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Since 2019, Australia has seen bushfires, heatwaves and floods that have brought chaos and trauma to many communities. It is no surprise that 60% of the people who responded to The Conversation’s recent #SetTheAgenda poll listed climate change as the most important issue in the 2022 election.
Yet so far in the campaign, the nuts and bolts of climate policy have received scant attention from the major parties. This sort of disconnect is precisely why the US journalism academic Jay Rosen says it is a form of professional negligence for the media to let politicians determine the topics that get discussed.
Politicians have a vested interest in only talking about the things that might help them win office. Important issues that provide no tactical advantage simply drop off the agenda.
This is where The Conversation aims to make a difference. We are guided by our audience and the experts in determining what matters most. We have published more than 5,700 articles on climate science since 2011, and we aren’t going to stop now. Today, five experts rate the major parties on their climate policies. (Spoiler alert: they could try harder.)
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Misha Ketchell
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Jake Whitehead, The University of Queensland; Ian Lowe, Griffith University; Johanna Nalau, Griffith University; Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland; Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University
Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time – so what have the Coalition and the Labor party actually promised? Five experts grade different aspects of their climate policies.
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James Walter, Monash University
Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese has so far impressed with strong leadership skills - but the Labor leader may offer a different style of leadership that might suit the times.
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Treasure McGuire, The University of Queensland
Sales of vitamins are booming in pandemic times. But is there any evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements can protect you from COVID or help you recover from infection?
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Timothy Chapman, University of New England; Ian Metcalfe, University of New England; Luke Milan, University of New England
Research has found evidence in NSW for one the most devastating series of volcanic eruptions known.
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Mandy Treagus, University of Adelaide
Older women and gay men both rarely see themselves reflected on the small screen.
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Katya Johanson, Deakin University; Amy Schoonens, Queensland University of Technology; Bronwyn Reddan, Deakin University; Leonie Rutherford, Deakin University; Michael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology
Pre-pandemic, reading rates among teenagers were falling. But BookTok, a subculture of social media platform TikTok, has made teens read more often – and influences what they read. Here’s how it works.
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Politics + Society
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Stephen Morey, La Trobe University
An expert on preferential voting rates the Australian voting system on 4 key measures.
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Andreea Lachsz, University of Technology Sydney; Nerita Waight, Indigenous Knowledge; Sarah Schwartz, The University of Melbourne
Victorian prisons provide limited access to adequate healthcare, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Coronial inquests into deaths in custody show something must be done.
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Health + Medicine
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Kathryn Barnsley, University of Tasmania
Traditionally marketed to women, banning menthol tobacco flavouring would make a moderate impact on smoking harms. Australia is behind many other countries.
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Andreea Lachsz, University of Technology Sydney; Nerita Waight, Indigenous Knowledge; Sarah Schwartz, The University of Melbourne
Victorian prisons provide limited access to adequate healthcare, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Coronial inquests into deaths in custody show something must be done.
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Environment + Energy
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Michael Ambrose, CSIRO
Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments across Australia found many individual units were far below the average energy ratings for the complex as a whole.
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Matthew Hall, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Allan Brent, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s native wildlife and habitats are at extreme risk, but there is a dangerous disconnect between strategic aspiration and planned action.
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Janna Thompson, La Trobe University
Julian Barnes’ Elizabeth Finch is an unrequited love story and a philosophical novel that asks how we understand ourselves and others.
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Heather Shearer, Griffith University; Paul Burton, Griffith University
Relaxing restrictions on small and non-traditional houses can help to increase the supply of affordable rental housing.
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