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What is soft power? Hint: it’s not footing Sam Dastyari’s bills

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What is soft power? Hint: it's not footing Sam Dastyari's bills Understanding how China operates on an international level means understanding how it exercises soft power. Damien Spry, University of Sydney Revelations that Labor senator Sam Dastyari benefited from the largesse of Chinese benefactors have prompted several Australian journalists to draw attention...
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SA’s Royal Commission into water theft may be just the tip of iceberg for the Murray Darling Basin

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Jamie Pittock, Australian National University Last weekend South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill announced the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate breaches of the Murray Darling Basin Agreement. This follows apparently egregious behaviour by some irrigators and state government regulators in New South Wales. Yet the alleged theft of water in...
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The Last Days of Coal?

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Alibra Shipping: At least 15 countries have joined an international alliance to phase out coal use for power generation before 2030. Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Mexico and the Marshall Islands have joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The alliance aims to have...
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Why New Zealand outplayed Australia on the NBN

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In September 2009, the Key government in New Zealand announced it would invest in an all-fibre, ultra-fast broadband network. It would partner with the private sector to ensure 75 per cent of the population had fibre to the premise technology within 10 years. That same year, the Rudd Labor government...
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Explainer: why we shouldn’t be so quick to trust energy modelling

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Explainer: why we shouldn't be so quick to trust energy modelling Energy policy models are only as good as the predictions they’re based on. Hugh Saddler, Australian National University As is so often the way with political debate about new policies, much of the rhetoric around the federal government’s proposed National Energy...
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Infographic: the National Energy Guarantee at a glance

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Infographic: the National Energy Guarantee at a glance Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation The federal government today announced its long-awaited energy policy. As expected it has scrapped the Clean Energy Target proposed by Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, and has instead adopted a...
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The National Electricity Market has served its purpose – it’s time to move on

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The National Electricity Market has served its purpose – it's time to move on A single, national market that supplies all of Australia’s electricty is looking dangerously outdated – and politically impossible. Alan Pears, RMIT University The Finkel Review was a valiant attempt to find a path towards a 21st century energy...
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The Queensland election outcome is a death knell for Adani’s coal mine

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The Queensland election outcome is a death knell for Adani's coal mine John Hewson, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The coal mine proposed for Queensland’s Galilee Basin by Indian mining giant Adani has been a moveable feast, with many stories about its scale, purpose, financing, job prospects, and...
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Adani: Chinese state-owned company could help bankroll Carmichael coal mine

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Who is Adani? Your browser does not support iframes. The Adani Group is close to securing finance for its controversial coal mine and railway project in outback Queensland, with an announcement expected in coming weeks that Chinese state-owned enterprises, banks, and export credit agencies are backing the venture. Australian...
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Infographic: here’s exactly what Adani’s Carmichael mine means for Queensland

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Infographic: here's exactly what Adani's Carmichael mine means for Queensland A waterhole in the Great Artesian Basin in the area of the proposed Carmichael mine. Flickr/Stop Adani This Saturday, Queenslanders will go to the ballot box for an election. One of the biggest issues is the controversial Carmichael coal mine proposed by...
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