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Australia must act now to secure economic ties with a rising Indonesia

  • Written by Stephen Smith, Winthrop Professor of Law, University of Western Australia
imageAustralia must start the job of ensuring Indonesian investment flows south.EPA/Bagus Indahono

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s remarks during the recently concluded federal election campaign that suggested a link between asylum seekers and live exports was an unfortunate reminder of the diplomatic and political sensitivities that have...

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Australia could be about to lose its AAA rating, and here's why

  • Written by Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University

Australia’s AAA credit rating was under pressure even before the election and is now looking decidedly shaky. Ratings agency Standard & Poors has moved Australia’s rating outlook from “stable” to “negative”, due to debt and a poor chance of budget repair.

This follows warnings from the other major credit...

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Please don’t explain: Hanson 2.0 and the war on experts

  • Written by Patrick Stokes, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Deakin University
imagePauline Hanson, Michael Gove, and Donald TrumpDragons Abreast Australia; Policy Exchange; Michael Vadon/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Along with Aqua’s “Barbie Girl,” Pauline Hanson has long stood as a grim reminder that the second half of the 1990s was much worse than the first half. And now, 18 years later, Hanson finds herself...

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Cheerleaders of the press don't win elections like they used to

  • Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
imageIs Rupert Murdoch's influence on the Australian political landscape what it used to be?AAP/Paul Miller

The Murdoch press played its self-assigned role of shamelessly cheerleading for the conservatives in the election. But is Rupert’s influence quite what it used to be?

To answer that, we need to disentangle two threads that in the past have...

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  1. There's still much to learn by visiting the giant planet Jupiter
  2. Understanding the NDIS: many eligible people with disabilities are likely to miss out
  3. Understanding the NDIS: will parents of newly diagnosed children with disability be left in the dark?
  4. Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life
  5. Why Australians should care about the South Pole
  6. Bloody good TV: how Rake changed Australian television
  7. Barnaby Joyce gives some protection on Turnbull's vulnerable right flank
  8. Queensland postal votes could give Coalition majority government
  9. The lessons to be learned now the ABC's pulled its 'inaccurate' Wi-Fried program
  10. Weekly Dose: ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young
  11. Workers are taking on more risk in the gig economy
  12. Renewable jet fuel could be growing on Australia's iconic gum trees
  13. Why drug-detection dogs are sniffing up the wrong tree
  14. Explainer: why stock market panic can signal a good time to buy
  15. Facing bumps, but on the right track: Indonesia's democratic progress
  16. Understanding the NDIS: a history of disability welfare from 'deserving poor' to consumers in control
  17. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?
  18. Defiant Hanson will test a Coalition government
  19. Business Briefing: are Hanson, NXT and the Nationals bad for business?
  20. Research fraud: the temptation to lie – and the challenges of regulation
  21. Christos Tsiolkas, the 'blasphemous' artist and Barracuda
  22. If machines can beat us at games, does it make them more intelligent than us?
  23. Koalas are feeling the heat, and we need to make some tough choices to save our furry friends
  24. Turnbull remains less than pitch-perfect
  25. By Jupiter, what we know of the gas giant so far
  26. We must convince people we believe in Medicare: Turnbull
  27. From scolds to talking underwater : Policing women's voices
  28. Are shipping containers really the answer for affordable housing? Time for a reality check
  29. Labor's 'Mediscare' campaign capitalised on Coalition history of hostility towards Medicare
  30. Politics podcast: James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence
  31. How Uber opens cities only to close them
  32. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  33. In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love
  34. Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets
  35. Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets
  36. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  37. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  38. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  39. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging
  40. Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length
  41. Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
  42. This parliament – hung or unhung – will bring us another continuous election campaign
  43. 'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising
  44. FactCheck Q A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
  45. We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change
  46. Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement
  47. Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?
  48. Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease
  49. The off-topic Conversation #100
  50. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
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