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What do you do with a giant pit mine once it closes? One option for the Hazelwood mine is creating a recreational lake – but there are economic and environmental issues to consider.
Victoria has been lagging behind other states in developing an affordable housing strategy. Now that one has been released, how well does it meet the needs of households on lower incomes?
Police remain critical in the effort to tackling family violence in all its forms. But more than just a commitment to extra police and training is needed to improve outcomes for victim-survivors.
Failing to provide an appropriate education for students who are gifted increases the risk of mental health issues, boredom, frustration, and behavioural problems.
Australian sport will never have the commercial clout to bring the economy out of recession or solve a regional unemployment problem. But it is more than a fringe player in the economic game.
From fisheries to forestry, there’s a pattern to collapsing ecosystems and industries. If we can predict them, maybe we can avoid the damage.
In the age of social media and online self-promotion, being the subject of a moral panic can not only be a source of pride, but also an inducement to offend.
New research reveals there is no evidence to suggest a higher driver licensing age in Victoria has caused higher unemployment rates for 17-year-olds.
The potential shutdown of Victoria’s Hazelwood power station could leave a large gap in coal-fired baseload generation. But other coal power stations have plenty of spare capacity to fill the gap.
Most enlightened governments have realised the focus on private cars at the expense of active and public transport is not viable.
The Grampians, like much of Australia, has swung from Millennium Drought to Big Wet and back again, putting animal populations on a rollercoaster that could get worse as climate change bites.
Victoria will permanently ban unconventional gas, and extend a moratorium on onshore gas until 2020.
It’s a project that creates benefits for Melbourne’s western suburbs and the state as a whole. But the inner-city elite don’t like it and recent experience suggests their opinion holds sway.
Victoria has announced a renewable energy target of 40% by 2025.
With a popular state Labor government and premier in charge, the economy picking up speed and the state budget in substantial surplus, federal Labor had every reason to see Victoria as its own.
Toxic algal blooms were unheard of in Australia’s major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River has been struck by four major events in less than a decade, with more likely in the future.
Victoria’s volcanic plains offer fertile ground for grasslands teeming with wildflowers. But that same fertility has also made the plains a tempting target for grazers and growers, and developers too.
Elevated rail to remove level crossings, done properly, has many benefits – and the alternatives are more disruptive and costly. But announcing projects with little consultation is asking for trouble.
If we’re serious about closing the gap in Indigenous education, our new research shows the value of building better bridges into universities and vocational education.
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, Avondale College of Higher Education
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hallmark Research Initiative for Affordable Housing, 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
