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The ‘great Australian silence’ 50 years on

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The 'great Australian silence' 50 years on Detail from Julie Shiels’ 1954 poster White on black: The annihilation of Aboriginal people and their culture cannot be separated from the destruction of nature. State Library of Victoria Anna Clark, University of Technology Sydney It’s 50 years since the anthropologist W.E.H. Stanner gave the 1968...
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Murray Darling Basin disaster. Why?

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Nationals leader and acting PM brushes off suggestions government could do more to solve Menindee Lakes crisis, saying ‘that’s Australia’ Michael McCormack has brushed off suggestions the government could do more to solve the Murray-Darling fish-kill crisis, blaming drought that he says will soon be relieved by flooding rains because...
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The Murray-Darling Basin: Water, markets, money and more money

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If the Department of Agriculture paid 2,500% above the average price for water in the Lower Darling, there appears to be one clear loser — the Australian taxpayer. Mark Zanker reports. Nationals leader and acting PM brushes off suggestions government could do more to solve Menindee Lakes crisis, saying ‘that’s Australia’ Michael McCormack has brushed...
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What lies beneath the cracks in Opal Tower — and buildings across Australia

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The saga of Opal Tower, the 36-storey Sydney apartment building evacuated on Christmas Eve after frightening cracking, has helped to expose the deep cracks in Australia's approach to building apartments. The big lesson from Opal Tower is that badly built apartments aren't only an issue for residents Laura Crommelin, UNSW; Bill...
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Why does the Carmichael coal mine need to use so much water?

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The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest underground water reservoirs in the world. It underlies 22% of Australia’s land area, beneath the arid and semi-arid parts of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Its aquifers supply water to around 200 towns or settlements, most...
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The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought

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Beginning in 2018, South Australia'snewly announced Royal Commission will investigate breaches of the Murray Darling Basin Agreement, and the Commissioner “will examine the adequacy of existing legislation and practices and make recommendations for any necessary changes.” Most significantly, South Australia  has proposed going beyond water theft to “look into whether...
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It will take decades, but the Murray Darling Basin Plan is delivering environmental improvements

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The Basin has 23 major rivers. Almost 4 million people rely on water from these rivers and catchments for the survival of their families, communities and industries. Animals and plants have evolved and adapted to the seasonal patterns of water flow through the Basin’s rivers Most of the water in...
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New regulations expose energy price gouging through ‘free’ comparison sites

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New regulations expose energy price gouging through 'free' comparison sites Consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer. Yung Chang/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Bruce Mountain, Victoria University A new regulation has highlighted the thousands of offers electricity retailers make to new customers, mostly through commercial comparison sites. These...
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Pencils ready: it’s time for Politics 2019 Bingo!

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Pencils ready: it's time for Politics 2019 Bingo! Rob Manwaring, Flinders University Australian politics in 2019 will inevitably be dominated by the federal election, expected in May. So what can we expect for the year ahead? Here’s your handy politics bingo card to play as we watch the ideas, strategies and tactics...
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The Coalition is determined to spend from beyond the grave

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It's easier to develop long-run visions than solve short-term problems, which presumably explains why governments facing election defeat seem to care more about what future governments should do, than what their government isn't doing. Once upon a time treasurers were responsible for the current year's budget, but back in the...
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