Lowe Tech
Nuclear Waste Returns, But Where Will It Be Stored?
By Ian Lowe
Australia’s nuclear waste is being returned from France, and New Zealand is finally reporting on the state of its environment.
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The Impact of Technology
By Ian Lowe
The government has abdicated its responsibility to assess the broad economic effects of new technologies.
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Drink Deposits Recycled
By Ian Lowe
Deposits on recyclable containers are returning despite the packaging industry’s protests.
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Clean Energy Clean Bowled
By Ian Lowe
The Abbott government has placed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in a Catch-22 situation.
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Budget Delivers Austerity Measures for Science
By Ian Lowe
Science agencies were delivered substantial funding cuts in the 2015 Budget.
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Electric Cars Are About to Turn the Corner
By Ian Lowe
Will decreasing battery costs finally enable the electric car to take off?
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Nuclear Naïvity
By Ian Lowe
Political posturing over the nuclear industry and higher education reveal scant regard for science.
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Cheap Petrol Signals End of the Oil Age
By Ian Lowe
Petrol prices have dropped as the Saudis recognise that a cheap barrel now is better than a barrel left in the ground tomorrow.
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The Lucky Country – 50 Years Later
By Ian Lowe
How much has changed since Donald Horne labelled Australia “the lucky country” as a warning about its “second-rate leaders”?
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Sea Change Threatened by Coastal Development
By Ian Lowe
Coastal communities are battling to retain their natural assets in the face of increasing tourism and residential developments.
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