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Adani plans to take 12.5b litres of water as farmer denied access in ‘double standard’

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The mining giant plans to take 12.5 billion litres of water from the Suttor River every year, nearly as much as all local farmers combined. A farmer has been denied access to a river system Adani plans on drawing 12.5 billion litres of water from in what activists are calling...
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Morrison government battles national integrity commission

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View from The Hill: Day One of minority government sees battle over national integrity commission Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Whatever it does, the Morrison government seems to find itself caught on the sticky fly paper. As if it didn’t have trouble enough with trying to decide about the embassy in Israel and...
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Victorian Labor’s thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become

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Victorian Labor's thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become A jubilant Daniel Andrews celebrates a resounding win in the Victorian election. AAP/Daniel Pockett Paul Strangio, Monash University The commanding return to office of the Andrews government emphatically reaffirms that Labor is the natural ruling party in Victoria. By...
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Here’s a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty

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Here's a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty Radical honesty works, but it is difficult. Shutterstock Louise Metcalf, Macquarie University Appearing before the banking royal commission, the newly appointed head of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, has held out the prospect of ethical leadership making a difference. He revealed that for...
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How Australia’s NRA-inspired gun lobby is trying to chip away at gun control laws, state by state

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How Australia's NRA-inspired gun lobby is trying to chip away at gun control laws, state by state The SIFA gun lobby is running ads in Victoria targeting Labor in the hopes it can get more pro-gun independent MPs elected. Dean Lewins/AAP George Rennie, University of Melbourne One of the more noticeable ad campaigns...
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Stamp duty fever: the bad economics behind swapping stamp duty for land tax

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To paraphrase former prime minister Paul Keating, walk into any pet shop in the country and you’ll find the resident galah saying we should swap stamp duty for a land value tax. Stamp duty fever: the bad economics behind swapping stamp duty for land tax Eliminating stamp duty would bring on...
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Liberals trounced in huge Wentworth swing, bringing a hung parliament

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Dr Phelps said her win should be an encouragement for other independents wanting to enter public life. "This win tonight should signal a return of decency, integrity and humanity to the Australian government. And let's hope for a bit of common-sense on climate action," she said. Liberals trounced in huge Wentworth...
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The Morrison government’s biggest economic problem? Climate change denia

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The Morrison government's biggest economic problem? Climate change denial The government’s stubborn commitment to coal is alienating it from its natural supporters in the business community. Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Judith Brett, La Trobe University Last week Peter Costello accused Malcolm Turnbull of failing to develop an economic narrative to unite the...
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Australia has two decades to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change

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Australia has two decades to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change Iain Stewart, ClimateWorks Australia The long-awaited special report on the science underpinning the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5℃ has been released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It tells us that hitting this...
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New UN report outlines ‘urgent, transformational’ change needed to hold global warming to 1.5°C

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New UN report outlines 'urgent, transformational' change needed to hold global warming to 1.5°C Mark Howden, Australian National University and Rebecca Colvin, Australian National University A landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned at the breakthrough 2015 summit that brokered the Paris climate agreement, outlines what’s at stake...
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