Energy
Do renewable energy by the numbers, and it all adds up
Mike Sandiford Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may give us the will to shape the future.
Nuclear is a safe option in risky energy business
Eric Knight Meltdowns are like plane crashes - they rarely happen but loom large in our minds.
The question: should nuclear energy power our future?
The effects of climate change demand lower greenhouse emissions but one alternative to fossil fuels continues to polarise debate. Four experts consider this contentious energy topic.
Need energy? Forget nuclear and go natural
Mark Diesendorf Is nuclear power the only way to meet Australia's future energy needs and cut carbon emissions? The answer is no! On top of the perennial challenges of global poverty and injustice, the two biggest...
Australian theatre not in trouble: it's full of energy and ambition
Christopher Hay If half the trouble with Australian theatre is the "declamatory atonal music of Andrews and Kosky", I venture to guess the other half is the atonal prose of Peter Craven.
Forget nuclear, renewable energy is the way forward
Ian Porter The nuclear debate once again risks becoming simply caught up in the pros and cons of nuclear technology itself, missing the vital point that, in Australia, we have a host of safe, environmentally...
How to rekindle interest in the great Australian stories
Michael Heyward We are in the thick of a debate about how we value our literary heritage. So many writers who matter are out of print. Australian studies are on the margin at many of our universities.
Haven for kids living on the edge
Charles Waterstreet Atlanta and I travelled in a taxi driven by a fat man who spoke no English.
It's not just Big Brother: even his toys are watching
Guy Rundle Total surveillance is just another nail in the coffin of civil society.
The only dress code is suitability
Nina Funnell Where is the line between offering employees practical advice on ''dressing for success'' and outright sex discrimination?
The politics of projection: there's a reason we can't all just get along
Chris Berg Politics is almost entirely in the eye of the beholder. Obviously conservatives, libertarians, progressives and environmentalists have different ideas about government.
Don't look back, something musical might be gaining
Simon Castles Tribute concerts, death holograms - is there still a pulse in the music?
Look life, and death, in the eye and discard the dross
Martin Flanagan There is an epidemic of depression among young people, we are told. There is an oft-quoted prediction of the World Health Organisation that depression will be the most prevalent disorder in the...
Why clinical research should be freely exchanged
Adam Dunn and Enrico Coiera Countless lives could be saved if clinical trials went 'open source'.
'Mummy porn' and the woeful art of blockbuster female eroticism
Wendy Squires Like millions of women all over the world, I spent this week staying up late reading porn in bed. And like so many females have breathlessly confessed of late, I too moaned and sighed throughout the...
Who are these haters that poison the well of our discourse?
Andrew Stafford People can be wise, considered, challenging and eminently reasonable, and they too can reach a wider audience than ever before. In practice, though, this rarely happens.
Join the real world and show faith in reasoned debate
Lawrence Krauss This weekend's Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, one of the largest such gatherings in the world, has raised more than a few eyebrows.
Lesson for parents in public schools
Cathy Sherry One of the most disturbing parts of the current discussion of schools is the growing assumption that public schools are woefully underfunded and inadequate.
Living in the past: it's a sign of our times
Elizabeth Farrelly The tall American before me in the queue is modest and thoughtful-looking.
Young searching for life's meaning embrace the rituals of old
Tanveer Ahmed There can now be little doubt that Anzac Day has emerged as the authentic national holiday, in the original sense of the word.
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