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Turnbull backed against the wall by rebel Nationals on bank inquiry

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

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison appear to have become hostages to rebel Nationals determined at all costs to secure a commission of inquiry into the banks.

On Monday a second federal National, Llew O'Brien, from Queensland flagged he is likely to cross the floor in the House of Representatives to support the private...

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We don't need to change how we subsidise 'breakthrough' cancer treatments

  • Written by: Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Senior Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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New therapies that arm the immune system to fight cancer, such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab), have offered patients with advanced melanoma real hope of effective treatment.

But until these drugs, known as...

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Despite what politicians and the media say, freedom of speech is alive and well on campus

  • Written by: Lauren Bliss, Early Career Researcher in Screen Studies, University of Melbourne
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Headlines that categorise international students as a problem for freedom of speech in Australian universities paint students with a broad brush, ignoring diversity in the student body. This stereotyping and reduction of cultural diversity can be seen in headlines like: “for Chinese students the state is an extension of...

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  1. 'Loot boxes' and pay-to-win features in digital games look a lot like gambling
  2. We need robots that can improvise, but it's not easy to teach them right from wrong
  3. Student press in 1960s Australia was political, now it's more Prozac
  4. Delay in changing direction on how we tax drivers will cost us all
  5. Australia should be cautious about introducing laws on coercive control to stem domestic violence
  6. Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites
  7. What's the net cost of using renewables to hit Australia's climate target? Nothing
  8. Science or Snake Oil: will horseradish and garlic really ease a cold?
  9. Queensland result, while decided on state issues, adds to Turnbull's burdens
  10. Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia's laws the world's weakest
  11. Why we are still convinced robots will take our jobs despite the evidence
  12. With result still in the balance, Labor likely to win Queensland and One Nation likely to take just one seat
  13. Final Queensland polls show Labor likely to win
  14. One party to rule them all: Cambodia’s supreme court rules the dissolution of opposition party
  15. Uber was hacked, so change your password right now. Here's what else you need to know
  16. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull cancelling the House sitting
  17. Nepal earthquake reconstruction won't succeed until the vulnerability of survivors is addressed
  18. FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a 'dramatic drop' in crime?
  19. Twenty-five years after the ban on lesbians and gays in the military was lifted, there is much to celebrate
  20. All fired up: Clay Stories is a triumphant display of contemporary Indigenous ceramics
  21. Five myths about Australian university graduate outcomes
  22. Queensland election: One Nation dominates Twitter debate in the final weeks
  23. Is apple cider vinegar really a wonder food?
  24. Weekly Dose: Champix's effectiveness is questionable and safety record is concerning
  25. Energy ministers' power policy pow-wow is still driven more by headlines than details
  26. Friday essay: why grown-ups still need fairy tales
  27. Conservative Christians need to stamp out clergy wife abuse - starting with ending endemic sexism
  28. More and more older Australians will be homeless unless we act now
  29. Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment
  30. The Queensland government is paying more for its debt than the average mortgage holder
  31. Vital Signs: five economic red flags to watch for in 2018
  32. We learn from our mistakes: how to make better predictions from tweets
  33. Grattan on Friday: Discovery of the cabinet leaker would present bigger problem than the leak
  34. Foreign Policy White Paper finally acknowledges world power is shifting
  35. Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
  36. Experiments in robotics could help Amazon beat Australia's slow delivery problem
  37. No, we aren't running out of new ideas
  38. Australia is hedging its bets on China with the latest Foreign Policy White Paper
  39. Muriel's Wedding: the Musical is a deeply satisfying tribute to Australia's most-loved dag
  40. With a few smart moves, we can relieve the pressure on gas
  41. Blood on the stage: Let the Right One In is a vampire love story for our times
  42. The six-month amendment could defeat the purpose of Victoria's assisted dying bill
  43. Why we need to end impunity for sexual violence in armed conflict
  44. Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', to spend life in prison for genocide and war crimes
  45. The off-topic Conversation #142
  46. Voters see through Turnbull, but cool on Shorten: Queensland research
  47. City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams
  48. Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity
  49. New research suggests common herbicides are linked to antibiotic resistance
  50. If Beazley had become prime minister instead of Rudd, might we have had more stable government?

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