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STATE: The mean little god of small government 1

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STATE: The mean little god of small government

If there is a theme in this year’s state budget, it is in the continuing sacrifice of essential services to the god...

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The philosophy of giving

Toby Ord is an Australian-born philosopher at Oxford University who as a student, worked out he could give away two-thirds of his...

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Health threats of Climate Change …

Leading paediatrician and former Australian of the Year, Prof Fiona Stanley, launches new report on the impacts of climate change on children’s...

What’s next for tobacco control? A smoke-free generation 10

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What’s next for tobacco control? A smoke-free generation

Each year 60,000 Australians and millions throughout the world die from cigarette smoking. One billion people are projected to die of tobacco-related...

Fish deaths leave questions about Macqaurie Harbour oxygen levels unanswered 13

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Fish deaths leave questions about Macqaurie Harbour oxygen levels unanswered

*Pic: of Macquarie Harbour Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the salmon deaths in Macquarie Harbour....

NATION: Abbott's boatload of accountability 16

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NATION: Abbott’s boatload of accountability

Accountability is the cornerstone of good government. It ensures answerability, a readiness to explain itself; to provide sufficient information and justification to...

Push polling on native forest biomass as RET decision moves to the Senate 19

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Push polling on native forest biomass as RET decision moves to the Senate

Push polling is being conducted in Tasmania over the burning of native forest biomass for electricity generation, coinciding with a controversial proposal...