Great crises have historically given impetus to right-wing mobilisation, and the COVID pandemic is no exception. However, it’s not always to the right’s benefit.
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When plants started growing on land, they changed the world. Ancient fossil spores hint at how and when they did it.
The IPCC report has laid out some alarming sea level projections for the future. But the relationship between sea level rise and real-world risk is complex.
An estimated 540,000 Australians didn’t have paid work ahead of lockdown, so missed out on COVID-19 support this year. They’ve been left to live on $44 a day — well below the poverty line.
If we’re to avert a climate disaster, we must not underestimate the power of climate misinformation campaigns to undermine this week’s IPCC findings.
Threatening that if you lose your business your workers won’t have jobs has been tried in the past by figures such as Alan Bond and Clive Palmer.
The universe has a finite age — 13.8 billion years to be exact. So if it had a beginning, why is it so difficult to say for sure whether it will have an end?
The world faces a galloping climate emergency. Yet Australia has carved out a name for itself as a global laggard.
Doses of the Moderna vaccine will be available in Australia from mid-September. So if you’re in an eligible group you could be offered either Pfizer or Moderna. Here’s how they compare.
Australia may warm by 4°C or more this century, the IPCC has found. As these IPCC authors explain, there is no going back from some changes in the climate system.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its long-awaited report. From accelerating emissions to intensifying disasters to rising sea levels, its authors lay out the new findings.
An article in the eminent US magazine Science has triggered debate over whether scientists should use climate models. Here’s what you should know about climate models ahead of today’s IPCC report.
NSW needs to mandate masks outdoors, provide adequate financial support, set up a ‘ring of steel’, use rapid tests for essential workers, and ensure cases not in full isolation get to zero, among others.
Prominent cases continue to draw attention to the wrongful imprisonment of First Nations women.
Mass unemployment is not a result of people choosing to remain on welfare. Attempts to close the “employment gap” ignore the real cause: unemployment is structural, not behavioural.
After $22,000 and four different electricians, Heather’s rooftop solar system is still not working. Her story illustrates the risks of having no support in the switch to clean energy at home.
Research shows small rewards can make all the difference.
Young people were blamed for a low voter turnout in 2019. But it’s hasty to conclude they don’t care about democracy.
International student demand for places in Australia has fallen by a third over the course of the pandemic, while for our key competitors demand has remained stable or even increased.
Only five of the 56 economists surveyed believed lower immigration would boost wage growth. The rest backed measures to lift productivity and investment and changes that boosted the power of unions.
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Visiting research fellow, Australian National University
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PhD candidate, English Literature, Australian National University
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Lecturer, History and Sociology, Australian National University
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Professor in Climate Change and Paleoclimatology, Australian National University
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Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University
