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CanDo? Campbell Newman’s Bid for Queensland

Nick Bryant

Crestfallen conservatives would have drawn little consolation from the potentially morale-boosting fact that Brisbane City Council is the...

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Bitter Fruits: China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan

Andrew Charlton

Wo Ju depicts a generation trapped between hope and despair. The series was wildly popular because it captured the human dimension of China...

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 Cool it!: Tackling climate change

ENVIRONMENT

Cool it!: Tackling climate change

John Daley

Part 1 | Part 2 Recent natural disasters are again putting the focus on the impact of climate change. In this Melbourne Conversations...

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 Update 2011: Ross Garnaut on climate change progress

ENVIRONMENT

Update 2011: Ross Garnaut on climate change progress

Ross Garnaut

Part 1 | Part 2 Speaking at the Lowy Institute to launch 'Progress towards effective global action on climate change', his updated review...

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SOCIETY

Into the Beehive: The Destruction of Burrup Rock Art

Robyn Davidson

We all know what justifications, arguments and perspectives are likely to be heard from the competing interests (competing visions of value...

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 Restructuring the economy to emit less carbon. Grattan Institute

ECONOMICS

Restructuring the economy to emit less carbon. Grattan Institute

Part 1 | Part 2Recently a report was commissioned by Grattan Institute into the likely effects of a carbon price on the operations of...

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 IPCC Lead Author Michael Oppenheimer on how policy can catch up to the science

ENVIRONMENT

IPCC Lead Author Michael Oppenheimer on how policy can catch up to the science

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Michael Oppenheimer was a Lead Author on the Third and Fourth Assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

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POLITICS

Copenhagen and Beyond: Conference Bound

Tim Flannery

For all their importance, the international climate negotiations have hardly been pursued with urgency. Until recently, they have been...

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WORLD

Comment: Carbon Omissions

Over the past four years, there has been immeasurable progress on climate change - in public awareness, in media interest and in the...

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  Tim Flannery (p2): A Vision for Australian Sustainability

ENVIRONMENT

Tim Flannery (p2): A Vision for Australian Sustainability

Tim Flannery

Speaking on the topic of climate change, Tim Flannery details the many challenges facing mankind if it is to mitigate the worst impacts...

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 Tim Flannery: A Vision for Australian Sustainability

ENVIRONMENT

Tim Flannery: A Vision for Australian Sustainability

Tim Flannery

Speaking on the topic of climate change, Tim Flannery details the many challenges facing mankind if it is to mitigate the worst impacts...

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POLITICS

Comment: Consuming the Planet

Clive Hamilton

Australians go into the federal election affluent and, on the surface, satisfied. Signs of prosperity are everywhere. Yet in a culture now...

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