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Politics podcast: the Greens' Jordon Steele-John on being an 'accidental' senator

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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New Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is the youngest person ever to sit in the Senate.

He was sworn in this week with two other “accidental” senators who gained their seats from the citizenship crisis.

He talks to Michelle Grattan about coming to Canberra for the first time since he was a baby, his political passion, and his...

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High Court strikes again – knocking out replacement senator Hollie Hughes

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

The High Court has ruled out Liberal Hollie Hughes as a replacement for former Nationals senator Fiona Nash on the ground that she had an office of profit under the Crown during the election period.

Once again, the court has taken a very literalist approach to the Constitution. Hughes was appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal this year...

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How social conservatism among ethnic communities drove a strong 'no' vote in western Sydney

  • Written by Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
imageIn the seat of Blaxland, held by Labor's Jason Clare, 73.9% of respondents said 'no' to making same-sex marriage legal in Australia.ABS

The “yes” vote on same-sex marriage carried the day in every state in Australia, but the “no” vote was strongest in New South Wales – particularly around western Sydney.

The results...

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Explainer: mass coral spawning, a wonder of the natural world

  • Written by Line K Bay, Senior Research Scientist and Team Leader, Australian Institute of Marine Science
imageDuring mass spawning events coral young rise from their parents to ocean surface.Australian Institute of Marine Science, Author provided

During the late spring, corals on the Great Barrier Reef release little balls that float to the ocean surface in a slow motion upside-down snowstorm.

These beautiful events are studied avidly by scientists: the...

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  1. The road to same-sex marriage support has been long – and the fight isn't over yet
  2. What the numbers say (and don't say) in the same-sex marriage survey
  3. No, you shouldn't eat your placenta, here's why
  4. Full response from One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson for a FactCheck on fathers dying by suicide
  5. The Conversation will no longer be publishing columns
  6. Same-sex marriage result delivers much-needed good news for embattled Turnbull
  7. Same-sex marriage survey by the stats: a resounding 'yes' but western Sydney leads 'no' vote
  8. The marriage equality survey is won, but the battle against discrimination continues
  9. Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage
  10. Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over
  11. How to talk to your kids about today's same-sex marriage postal survey result
  12. As Australians say 'yes' to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage
  13. How the 'yes' vote will impact workers and HR
  14. Talking Ordinary: from Simic to Farrell
  15. Adani aside, North Queensland voters care about crime and cost of living
  16. QLD Election FactCheck: are 'up to 21 fathers' dying by suicide every week?
  17. Curious Kids: Do most volcanologists die from getting too close to volcanoes?
  18. Mungo Man returns home: there is still much he can teach us about ancient Australia
  19. Time for a global agreement on minerals to fuel the clean energy transition
  20. Three charts on: brain cancer in Australia
  21. Rembrandt, capitalism and great art: the Dutch golden age comes to Sydney
  22. A city that forgets about human connections has lost its way
  23. Shorten goes for broke in byelection with mega stakes for Turnbull
  24. Four reasons Victorian MPs say 'no' to assisted dying, and why they're misleading
  25. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is back: experts respond
  26. Newspoll 55-45 to Labor as Turnbull's better PM lead falls to 2. Qld and Alabama polling
  27. As China flexes its muscles in Antarctica, science is the best diplomatic tool on the frozen continent
  28. Book review: Curing Affluenza takes aim at our all-consuming passions
  29. Australia's tenuous place in the new global economy
  30. Here’s looking at: Pipilotti Rist, Ever Is Over All
  31. What is the best way to respond to the Rohingya crisis: boycott, sanctions or engagement?
  32. Shorten recruits Keneally for Bennelong, as citizenship crisis claims Lambie
  33. Teaching kids 21st century skills early will help prepare them for their future
  34. High energy costs make vulnerable households reluctant to use air conditioning: study
  35. Honey Birdette and the changing attitudes to sex in advertising
  36. Living rooms for rent by the minute outsource the whole idea of home
  37. Demand for people skills is growing faster than demand for STEM skills
  38. Four factors driving the price of Bitcoin
  39. How Victoria's family violence system fails some victims – by assuming they're perpetrators
  40. From 'Leb bread' to 'Leb Kelly', finally we're seeing more Middle Eastern faces on TV
  41. Did they mean to do that? Accident and intent in an octopuses' garden
  42. Violence between residents in nursing homes can lead to death and demands our attention
  43. Alexander Dugin, Eurasianism, and the American election
  44. At APEC, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping revealed different ideas of Asia's economic future
  45. Fossil fuel emissions hit record high after unexpected growth: Global Carbon Budget 2017
  46. Twitter analysis shows Queensland Labor has put Adani behind them
  47. Hanson loses replacement senator – before he is even sworn in
  48. What we can learn from the Warren Buffett of the web
  49. With One Nation on the march, a change to compulsory voting might backfire on Labor
  50. Simon Leys, navigator between worlds – a unique Australian intellectual

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