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Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power appear to be the impetus behind a South Australian proposal to substantially drop electricity prices, just as other states are hiking theirs. The Essential…
As far as flavours of the month go, this is one I can delight in. One I can Turkish delight in. Boom boom. Waiting for Taken 2 to start and there was a preview for the new Bond film, Skyfall. Filmed in…
Romney won the first presidential debate (on a 12-round boxing score card I scored it 115 to 105). He did so, in part, because he was so good, in part, because Obama was so poor. Most incumbents perform…
Perhaps because the word positive automatically brings to mind the insufferable yellow smiley face, the field of positive psychology is struggling to get the respect that it deserves. Two articles in the…
In previous posts I have sung the praises of my little Max who was sleeping and feeding like a champion – but a few weeks ago all of that changed! Not the feeding part. He has continued to eat so well…
Each Australian state and territory has a Mental Health Act that enables those with severe mental health problems to be detained and treated without their consent. While the criteria differ, generally…
Eating disorders that stem from a desire to be thin can be blamed in part on genetics, according to a new US study. The study, published this week in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, found…
The release of The Times Higher Education World University Rankings will be welcomed by many people in the Australian university sector. See the full list of The Times Higher Education World University…
Research funding has never been more important to Australian universities say experts, after Australia gained ground in the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Melbourne…
When Barack Obama and Mitt Romney commenced their presidential campaigns, Middle East policy was not a top issue. But the Middle East has a propensity to thrust itself on US politics. True to form, the…
With appropriate investment in design and explanation, a larger GST reform package could be one of the most effective and easiest options to help reverse Australia’s lagging productivity growth. Changes…
The Federal Government (presumably under pressure from the Greens) has given the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) the job of coming up with a 100% renewable energy scenario for 2030 and 2050. The…
Three months into the brave new world of carbon pricing, and we can see some dramatic trends in the latest data from the National Electricity Market - or NEM. In particular, the latest data shows the demand…
Mid 20s HR professional Catherine finds herself in the perfect relationship. Hunky Lee is gorgeous and devoted and protective. Apparently he’s everything a woman could want in a bloke. At least until he…
The Finnish education system is one of the best performing and most equitable in the OECD. With Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s promise to make Australia one of the best five performing countries for education…
John Hattie: Welcome to The Conversation. My name is John Hattie from the University of Melbourne and I have here today, Pasi Sahlberg from the Department of Education in Finland. It’s certainly exciting…
The likelihood of research funding freezes or cuts by the Federal Government is worrying, says incoming Australian Research Council executive director Brian Yates, but is more likely to be a cyclical problem…
Courtney Cox shocked America in 1985 when she became the first person to say “period” on TV. Period, at least, in the context of menstruation and not punctuation. Flash forward a couple of decades and…
Every Australian State and Territory has an ongoing roads program and a “wish list” which it brings to the Federal Government for funding. The current extent of the multi-billion dollar program can be…
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Digital Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne
