great movie scenes: Rome, Open City
  13. Bowen fires back in economy debate
  14. McGowan remains tight-lipped about refugee legislation despite removal of children
  15. Behrouz Boochani's literary prize cements his status as an Australian writer
  16. Tasmania’s gambling election shows Australia needs tougher rules on money in politics
  17. other brands are better at matching practice with talk, but don't get the publicity
  18. Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress
  19. Damning royal commission report leaves no doubt that we all lose if the Murray-Darling Basin Plan fails
  20. Michelle Grattan on the march of the independents
  21. Cloning monkeys for research puts humans on a slippery ethical slope
  22. how to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season
  23. how political spin doctors' tactics aim to shape the news
  24. Banks are enabling economic abuse. Here's how they could be stopping it
  25. Five ways to boost Australian writers’ earnings
  26. Migrant women are particularly vulnerable to technology-facilitated domestic abuse
  27. The presence of people is slowing shark recovery on the Great Barrier Reef
  28. Australia's spike in summer drownings: what the media misses
  29. Vital Signs. Yet another year of steady rates. What's the point of the RBA inflation target?
  30. What Labor has to fear is the Big Scare
  31. Why Australians are falling in love with American football, and what it means for local leagues
  32. can you spare a few minutes for The Conversation?
  33. Digitally tracking student behaviour in the classroom encourages compliance, not learning
  34. How we traced the underwater volcanic ancestry of Lord Howe Island
  35. Australia is counting on cooking the books to meet its climate targets
  36. How Australia's political ageism may be robbing us of our best leaders
  37. will I go blind if I shut my eyes and face the Sun?
  38. it's time to step up, free press needs allies
  39. Hakeem Al-Araibi's case is a test of world soccer's human rights credentials. Here's why
  40. Aboriginal voices are missing from the Murray-Darling Basin crisis
  41. History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal and others aren't
  42. Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen
  43. a partial defence of the hipster
  44. What banking regulators can learn from Deepwater Horizon and other industrial catastrophes
  45. Fresh clues to the life and times of the Denisovans, a little-known ancient group of humans
  46. Five tips to help year 12 students set better goals in the final year of school
  47. Why slow TV deserves our (divided) attention
  48. A Trump-aligned World Bank may be bad for climate action and trade, but good for Chinese ambitions
  49. Coalition gains in first Newspoll of 2019, but big swings to Labor in Victorian seats; NSW is tied
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