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Morrison to rule on Hancock-Chinese bid for Kidman cattle empire

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Gina Rinehart has partnered with a Chinese company to buy the giant Kidman pastoral empire, after two previous bids by Chinese buyers were rejected by the federal government.

Under the proposed sale Hancock Prospecting and Shanghai CRED are forming a joint venture company, Australian Outback Beef (AOB), owned 67% by Hancock and 33% by Shanghai CRED....

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Looking back at Italy 1992: the rise and fall of King Midas

  • Written by Giovanni Navarria, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
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This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.

This essay is the second of a four-part series dedicated to Italy’s recent political history and how much the...

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Centre court and 15-love: CAS reduces Sharapova ban

  • Written by Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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In March 2016, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova revealed that she had tested positive to a banned substance – Meldonium.

This drug, which she described as her “medicine”, had been used legitimately by Sharapova for years. It was added to WADA’s Prohibited List in January 2016, the assumption being...

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Waiting for the revolution

  • Written by Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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We live in remarkable times. It has become almost obligatory to recite the seemingly unprecedented range of problems that confront us. It has become equally commonplace to bemoan the inability of policymakers around the world to do anything about them.

An entire generation of young people despairs of the prevailing international...

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  2. The #TrumpTapes: Being (Very) Careful What You Wish For
  3. Climate change must be part of Australia's electricity system review
  4. Looking back at 1992: Italy’s horrible year
  5. The gendered nature of trolling
  6. Commodifying Banksy
  7. New VET Student Loans unlikely to weed out dodgy private providers
  8. What's in a name? How a democracy becomes an aristocracy
  9. Do the governance experts at the World Bank have a governance problem?
  10. Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks
  11. Protecting migrant workers requires a rethink on employer freedoms
  12. Explainer: what causes knock knees and do they have to be treated?
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on George Brandis' solicitor-general drama
  14. Vital Signs: mixed signals from the global economy
  15. What would another review of child support achieve? We know the problems, and how to fix them
  16. No offence, mate, but ...
  17. The US used foreign investment to develop a new car industry, a lesson Australia hasn't learned
  18. 'Don't feed the trolls' really is good advice – here's the evidence
  19. We don't know why South Australia's wind farms stopped working, so hold off on the blame game
  20. Friday essay: the sound of fear
  21. #She4SG: how did we end up with another man as UN secretary-general?
  22. 'It's all about me, me, me!' Why children are spending less time doing household chores
  23. Seven things to eat or avoid to lower your blood pressure
  24. Grattan on Friday: Little but grief ahead for George Brandis in battle with Solicitor-General
  25. Once upon a time... how the Rosetta mission won our hearts
  26. Ford workers willing but unlikely to find decent jobs: study
  27. Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals
  28. One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
  29. Memorials for drug overdose victims create a place for grieving and inclusion
  30. Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up
  31. Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?
  32. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  33. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
  34. Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles
  35. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  36. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  37. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  38. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  39. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  40. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  41. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  42. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  43. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  44. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  45. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
  46. Virtual reality film Collisions is part disaster movie, part travelogue and completely immersive
  47. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
  48. Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths
  49. Better academic support for students may help lower university attrition rates
  50. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction

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