the carbon tax that would leave households better off
Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
The UNSW climate dividend proposal will be launched on Wednesday by the Member for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps. ShutterstockToday, as part of the UNSW Grand Challenge on Inequality, we release a study entitled A Climate Dividend for Australians that offers a practical solution to the twin problems of cl...
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If you're feeding with formula, here's what you can do to promote your baby's healthy growth
Rachel Laws, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
If a baby isn’t breastfed, or is partially breastfed, commercial infant formula should be the only other food given until around six months, and should be continued alongside solid foods until 12 months.ShutterstockWhile breastfeeding is the recommended approach to infant feeding, some mothers...
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Why adult video stars rely on camming
Sophie Pezzutto, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Australian National University
Trans porn star Korra Del Rio camming from her room in Las VegasSophie PezzuttoWith pirated and amateur pornography widely available online, porn no longer provides a steady income for many working in the adult industry. During my research interviewing transgender porn stars in Las Vegas, the overwh...
Read moreHow much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election
Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
The most magical time of the year is upon Victorians: election season. The (taxpayer-funded) gifts promised by the major parties far exceed anything Santa could bring. And the multi-billion-dollar toys on everybody’s wish list? Trains, tracks and roads.There’s nothing unusual about polit...
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The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election
Scandals, and a progressive Labor government, may hinder the Greens' progress in both houses at the Victorian election.AAP/Penny StephensCritical times lie ahead for the…
Why we should worry about Victoria's China memorandum of understanding
By itself Victoria's memorandum of understanding with China means little. It's what it could usher in. ShutterstockVictoria’s Labor government stole a march on the…
how offline businesses are learning from Google to improve profits
Every time you access an internet site or app, you could be an unwitting subject of an A/B test.ShutterstockThe market testing that helped give us the Google search we k…
Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking
Wallace Rockhole, NT. Nina Hall, Author providedMany people in Australia do not have access to safe drinking water. It’s particularly difficult in Indigenous commu…
your guide to the 2018 election health promises
There are major differences – plus a few similarities – between the health promises from Labor, the Coalition and the Greens.rawpixel/unsplashWith health car…
