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Editor's note
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As we come to the end of a week of ad-hoc policy, politicking and recriminations, exactly where are we on energy policy? If yesterday's extraordinarily hostile press conference between South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is anything to go by, writes Michelle Grattan, it's nowhere very constructive. So far, the Turnbull government appears to be throwing out ideas as it goes, rather than producing a coherent policy plan. We wait with bated breath to see where it goes next.
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To survive in a Chinese world, Australia is going to have to say ‘no’ to China – as Gough Whitlam did.
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Stephen FitzGerald, University of Sydney
Now, more than at any time in our history, Australia needs a relationship with China 'comparable with that which we have, or seek, with other major powers'.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Malcolm Turnbull had the media troop to Talbingo in the Snowy Mountains for Thursday's big Hydro announcement.
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Susan Bird, CQUniversity Australia
Political street protests and even the more playful flash mobs have the power to not only disrupt flows of traffic but also assumptions about norms of behaviour in public spaces.
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Krystian Seibert, Swinburne University of Technology
Australians' confidence in charities would be strengthened if any compliance action taken against them was made public.
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Environment + Energy
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Roger Dargaville, University of Melbourne
A planned expansion to the Snowy Hydro scheme is grabbing headlines. But a new plan could build oceanfront hydro power in places without mountains - including South Australia.
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Scott Ferraro, Monash University; Claire Painter, Monash University
The Australian government is considering a cap on car emissions, and the savings in fuel and health costs mean there's no reason to delay.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In its latest move on energy policy, the Turnbull government has unveiled a plan to boost generation from the Snowy Hydro scheme by 50%.
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Arts + Culture
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Camilla Nelson, University of Notre Dame Australia
Grotesques, prattlers, hysterical women ... historically, spinsters have had a raw deal in fiction. But astonishingly, the situation for older single ladies in contemporary novels has scarcely improved.
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Steven Maras, University of Western Australia
Channel Nine has apologised to Gina Rinehart over its mini-series House of Hancock. What implications does this have for screenwriters telling stories about powerful figures?
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Science + Technology
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Michael Humphreys, The University of Queensland; Katharine H. Greenaway, The University of Queensland; Sarah Bentley, The University of Queensland
Tools like Amazon's Mechanical Turk allow psychology researchers to recruit test subjects from around the world. But the system can also be exploited.
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Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology; Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology
For a driverless car to be safer than one driven by a person it must know what's going on around it. But making a system that can "see" is a challenge for tech companies.
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Health + Medicine
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Marta Woolford, Monash University; Joseph Ibrahim, Monash University
Older people in nursing homes or aged care facilities are often locked up "for their own safety", which new research says isn't usually needed.
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Joseph Ibrahim, Monash University; John McNeil, Monash University
There is little if any evidence that the frequency of sentinel events reflects the overall quality of care provided by a hospital.
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Business + Economy
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Nicolas Pontes, Queensland University of Technology
Discounts can be really powerful in driving sales, but companies should be wary of overusing them.
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Eric T.K. Lim, UNSW; Chee-Wee Tan, Copenhagen Business School
The blockchain isn't just for Bitcoin transactions. Advertisers can no longer ignore blockchain's huge implications for the world of marketing.
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