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Palaszczuk must grapple with One Nation, and history, in unpredictable Queensland election

  • Written by: Chris Salisbury, Lecturer in Australian Studies, The University of Queensland
imageAnnastacia Palaszczuk is seeking a second term as premier when the state goes to the polls on November 25.AAP/Darren England

Queensland’s state election has been called for November 25. The outcome is, at this stage, anyone’s guess.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk cited her disendorsement of sitting MP Rick Williams, and the resignation for...

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Labor should head left to win 25 November Qld election

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today called the state election for 25 November, about two months before the three-year anniversary of Labor’s shock win in January 2015. There will be 93 single-member electorates at this election for the lower house; Queensland has no upper house.

There have been two recent polls by reputable...

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Joyce will be safe in New England but the High Court disrupts the government

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

In more than an understatement, Malcolm Turnbull opened his news conference after the High Court’s swingeing blow to the government by saying this was “clearly not the outcome we were hoping for”.

And indeed, not the outcome Turnbull had so unequivocally predicted when, in August, he told parliament that Deputy Prime Minister...

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High Court rules Joyce and Roberts ineligible. SSM plebiscite turnout high

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

In July and August, six Senators and Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce were referred to the High Court as they may have been ineligible to stand for election or sit in Parliament. These cases were all considered under Section 44(i) of the Constitution, relating to having a foreign citizenship.

Greens Senators Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam had resigned...

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  1. The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the 'citizenship seven'
  2. Not just available, but also useful: we must keep pushing to improve open access to research
  3. High Court knocks Barnaby Joyce out in dual citizenship case as byelection looms in New England
  4. Finally, unproven stem cell clinic practices might be curtailed
  5. Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leadership team
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on calls for Michaelia Cash's resignation
  7. Politics podcast: Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan
  8. Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids
  9. The off-topic Conversation #140
  10. Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change
  11. For bankers, acountability does not start at home
  12. The case of Michaelia Cash and her leaking adviser illustrates a failure of ministerial responsibility
  13. Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement
  14. 'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
  15. Five claims about coconut oil debunked
  16. The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone
  17. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  18. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  19. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  20. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  21. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  22. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  23. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  24. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  25. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  26. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  27. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  28. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  29. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  30. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  31. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  32. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  33. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  34. How climate change affects the building blocks for health
  35. Unemployment is falling, but who’s getting left behind?
  36. Teaching kids about maths using money can set them up for financial security
  37. With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
  38. Thor: Ragnarok pitches superheroes against science (and how does Hulk keep his pants on?)
  39. Imagining a better world: the art of degrowth
  40. Five ways to help parents cope with the trauma of stillbirth
  41. Cash staff member quits over media tip offs as AWU affair backfires
  42. China's ambition burns bright – with Xi Jinping firmly in charge
  43. Hanging out with the boys: how bromance often steals the spotlight in The Bachelorette
  44. Performance funding is not the way to improve university teaching
  45. Replacing pharmacists with robots isn't the answer to better productivity
  46. Nothing but truthiness: Adani and Co's post-truth push for the Carmichael mine
  47. Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark
  48. Zippers make a jump for science and technology
  49. Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'
  50. 5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN

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