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Morrison's authority deficit on show at home and abroad

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

When a prime minister has diminished authority, people don’t bother so much with the niceties.

Scott Morrison admitted on Wednesday that Julia Banks had not given him notice of her intention to announce in parliament at midday on Tuesday that she was jumping ship. Asked by Alan Jones, “Did she tell you?” Morrison said, “No...

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Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse

  • Written by: Claire Yeo, Supervising Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

A strong low-pressure system has meant severe thunderstorm and hail warnings are in effect for much of the New South Wales South Coast. At the same time, very dry conditions, strong winds and high temperatures are fuelling dozens of bushfires across Queensland.

The two events are actually influencing each other. As the low-pressure system moves...

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Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are found

  • Written by: Daisy Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW School of Physics, UNSW
Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are foundThe tools on our smartphones are enabled by a huge network of mobile phone towers, Wi-Fi networks and server farms.Shutterstock

There’s little doubt the information technology revolution has improved our lives. But unless we find a new form of electronic technology that uses less energy, computing will become limited by an “energy...

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the paintings of Tony Tuckson

  • Written by: Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW
the paintings of Tony TucksonTony Tuckson 'Four uprights, red and black' [TP62] c1965 polyvinyl acetate and pigment on hardboard 122 x 183 cm Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, gift of Frank Watters 2018, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program © The estate of the artist

I first met Tony Tuckson when I was interviewed for a curatorial...

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