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It's unrealistic to expect MPs to follow the view of the people who elected them every time

  • Written by: Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong

The same-sex marriage survey results showed up which members of parliament voted in a starkly opposite fashion to those in their electorates. The electorate of Blaxland had a strong “no” vote, while their MP Jason Clare voted yes, and in prominent “no” campaigner Tony Abbott’s seat of Warringah there was a strong...

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A Robert De Niro Theory of Post-Truth: ‘Are you talking to me?’

  • Written by: Colin Wight, Professor of International Relations, University of Sydney
imageIn Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro's character, Travis Bickle, inhabits his own crazy paradigm, yet ultimately events frame him as a hero in the eyes of others too.YouTube

This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s...

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Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way

  • Written by: Noel D Preece, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow at Charles Darwin and, James Cook University

When you think of devastating deforestation and extinction you usually think of the Amazon, Borneo and the Congo. But eastern Australia ranks alongside these in the top 10 of the world’s major deforestation fronts – the only one in a developed nation. Most of the clearing is happening in Queensland, and it is accelerating.

Only last...

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The dual citizenship saga shows our Constitution must be changed, and now

  • Written by: Joe McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia
imageJacqui Lambie bids a tearful farewell in the Senate this week, after becoming the latest politician caught up in the dual citizenship saga.AAP/Lukas Coch

It is time to accept that section 44 of the Australian Constitution is irretrievably broken. In its current form, it is creating chaos that is consuming our politicians. This presents a rare...

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

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