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Chilcot’s lessons for Australia

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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So now we know. Saddam Hussein didn’t present an imminent threat. He could have been contained. He didn’t have any weapons of mass destruction. And the consequences of the invasion were profoundly underestimated by its principal architects. Who would have guessed?

The Chilcot report’s conclusions may have taken an...

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News of Zika vaccine might be reassuring, but it's too late for Rio, and do we really need it anyway?

  • Written by: Lenore Manderson, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, Brown University, USA, and Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Recently, two events concerning the Zika epidemic coincided: two potential vaccines against the virus were declared a success when used in mice, and Australian golfer Jason Day withdrew from the Olympic Games, purportedly because of his concern about the possibility of getting infected.

The number of media reports of these events highlight the...

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