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There’s a quiet shift under way. You might even be part of it, if you’ve bought or ridden an electric scooter or bike. Electrification isn’t just for cars. The combination of solar, the cheapest form of power ever devised, and ever-cheaper lithium ion batteries have made it possible for every land-based form of transport to go electric. Motorbikes? Yep. Tractors? Yep. Freight trains? Yep.
As Peter Newman writes, this is nothing short of a revolution. After a false start in the early 20th century, electric mobility is back. It offers immunity to oil price spikes and geopolitical uncertainty, as well as cleaner air and quieter cities.
Yet so far, none of our largest political parties has focused on electrifying our transport more broadly than just encouraging the takeup of electric cars. That has to change.
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Doug Hendrie
Commissioning Editor
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Peter Newman, Curtin University
Electric cars are important - but we can now electrify all land-based transport, from buses to bikes to trucks. We need good policy settings.
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Giselle Bastin, Flinders University
A new book telling the story of the last 25 years of the House of Windsor reveals a family that briefs against each other freely.
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Terry Goldsworthy, Bond University; Gaelle Brotto
The life of the famous pirate Stede Bonnet has been turned into a ridiculous comedy in Our Flag Means Death – but who was the real gentleman pirate from history?
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Yuanming Wang, University of Sydney; David Kaplan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Tara Murphy, University of Sydney
The pulsar PSR J0523-7125 is more than ten times brighter than any other radio pulsar outside the Milky Way.
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Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University
Clive Palmer is running candidates all around the country and spending big. But so far, the United Australia Party vote is only around 4%.
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Hugh Saddler, Australian National University
Australia’s wholesale electricity prices increased by 69% in the first quarter. But the competing claims about what that means are hard to decipher.
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Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University
Labor’s scheme will get people into homeownership who would have otherwise missed out. The Coalition’s will get people already likely to buy into houses sooner.
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Gareth Kindler, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Nick Kelly, Queensland University of Technology
The goal of our new web app is to help users engage with their elected representatives and put imperilled species on the political agenda this election and beyond.
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Politics + Society
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Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
The polls continue to show Labor in an election winning position - but the Coalition will take some heart from the rise in Scott Morrison’s approval rating.
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Health + Medicine
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Jacinta Douglas, La Trobe University; Di Winkler, La Trobe University
We interviewed people living with disability before and after they moved into purpose-built housing that fosters independence. The change for them was profound and cost-saving.
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Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide; Petra Edwards, University of Adelaide
More and more Australia Post workers are reporting dog bites in the course of their work. What should you do if you witness a dog attack? And what if you’re the victim?
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Oliver Frank, University of Adelaide
Many eligible Australians are not partaking in care to protect their health. Why?
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Science + Technology
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Katharine Kemp, UNSW Sydney
Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.
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Environment + Energy
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Kate Crowley, University of Tasmania
The Greens and Labor have a mixed record of working together, but can learn from past experience.
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Arts + Culture
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Jo Caust, The University of Melbourne
A new scheme in the Republic of Ireland provides a compelling model for supporting Australian artists.
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Books + Ideas
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Julian Novitz, Swinburne University of Technology
In his latest novel, Steve Toltz cements his reputation as an exceptional comic writer.
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