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POLITICS

Comment: The Greens and Fundamentalism

Mark Aarons

Despite the new reality in the Senate, there are ominous signs for centre-left politics. The bitter invective recently directed at the...

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SOCIETY

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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POLITICS

Window Dressing: The Mirage of Political Reform

Lindsay Tanner

Such sentiments are understandable but misguided. The rules that govern how our political system works matter, but the development of...

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 The Critical Decade. Tim Flannery, with Robert Manne

ENVIRONMENT

The Critical Decade. Tim Flannery, with Robert Manne

Amidst the heated debate around the introduction of a carbon tax in Australia, leading environmentalist Tim Flannery shares his views with...

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ENVIRONMENT

The Climate Movement: Australia’s Patrons of Climate Change Activism

Guy Pearse

It’s a far cry from 2009 when the environmental movement split over the so-called Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). The Australian...

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POLITICS

Comment: Political Leadership in Australia

Don Watson

As the bosses’ grip grows tighter, the membership declines and branches fold. Recently, the stalwart Senator John Faulkner used the word ‘...

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POLITICS

Prime Minister, Interrupted: Why One Year After the Election Voters Still Don’t Know Who Gillard Is

Annabel Crabb

In return for this triennial exertion, Australian voters implicitly demand a few standards. We don’t have the American horror of big...

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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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 The Climate Series: Warwick McKibbin (p2) on the economics of climate change mitigation

SOCIETY

The Climate Series: Warwick McKibbin (p2) on the economics of climate change mitigation

Warwick McKibbin

In this Climate Series conversation, Warwick McKibbin talks to Age environment reporter Adam Morton about the economics of climate change...

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 The Climate Series: Warwick McKibbin on the economics of climate change mitigation

SOCIETY

The Climate Series: Warwick McKibbin on the economics of climate change mitigation

Warwick McKibbin

In this Climate Series conversation, Warwick McKibbin talks to Age environment reporter Adam Morton about the economics of climate change...

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 Prof. Philip Adams on how much an Emissions Trading Scheme will cost

ENVIRONMENT

Prof. Philip Adams on how much an Emissions Trading Scheme will cost

Philip Adams

Professor Philip Adams from Monash University's Centre of Policy Studies presents, "Insurance against catastrophic climate change: How much...

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