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New coal doesn't stack up – just look at Queensland's renewable energy numbers

  • Written by: Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
New coal doesn't stack up – just look at Queensland's renewable energy numbersAs the name suggests, Windy Hill near Cairns gets its fair share of power-generating weather.Leonard Low/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

As the federal government aims to ink a deal with the states on the National Energy Guarantee in August, it appears still to be negotiating within its own ranks. Federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg has...

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love magic in the ancient Mediterranean

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
love magic in the ancient MediterraneanStatue of Eros of the type of Centocelle. Roman artwork of the 2nd century AD, probably a copy after a Greek original.Wikimedia Commons

In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today.


It was a well-kept secret among historians during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the practice of magic was...

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Tony Abbott loses traction in his fight on energy

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Tony Abbott loses traction in his fight on energyBefore the Coalition party room meeting Abbott had again publicly left the way open to cross the floor when legislation comes to parliament, assuming Frydenberg gets a deal at the COAG Energy Council in August.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Malcolm Turnbull and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg had clear Coalition party room support on Tuesday to decisively stare...

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Pinchgut brings yet more exciting surprises to opera with Handel's Athalia

  • Written by: Zoltan Szabo, Cellist and musicologist, University of Sydney
Pinchgut brings yet more exciting surprises to opera with Handel's AthaliaBrenton Spiteri as the priest of Baal, with Emma Pearson as Athalia, Queen of Judah.Alex Smiles

Review: Athalia, City Recital Hall, Sydney


Pinchgut Opera is a unique opera company. It specialises in lesser known repertoire of the Baroque and Classical periods of music, thus presenting Australian premieres of 17th- and 18th-century operas and...

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  2. why it's crucially important for The Conversation to prosper
  3. Labor would quash tax cuts for businesses with $10-$50 million turnover
  4. Labor and LNP tied in Longman, Sharkie's massive lead in Mayo, but can we trust seat polls?
  5. how terrorist propaganda radicalises Indonesian women
  6. The internet is terrible at answering most tough questions. Our 'wisdom of the crowd' tool can help
  7. How superannuation discriminates against middle income earners
  8. New research shows Australians have wrong idea on foreign aid spending
  9. Guide to the classics: Don Quixote, the world's first novel
  10. The risks associated with gestational diabetes don't end after pregnancy
  11. Australia's cats kill almost 650 million reptiles a year
  12. Working with nature can help us build greener cities instead of urban slums
  13. What's driving Chinese infrastructure investment overseas and how can we make the most of it?
  14. Women show sexual preference for tall, dominant men – so is gender inequality inevitable?
  15. 3, 2, 1...liftoff! The science of launching rockets from Australia
  16. The 'right' age to start school varies for each child
  17. Yes, the US border policy is harsh – but Australia's treatment of refugee children has also been deplorable
  18. Insects that look like sticks, behave like fruit, and move like seeds
  19. In conversation: Frances Adamson
  20. should you weigh yourself regularly?
  21. Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings
  22. Science makes art. But could art save the Australian manufacturing industry?
  23. As yet another ridesharing platform launches in Australia, how does this all end?
  24. If you need a PhD to read your power bill, buying wisely is all but impossible
  25. Getting a heart check early can prevent heart attack and stroke in Indigenous Australians
  26. The ring trees of Victoria's Watti Watti people are an extraordinary part of our heritage
  27. Victoria's treaty with Indigenous peoples must address vexed questions of sovereignty
  28. Labor makes company tax fight all about Malcolm Turnbull's money
  29. Government suspends licence of biggest live sheep exporter
  30. Anthony Albanese sets out his blueprint for Labor
  31. public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear
  32. Michelle Grattan on the federal government's tax package, the ABC and the 'Super Saturday' byelections
  33. Who gets what? Who pays for it? How incomes, taxes and benefits work out for Australians
  34. You probably missed the latest national environmental-economic accounts – but why?
  35. the immediate and lasting impacts of powerful images
  36. why do we get dark circles under our eyes?
  37. Clive Palmer has a Trump-style slogan, but is no sure bet to return to parliament
  38. Why I joined #500queerscientists
  39. Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it’s also about who’s doing it
  40. How a photo research project gives refugee women a voice in resettlement policy
  41. South-East Queensland is droughtier and floodier than we thought
  42. access to jobs divides Sydney along the 'latte line'
  43. Australia's dangerous obsession with the Anglosphere
  44. Having a brain injury does not mean you'll get dementia
  45. we are witnessing a slowly deflating property bubble, for now
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