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Editor's note
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The Oscars are over for another year and once again, controversy has surrounded the choice of Best Picture. As Stuart Richards writes, the winning film Green Book is the latest in a long line of Hollywood films that feature a white protagonist “saving” a black character. Still, Richards suggests that the triumph of a film with “a white saviour narrative” is unsurprising when considering who votes for Academy Awards. The Academy is still
overwhelmingly white and male – and sorely in need of some diversity.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $2bn over 10 years to fight climate change. But Ian MacKenzie points out it’s just a reheat of the existing (and widely derided) Emissions Reduction Fund. Some other countries, meanwhile, are doing rather better - Pep Canadell and his colleagues profile 18 nations that, unlike Australia, have chalked up a decade of consistent emissions reductions. They have three key things in common: all have significant renewable energy, declining overall energy use, and a suite of solid climate policies.
And, continuing our Advancing Australia series today, Frank Bongiorno examines what a Shorten government might look like, including its policy strengths and weaknesses.
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Suzy Freeman-Greene
Section Editor: Arts + Culture
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Top story
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Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book, the film that surprised many by winning Best Picture.
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Stuart Richards, University of South Australia
Many cinephiles were probably surprised at Green Book's Best Picture win - but given the Academy's track record, it shouldn't be that much of a shock.
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Scott Morrison has given a new name to an old policy.
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Ian A. MacKenzie, The University of Queensland
Scott Morrison's pledge to spend billions on a Climate Solutions Fund is a thinly veiled rehash of the widely criticised Emissions Reduction Fund, which had much of its work undone by fine print.
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The Rhenish Brown Coal Field in Germany. Germany is one of 18 developed countries whose carbon emissions declined between 2005-2015.
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Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Jan Ivar Korsbakken, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.
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If Bill Shorten becomes the next Australian prime minister, he will have much on his side but will need to be wary of low voter trust in politicians.
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Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
If Bill Shorten becomes the next prime minister, his government is likely to be more preoccupied with economic inequality than the Hawke or Keating Labor governments.
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Environment + Energy
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James Hunt, La Trobe University
Australian wheat growers need to boost yields to stay competitive in the face of climate change. They could do this by sowing earlier, but need new varieties of wheat to help them do it.
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Politics + Society
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Carol Johnson, University of Adelaide
Whether they form the next government or not, the Liberals need to reconsider their reliance on neoliberal economics, which may no longer be serving the party – or the country.
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Chris Zehntner, Southern Cross University
Sports training often involves exposure to challenging situations to boost performance. But this can cross the line into emotional abuse. Here's how to recognise when that happens.
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Mark Evans, University of Canberra
The dire level of trust in Australia's government and politicians has serious implications for the health of our democracy. Whoever wins the next federal election must make fixing it a priority.
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Science + Technology
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Michael Westaway, Griffith University; Gilbert Price, The University of Queensland
It's often said you need to look to the past to learn about the future, and that's what the fossil record can tell about how the Tasmanian Devil survived in the past on mainland Australia.
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Sacha Molitorisz, University of Technology Sydney; Derek Wilding, University of Technology Sydney
Are you annoyed at Facebook? You're not alone – and momentum is growing across the world to use regulation and the law to reign in the behaviours of this and other digital platforms.
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Health + Medicine
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Ana Ramírez, James Cook University; Andrew Francis van den Hurk, The University of Queensland; Cameron Webb, University of Sydney; Scott Ritchie, James Cook University
Murray Valley encephalitis virus is a rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus. Here's what you need to know about it.
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John Malouff, University of New England
Australians report having sex once or twice a week, on average, but there are many variables. And that's assuming people's estimates are accurate.
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Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University
Your stomach works very hard with some other body parts to break down food into small pieces. Your body takes in what it needs and the rest is turned into poo.
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Cities
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Edward Narayan, Western Sydney University
Koalas can cope with the stresses of city life provided we plan urban developments in ways that help meet their basic needs.
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Business + Economy
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Evgenia Bourova, University of Melbourne; Ian Ramsay, University of Melbourne; Paul Ali, University of Melbourne
Australia’s first large-scale study on the experiences of people in financial hardship contradict the idea most debt problems are due to poor choices.
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Warren Hogan, University of Technology Sydney
It's been 27 years since our last recession. Conditions are ripe for a populist revolt when the next one arrives.
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