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Editor's note
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Modelling for the proposed West Gate Tunnel predicts traffic chaos across Melbourne in 2031 and, unsurprisingly, indicates the project would ease this chaos. But such modelling is notoriously unreliable, our transport planning experts caution, and what’s more, the promise of car-oriented ‘solutions’ can blind us to better transport alternatives.
Also today, Rod Lamberts reviews Tom Nichols’ new book The Death of Expertise – a forensic examination of why the once-strong relationship between experts and the people is collapsing in democracies worldwide.
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An artist’s impression of the new river crossing to be built as part of the West Gate Tunnel project.
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Nathan Pittman, University of Melbourne; John Stone, University of Melbourne; Sophie Sturup, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Melbourne's proposed road project relies on assumptions that inflate estimates of the traffic the new link will carry – but other choices about the future of transport are open to us.
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Politics + Society
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Rod Lamberts, Australian National University
Tom Nichols' book The Death of Expertise examines why the relationship between experts and citizens in a democracy is collapsing, and what can be done about it.
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James Dwyer, University of Tasmania
Intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as the one tested by North Korea this week, fly far too high and fast for current missile defence systems to engage with.
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Education
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Sue Walker, Queensland University of Technology; Susan Danby, Queensland University of Technology
Low-to-moderate use of electronic games may have a positive effect on children's later academic achievement, but overuse can be detrimental.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
The amount of Australians in mortgage stress is the reason why wages growth and the labour market are such a problem - and a big reason for the RBA not to raise rates any time soon.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
For Bill Shorten, cuts to Sunday penalty rates could become a pale version of WorkChoices.
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Adam Triggs, Australian National University
The G20 has stopped showing economic leadership at a time when risks are high. Australia can play a role in addressing this.
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Environment + Energy
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Suzi Kerr, Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand is a trailblazer for emissions trading, which could help drive a low-emission transformation, both domestically and overseas, in a post-Paris world.
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Andrew Glikson, Australian National University
A new analysis suggests that weather records have not yet had time to capture the full effects of climate change, some of which are likely to take centuries to play out.
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Science + Technology
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Bernardo Figueiredo, RMIT University; Daiane Scaraboto, Universidad Católica de Chile; Nancy Mills, University of Melbourne
The online game of geocaching shows there are ways to create value online that are not purely financial.
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Arts + Culture
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Michelle Smith, Deakin University
Why is Cher, 71, celebrated when she wears a near-nude costume while Madonna, 64, receives revulsion? 19th century women's magazines reveal how the double standards of beauty for older women came about.
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Claire Hansen, University of Sydney
The Rover begins with 17th-century playwright Aphra Behn inviting those who don't like the idea of a female writer to fuck off, setting the tone for a hilarious and utterly relevant romp through Naples.
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Health + Medicine
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Santosh Jatrana, Swinburne University of Technology
Selecting immigrants on points is likely to result in them being healthy, or at least healthy enough for them not to put much strain on our exhausted health systems.
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William Isdale, University of Melbourne
William Isdale speaks with University of Queensland Professor Peter Koopman about CRISPR technology.
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