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Bennelong polls: Galaxy 50-50, ReachTEL 53-47 to Liberal

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
imageLiberal John Alexander has a fight on his hands to win the Sydney seat of Bennelong.AAP/Gemma Najem

The Bennelong by-election will be held in four weeks, on 16 December. With Barnaby Joyce almost certain to retain New England, Bennelong will decide whether the Coalition regains its parliamentary majority. Labor’s candidate is former NSW...

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It's too soon to celebrate a narrowing gender wage gap

  • Written by: Rebecca Cassells, Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
imageWomen working full-time earn on average $26,527 less than men each year.Shutterstock

The gender pay gap is trending downward. It has fallen from 24.7% to 22.4% in the past four years, in terms of total remuneration, according to the latest gender equality scorecard.

But it’s not time to pop the champagne cork. The decline that we’re...

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Don Dale royal commission demands sweeping change – is there political will to make it happen?

  • Written by: Sophie Russell, Research Associate, UNSW

The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory’s final report, which was handed down on Friday, revealed “systemic and shocking failures” in the territory’s youth justice and child protection systems.

The commission was triggered following ABC Four Corners’ broadcasting of...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the same-sex marriage ballot result

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

Michelle Grattan speaks to University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic) Professor Nick Klomp about the week in Australian politics.

They discuss the same-sex marriage postal ballot result, the continuing dual citizenship issues, the Bennelong byelection and retired major general Jim Molan’s potential move to the...

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  2. Step up Australia, we need a traffic cop in space
  3. From Lord of the Rings to Crocodile Dundee – franchising Australian culture?
  4. Three charts on: what's going on at Manus Island
  5. It's unrealistic to expect MPs to follow the view of the people who elected them every time
  6. A Robert De Niro Theory of Post-Truth: ‘Are you talking to me?’
  7. Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way
  8. The dual citizenship saga shows our Constitution must be changed, and now
  9. Friday essay: when did Australia’s human history begin?
  10. How 'liar loans' undermine sound lending practices
  11. Vital Signs: Australia's mining boom transition is on shaky ground
  12. What prospective parents need to know about gene tests such as 'prepair'
  13. This is how to create social hubs that make 20-minute neighbourhoods work
  14. NAPLAN has done little to improve student outcomes
  15. Grattan on Friday: In 2017 Australia has delivered to LGBTI community but failed its First Peoples
  16. When masturbation on screen isn't maligned
  17. Bee aware, but not alarmed: here's what you need to know about honey bee stings
  18. How the same-sex marriage survey got us talking about – and trusting – data
  19. FactCheck: has Queensland Labor created 'more than four times' as many jobs as the LNP?
  20. Wonder Woman and Aquaman are the only charismatic leads in Justice League
  21. War and democracy – who decides?
  22. The blockchain does not eliminate the need for trust
  23. Why there should be no room in the law for celebrants to discriminate on same-sex marriage
  24. The public should be 'shocked, dismayed and disgusted' at the major banks
  25. Same-sex marriage results crush the idea that Australian voters crave conservatism
  26. The race to save up to 50 shipwrecks from looters in Southeast Asia
  27. The NSW assisted dying bill isn't as robust as Victoria's model
  28. We've found an exo-planet with an extraordinarily eccentric orbit
  29. Don't give up on Pacific Island nations yet
  30. Natural hazard risk: is it just going to get worse or can we do something about it?
  31. NAPLAN only tells part of the story of student achievement
  32. Increasing wages would make the Australian economy safer
  33. Politics podcast: the Greens' Jordon Steele-John on being an 'accidental' senator
  34. High Court strikes again – knocking out replacement senator Hollie Hughes
  35. How social conservatism among ethnic communities drove a strong 'no' vote in western Sydney
  36. Explainer: mass coral spawning, a wonder of the natural world
  37. The road to same-sex marriage support has been long – and the fight isn't over yet
  38. What the numbers say (and don't say) in the same-sex marriage survey
  39. No, you shouldn't eat your placenta, here's why
  40. Full response from One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson for a FactCheck on fathers dying by suicide
  41. The Conversation will no longer be publishing columns
  42. Same-sex marriage result delivers much-needed good news for embattled Turnbull
  43. Same-sex marriage survey by the stats: a resounding 'yes' but western Sydney leads 'no' vote
  44. The marriage equality survey is won, but the battle against discrimination continues
  45. Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage
  46. Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over
  47. How to talk to your kids about today's same-sex marriage postal survey result
  48. As Australians say 'yes' to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage
  49. How the 'yes' vote will impact workers and HR
  50. Talking Ordinary: from Simic to Farrell

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