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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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University’s Share Portfolio Makes Coal Industry Dirty
By Ian Lowe
Selling shares in fossil fuel companies may seem an ethical choice but it may equally be sound investment practice.
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Hands Up If You Want to Store Our Nuclear Waste
By Ian Lowe
The federal Government has called for volunteers to site a nuclear waste repository.
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Sensitivity to Smart Meters and Water Bills
By Ian Lowe
The Victorian state election will feature a new party opposed to smart electricity meters on health grounds, while others are campaigning against wifi in schools.
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Climate Policy in Limbo
By Ian Lowe
The abolition of the carbon tax has stifled investment in renewable energy.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
By Ian Lowe
While road funding regulations remain messy, the Abbott government has supported a second Sydney airport over a high speed rail line linking the east coast cities.
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