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Australia should be cautious about introducing laws on coercive control to stem domestic violence

  • Written by: Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
imageAustralian authorities should be caution when considering any new laws against coercive control.Shutterstock

Numerous Australian reviews – including Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence and Queensland’s Not Now, Not Ever Report – have documented the failure of the criminal law to provide justice for victims of...

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Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites

  • Written by: Zoltan Szabo, Phd candidate and lecturer, University of Sydney
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Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites are some of the most iconic classical music works. They have inspired not only cellists and audiences but other artforms as well, and they have been featured in ballet and theatre productions, even in films.

In Peter Weir’s Master and Commander (2003), Jack Aubrey’s...

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What's the net cost of using renewables to hit Australia's climate target? Nothing

  • Written by: Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University

Australia can meet its 2030 greenhouse emissions target at zero net cost, according to our analysis of a range of options for the National Electricity Market.

Our modelling shows that renewable energy can help hit Australia’s emissions reduction target of 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030 effectively for free. This is because the cost of...

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Science or Snake Oil: will horseradish and garlic really ease a cold?

  • Written by: Ken Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
imageHorseradish hasn't been studied, and studies on garlic found it probably does nothing. from www.shutterstock.com

Some of us may have heard that horseradish and garlic supplements help ease cold and flu. Blooms High Strength Horseradish and Garlic Complex claims it has

a soothing antimicrobial action that helps fight off the bugs that can cause colds...

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  1. Queensland result, while decided on state issues, adds to Turnbull's burdens
  2. Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia's laws the world's weakest
  3. Why we are still convinced robots will take our jobs despite the evidence
  4. With result still in the balance, Labor likely to win Queensland and One Nation likely to take just one seat
  5. Final Queensland polls show Labor likely to win
  6. One party to rule them all: Cambodia’s supreme court rules the dissolution of opposition party
  7. Uber was hacked, so change your password right now. Here's what else you need to know
  8. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull cancelling the House sitting
  9. Nepal earthquake reconstruction won't succeed until the vulnerability of survivors is addressed
  10. FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a 'dramatic drop' in crime?
  11. Twenty-five years after the ban on lesbians and gays in the military was lifted, there is much to celebrate
  12. All fired up: Clay Stories is a triumphant display of contemporary Indigenous ceramics
  13. Five myths about Australian university graduate outcomes
  14. Queensland election: One Nation dominates Twitter debate in the final weeks
  15. Is apple cider vinegar really a wonder food?
  16. Weekly Dose: Champix's effectiveness is questionable and safety record is concerning
  17. Energy ministers' power policy pow-wow is still driven more by headlines than details
  18. Friday essay: why grown-ups still need fairy tales
  19. Conservative Christians need to stamp out clergy wife abuse - starting with ending endemic sexism
  20. More and more older Australians will be homeless unless we act now
  21. Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment
  22. The Queensland government is paying more for its debt than the average mortgage holder
  23. Vital Signs: five economic red flags to watch for in 2018
  24. We learn from our mistakes: how to make better predictions from tweets
  25. Grattan on Friday: Discovery of the cabinet leaker would present bigger problem than the leak
  26. Foreign Policy White Paper finally acknowledges world power is shifting
  27. Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
  28. Experiments in robotics could help Amazon beat Australia's slow delivery problem
  29. No, we aren't running out of new ideas
  30. Australia is hedging its bets on China with the latest Foreign Policy White Paper
  31. Muriel's Wedding: the Musical is a deeply satisfying tribute to Australia's most-loved dag
  32. With a few smart moves, we can relieve the pressure on gas
  33. Blood on the stage: Let the Right One In is a vampire love story for our times
  34. The six-month amendment could defeat the purpose of Victoria's assisted dying bill
  35. Why we need to end impunity for sexual violence in armed conflict
  36. Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', to spend life in prison for genocide and war crimes
  37. The off-topic Conversation #142
  38. Voters see through Turnbull, but cool on Shorten: Queensland research
  39. City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams
  40. Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity
  41. New research suggests common herbicides are linked to antibiotic resistance
  42. If Beazley had become prime minister instead of Rudd, might we have had more stable government?
  43. Standardised tests limit students with disability
  44. Guide to the Classics: Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars explores vice and virtue in ancient Rome
  45. Public investment in electricity generation – a hot-button issue in Queensland?
  46. Citizenship crisis claims Nick Xenophon Team's Kakoschke-Moore
  47. Why good design alone won't attract millennials to your company
  48. Protecting religious freedoms is a matter of balance, says head of Turnbull's inquiry
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