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RBA Governor Glenn Stevens isn’t buying the secular stagnation theory, lending weight to the deficit hawks.
More than 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement in New York on April 22. But enough countries will also need to ratify the treaty domestically before it can become international law.
Wildfire makes up about 4% of the greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere each year.
The stakes around Australia’s defence appear higher and the urgency greater than at any time since the height of the Cold War.
A reduced aid budget equates to the forsaking of real opportunities in foreign policy terms. In the long term, this could make the savings look miniscule compared to opportunity costs.
When asked this week whether in retrospect she regretted the government trying to undo Labor’s consumer protections, Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer denied it had happened.
Characters with Down syndrome are extremely rare in novels and rarer still are stories written from their point of view. But people with disabilities have an equal right to belong in narrative fiction.
Have you ever arrived in a hotel room after a long flight and despite being exhausted, failed to fall asleep? This is called the first-night effect and we may have understood why it occurs.
Beyond short-term revenue and expenditure, Australia’s structural deficit continues to grow.
Many of us shirk at the thought of bacteria or fungus in our food, but without them, we wouldn’t have many of our favourite foods.
Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand, despite the distance separating them and varying histories, have one disturbing issue in common: poor health.
The debate about Lyme disease and its presence in Australia has occupied media headlines and the minds of scientists and health professionals for over three decades.
The Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy appears to be a mixed bag when it comes to protecting your personal information.
Climate justice is becoming an increasingly important part of climate action.
From crossing cultural barriers with a cake, to starvation used as a brutal tool of war, Australian soldiers’ letters and diaries reveal an urgently important relationship with what they ate.
Cyber security is now a priority for the government, with $230 million committed to its new Cyber Security Strategy. But is it enough?
Some common misapprehensions remain about who needs affordable housing and how those needs might be met.
Out of the many changes the federal government has made to ASIC, the review of the Financial Ombudsman will have the biggest impact on customers.
Indonesia needs a combination of retributive and restorative justice for the reconciliation of the 1965-66 anti-communist killings.
Hot spots occur at the scale of where people live – the building, the street, the block – which means urban design and building materials have profound implications for our health and well-being.
The MRFF should prioritise the chances of making major advances in knowledge and the chances of research having an impact on Australian health and wealth.
Imposing significant restrictions on the liberty of a person found not guilty subverts the ordinary criminal justice process.
Withdrawing support for marriage equality can prompt a community backlash and alienate employees and customers.
A diminishing membership base, changes to labour and industry and heightened political attention has left the once-powerful trade union movement flailing.