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Editor's note
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Today, Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel will release his keenly awaited review of the National Electricity Market – a blueprint for how our electricity can be reliable, affordable and sustainable, after a year dogged by blackouts and blame games. He is expected to recommend a “low emissions target” to boost green energy, in place of the current Renewable Energy Target. As
Frank Jotzo explains, it’s a second-choice option in terms of economics, but a potential political breakthrough amid the toxic history of Australia’s climate policy debate. Stay tuned for our in-depth coverage later today.
Throughout the day, you can also follow our international analysis of the 2017 UK election results, as well as former FBI director James Comey‘s overnight testimony about working under US President Donald Trump.
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Michael Hopkin
Environment + Energy Editor
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Top story
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Australia is falling far behind other countries in improving car pollution. ,
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Anna Mortimore, Griffith University
Australia's road emissions have plateaued – last year showed the smallest reduction on record.
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Politics + Society
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Adrian Cherney, The University of Queensland
There is good evidence that Australia's counter-terrorism strategies are working.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Radical Islamists will never overthrow western democracies. What we're talking about is the effect the terrorist threat has on our wellbeing as a multicultural society, and on our politics.
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Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia
It is a problem in our efforts to build reconciliation that Australians appear not to be taking up the hospitality of their fellow Australians.
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Environment + Energy
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Frank Jotzo, Australian National University
The Finkel Review looks likely to recommend a "low emissions target", which would award credits to cleaner energy sources, much like the current Renewable Energy Target.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Treasurer Scott Morrison says Australia will "grow into growth". Global economic conditions suggest otherwise.
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Philippa Ryan, University of Technology Sydney
The blockchain has been successful when it comes to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but we haven't yet figured out other uses.
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Cities
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Bree Trevena, University of Melbourne
The annual Burning Man Festival creates a temporary city in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. In many ways, it's an innovation lab for rethinking cities.
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Arts + Culture
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Sally Breen, Griffith University
The 1990s was once the forgotten decade of the 20th century but no longer.
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Suzie Gibson, Charles Sturt University
The success of Wonder Woman has demonstrated an appetite for female leads in Hollywood films. So where are the movies that tell truth about young women's lives?
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Education
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Bob Boughton, University of New England; Jack Beetson, University of New England
The children who are least likely to attend school regularly – and do well – grow up in households where the adults themselves have very poor literacy skills.
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Science + Technology
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David Ireland, CSIRO; Dana Bradford, CSIRO; David Silvera-Tawil, CSIRO
There are plenty of apps that people with autism can use for learning, play and communication. Not all are designed with autism in mind, so what can we learn from any online user feedback?
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Claire Mason, CSIRO
Australians are living longer, and digital technologies could help them take control of retirement.
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Health + Medicine
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Peter Farlie, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
We still don't know what's behind four out of every five birth defects. But that can change.
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Alex Broom, UNSW
If we want doctors to listen, be empathetic, solve complex problems, we need to invest seriously in their well-being.
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