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The Nationals will be battling to protect territory and clout amid Coalition angst

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

A northern New South Wales bookmaker has got it about right on the New England byelection. “Barnaby will be a shorter price than Winx,” he told a National. “And the only one who could beat Barnaby is Winx.”

Not only has Tony Windsor said he won’t contest, but now One Nation – with its focus on the Queensland...

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Politics podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump

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

Not For The Faint-Hearted, the first volume of Kevin Rudd’s massive autobiography, is out, and the former prime minister is on the publicity circuit.

Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he is president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, and keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.

He argues Australia...

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Manus detention centre closure sparks safety fears for refugees

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
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On Tuesday, the Australian government will close the Manus Island regional processing centre in Papua New Guinea. Arguing that they have no safe place to go, nearly all 742 remaining residents are refusing to leave.

The closure is likely to generate resistance and potentially violence. Tensions continue to build between refugees, local...

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Response from the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) for a FactCheck Q A on gun buybacks and gun deaths

  • Written by: Lucinda Beaman, Fact Check Editor
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During a discussion about gun control on an episode of Q&A, Diana Melham, executive director of the NSW branch of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, said there was research to show the government-funded gun buybacks in 1996 and 2003 had “no effect in reducing the number of firearms deaths” in...

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  2. An AI professor explains: three concerns about granting citizenship to robot Sophia
  3. Geostorm: the latest climate action blockbuster (that you shouldn't watch)
  4. Health Check: how to soothe yourself to sleep
  5. The ethics of human robots: Sam Jinks brings an artist's perspective to the discourse
  6. Why the government was wrong to reject an Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament'
  7. George Brandis suggests Joyce and Nash didn't really make their ministerial decisions
  8. The Conversation’s 2017 Yearbook - Articles from Australia's top thinkers
  9. What is palliative care? A patient's journey through the system
  10. History says department stores will struggle in the future
  11. Why #metoo is an impoverished form of feminist activism, unlikely to spark social change
  12. How should Australia respond to China's influence in our universities?
  13. Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities
  14. Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia's soil
  15. Why we're building a climate change game for 12-year-olds
  16. Federal Coalition will be watching the Queensland election anxiously
  17. Palaszczuk must grapple with One Nation, and history, in unpredictable Queensland election
  18. Labor should head left to win 25 November Qld election
  19. Joyce will be safe in New England but the High Court disrupts the government
  20. High Court rules Joyce and Roberts ineligible. SSM plebiscite turnout high
  21. The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the 'citizenship seven'
  22. Not just available, but also useful: we must keep pushing to improve open access to research
  23. High Court knocks Barnaby Joyce out in dual citizenship case as byelection looms in New England
  24. Finally, unproven stem cell clinic practices might be curtailed
  25. Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leadership team
  26. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on calls for Michaelia Cash's resignation
  27. Politics podcast: Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan
  28. Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids
  29. The off-topic Conversation #140
  30. Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change
  31. For bankers, acountability does not start at home
  32. The case of Michaelia Cash and her leaking adviser illustrates a failure of ministerial responsibility
  33. Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement
  34. 'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
  35. Five claims about coconut oil debunked
  36. The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone
  37. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  38. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  39. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  40. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  41. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  42. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  43. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  44. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  45. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  46. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  47. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  48. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  49. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  50. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference

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