Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’
Former treasury secretary Ken Henry earlier this year told the National Press Club: Watt is juggling…
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Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by…
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Grattan on Friday: Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom to find information?
But in Senate estimates hearings this week, the government was unconvincing when pressed to substantiate some…
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Australia’s anti-corruption commissioner has a trust problem. He needs to change course to fix it
To perform its important duties, the NACC commissioner must be broadly trusted. She also said the…
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Wealthy, whiny and wildly tone deaf: Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir exemplifies ‘priv-lit’
Could I maybe give you some kind of grant? Can I write you a check? How…
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Understanding the grisly group dynamics of people who hide bodies after a murder
The reason for treating remains may vary. Often it is simply a method of disguising the…
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Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
For these people, regardless of what state they are in, getting the vaccine would mean a…
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A court has found Brittany Higgins defamed Linda Reynolds. Here’s why
The judge was required to rule on Reynolds’ four claims in defamation, one claim of conspiracy…
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Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes
Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story…
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Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe
Read more: Parents of kids in daycare are terrified following Melbourne abuse allegations. What can they…
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Top pediatricians buck RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine meddling on COVID shot guidance
“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or…
