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Editor's note
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Australia will only face baseload power shortages if nothing changes over the next five years, so it’s time for politicians to take a deep breath and make some pragmatic choices. A new report from the Grattan Institute outlines how the government can intervene in the energy market – and the good news is there are viable, sensible options that reduce our emissions, and don’t require refurbishing ancient coal-fired power stations.
Also Today Paul Crosby and Jordi McKenzie explain the economics behind ticket scalping. Why it happens, what people are doing about it, and why they will likely fail.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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Top story
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There are many viable options for Australia’s energy future.
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David Blowers, Grattan Institute
The energy market operator has warned of possible future electricity shortages – but only if everything stays frozen as it is now.
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Business + Economy
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Paul Crosby, Macquarie University; Jordi McKenzie, Macquarie University
Ticket scalpers thrive because tickets are underpriced and undersupplied.
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John Buchanan, University of Sydney
Austraila’s minimum wages now operate in relative isolation. Until the 1990s they were part of an inter-connected system.
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Health + Medicine
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Ben Beck, Monash University
More cyclists are suffering from serious injuries than ever before. Here's what we can do to provide a safer environment.
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Ben O'Mara, Swinburne University of Technology; Anthony McCosker, Swinburne University of Technology
The parliamentary inquiry into establishing an injecting room in Victoria has failed to make any recommendations. This is despite finding drug use is at crisis levels in the area.
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Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia
A new study has found the alcohol industry deliberately misrepresenting the cancer risk of alcohol, while passing it off as health messaging.
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Politics + Society
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Louise Phillips, The University of Queensland; Francisco Perales, The University of Queensland; Jenny Ritchie, Victoria University of Wellington
When children and young people have opportunities for active citizenship, they demonstrate a wide range of ways of contributing to their communities.
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B.R. Myers, Dongseo University
North Korea's legitimacy derives almost wholly from its subjects’ perception of perfect strength and resolve. This makes it harder for Pyongyang to back down.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Nicholas Klomp, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with Nicholas Klomp.
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MIck Chisnall, University of Canberra
Why are we increasingly seeing voters support candidates whose policies are, superficially at least, against their own interests?
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Rawiri Taonui, Massey University
As New Zealand heads into a general election in less than three weeks, its seven Māori seats are a focus of debate.
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Education
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Sarah Pilcher, Victoria University
Despite good progress in recent years, there is still more to do, including improving access to early childhood education for three-year-olds.
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Science + Technology
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Helen Phillips, University of Tasmania
A special combination of rain, rocks and subsea volcanoes makes the sea salty.
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Alexa Halford, Dartmouth College; Brett Carter, RMIT University; Julie Currie, RMIT University
At a time in the sun's cycle when space weather experts expect less solar activity, our star is going bonkers with solar flares and coronal mass ejections. What effects will Earth feel?
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Jane Cunneen, Curtin University
A 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Mexico on 8 September 2017. Fortunately, initial fears of a damaging tsunami hitting the coastline now appear unfounded.
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Tanya Monro, University of South Australia
Ensuring knowledge creates impact involves disciplinary excellence, communication, co-location and funding.
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Mattias Björnmalm, Imperial College London; Frank Caruso, University of Melbourne
The more we learn about bio-nano science, the easier it will be to design nanoparticles that behave like we want them to.
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Cities
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Jason Byrne, Griffith University; Tony Matthews, Griffith University
Not everyone can afford to pay for solar panels up front, but local planners can help disadvantaged households overcome energy poverty in several ways.
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Environment + Energy
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
As he grapples with the power issue, Malcolm Turnbull has swung increasing emphasis onto coal.
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Danielle Every, CQUniversity Australia
Extreme weather is hard enough for those with a home. But imagine losing everything you own in a storm - that's the experience of many homeless people forced to live out in the open during wild weather.
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Arts + Culture
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David McCooey, Deakin University
In Hounds of Love, Kate Bush’s extraordinary vocal performances are the musical equivalent of speaking in tongues. There are few more thrilling, literate, and ambitious works of popular music.
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