27
May
2016
Antarctica may not be as isolated as we thought, and that's a worry »
Ceridwen Fraser, Australian National University
For a long time, we have thought of Antarctica as isolated from the rest of the world. The...
25
May
2016
Election explainer: why are there 150 lower house MPs and 76 senators? »
Tim Trudgian, Australian National University
When Australians go to the polls on July 2, they will elect 150 members of the House of...
24
May
2016
Microfinance could wind up being the new subprime »
Caroline Schuster, Australian National University
Microfinance has been celebrated as a way to get money into the hands of poor people, and...
19
May
2016
From disrupter to disrupted: Apple could be next »
Nigel Martin, Australian National University and John Rice, University of New England
Tech giant Apple’s share price, that peaked above US$...
18
May
2016
'Newbie' leaders are yet to make their mark with voters »
John Hewson, Australian National University
This is the first Federal election campaign in which the leaders of all three major parties,...
18
May
2016
Why do we find it so hard to move on from the 80s? »
Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
Why is it that the current darling of the pop scene, Taylor Swift, called her best-selling...
16
May
2016
Religion will have influence on election votes »
This piece was originally published in The Canberra Times on 12 May 2016.
It is common for religion to play a role in Australian election...
16
May
2016
Election FactCheck Q&A: is it true Australia's unemployment payment level hasn't increased in over 20 years? »
Peter Whiteford, Australian National University
The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9...
16
May
2016
Direct Action not giving us bang for our buck on climate change »
Paul Burke, Australian National University
Direct Action is the centrepiece of Australia’s current greenhouse gas reduction efforts. To...
12
May
2016
Why is it still possible to climb Uluru? »
Marianne Riphagen, Australian National University
Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has described climbing Uluru as an...
11
May
2016
Why we need environmental accounts alongside national accounts »
Michael Vardon, Australian National University and Peter Burnett, Australian National University
The Federal Budget has been delivered and...
09
May
2016
Lessons from history in how to run a good election campaign – or how to avoid a really bad one »
Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
Federal elections are fecund sources of lessons for the political class.
From 1993 they...
05
May
2016
Election Budget Fiddling »
Professor John Warhurst gives his thoughts on the 2016/17 Budget.
05
May
2016
Environmental score card shows Australia is once again in decline »
David Summers, Australian National University and Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University
After some unusually wet years, our...
04
May
2016
Budget repair, climate risks and global concerns all ignored in this conflicted effort »
Professor John Hewson gives his perspective on the 2016/17 Budget.
04
May
2016
Savage budget cuts pull Australia down in foreign aid rankings »
Robin Davies, Australian National University
Australia and Portugal have little in common except fine beaches. But, according to recently...
04
May
2016
Not as much focus on welfare reform as previous budgets »
Professor Peter Whiteford gives his thoughts on the 2016/17 Budget.
03
May
2016
Election budgets can only ever be a charade »
John Wanna, Australian National University
Election budgets are notoriously hard to get right. Governments are tempted to announce...
02
May
2016
World's biggest investors risk another more severe global finanical crisis »
John Hewson, Australian National University
Financial markets are again misunderstanding or ignoring risk, and are certainly under-pricing...
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