The strengthening economic case for fossil fuel divestment

The controversy ignited by the Australian National University in October, when it decided to sell its shares in seven resources companies, has raised two important questi
1 December 2014

UQ aphasia expert to receive international award

A leading University of Queensland researcher has been awarded the prestigious Robin Tavistock Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the field of the la
27 November 2014

Why has investment in renewable energy projects stalled?

You may have seen recent reports that Australia’s renewable energy sector is suffering.
24 November 2014

SBS’s First Contact is the real ‘festering sore’ of the nation

The SBS/Blackfella Films production First Contact amassed nearly 1 million viewers, while the program’s Twitter hashtag #FirstContactSBS trended worldwide.
21 November 2014

Israel’s policy on statehood merits the same scrutiny as Hamas gets

Escalating confrontations have raised questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the sincerity of the Israeli government’s commitment to a two-state solu
21 November 2014

How an approach to science helps define the political centre

There was a bit of talk over the last election cycle, expressed in the usual language of political left and right, about returning the pendulum to the “sensible centre”.
17 November 2014

High Court invites fresh challenge to Queensland’s bikie laws

Last Friday, the High Court handed down its decision in a constitutional challenge to Queensland’s controversial suite of anti-bikie laws.
17 November 2014

Booing at a memorial: politeness and political ritual

The Whitlam memorial was a grand story of Australia’s evolution since the war and a portrait of the life and legend of a towering, verbose ex-prime minister.
10 November 2014

Iron ore race to the bottom not in the interests of Australians

The world’s biggest iron ore producer, Vale, has announced its intention to expand production despite a falling price.
10 November 2014

Memoria in Memoriam: Whitlam’s farewell invokes power of oratory

In a playful rhetorical flourish at the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday, Indigenous leader Noel Pearson monumentalised Gough Whitlam’s prime ministerial legacy, Monty Pytho
10 November 2014

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