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Grattan on Friday: Same-sex marriage ballot captures attention of a public alienated from politicians

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

It’s six months since cabinet minister Peter Dutton told business leaders who called for action on same-sex marriage to stick to their knitting. But company chiefs are as little impressed by politicians as the rest of the population, and rather than heed the admonition, many in the corporate sector have launched boots and all into the postal...

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Large swing back to NZ National; German left's big problem with Left party

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

The New Zealand election will be held this Saturday 23 September. Polls close at 7pm local time (5pm Melbourne time). The German election will be held on Sunday 24 September. Polls close at 6pm local time (2am Monday Melbourne time). Both countries use the mixed member proportional method for their elections, which I explained here.

Two weeks...

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Explainer: what is the flesh-eating bacterium that causes Buruli ulcer and how can I avoid it?

  • Written by: Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
imageReports of Buruli ulcer cases are on the rise on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.michaelgreenhill/Flickr, CC BY

A Victorian teenager was recently reported to be suffering from a Buruli ulcer, an infection caused by the “flesh-eating” bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans. She was said to have caught it on Victoria’s Mornington...

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Here's 49 small communities innovating as well as the big cities

  • Written by: Kim Houghton, Adjunct Associate Professor IGPA, University of Canberra
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Innovation is the highest in regional centres that have research and development institutions and there are only 26 of these in regional Australia. But more than 150 regional areas have potential to match this innovation, a new index finds.

In conjunction with the Regional Australia Institute we’ve developed an Innovation Index that maps the...

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  2. The Delusions of Christmas Past
  3. They're coming for our jobs, but can giant fighting robots save TV?
  4. Punishing one person for STI transmission weakens public health efforts
  5. Is populism democracy’s deadly cure?
  6. I've always wondered: why is the flu virus so much worse than the common cold virus?
  7. Review of historic stock routes may put rare stretches of native plants and animals at risk
  8. A new way to regulate surrogacy to give more certainty to all involved
  9. Meet 'Jaws', the South American horned frog with a big bite
  10. Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia
  11. More than 1,200 scientists urge rethink on Australia's marine park plans
  12. Giving peace a chance? Music can drive us apart as much as it unites
  13. Should the family court have to approve hormone treatment for transgender teens?
  14. Explainer: what legal benefits do married couples have that de facto couples do not?
  15. What we can do once the banks give us back our data
  16. Australia relies on data from Earth observation satellites, but our access is high risk
  17. Sustainable cities? Australia's building and planning rules stand in the way of getting there
  18. Abbott's disruption is raising the question: where will it end?
  19. China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency trading – a sign of things to come
  20. First refugees to leave for the United States
  21. Bali's Mount Agung threatens to erupt for the first time in more than 50 years
  22. A cleanish energy target gets us nowhere
  23. Victoria gets serious on its political donations rules – now it's the federal government's turn
  24. New Zealand’s health service performs well, but inequities remain high
  25. Health Check: what's better for you, fresh, dried or frozen fruit?
  26. My favourite album: Hole's Live Through This
  27. Australia must sign the prohibition on nuclear weapons: here's why
  28. As Victorian MPs debate assisted dying, it is vital they examine the evidence, not just the rhetoric
  29. It may not be beautiful but the new ten dollar note is pretty secure
  30. Preventing Murray-Darling water theft: a space agency can help Australia manage federal resources
  31. Curious Kids: Why is the Earth round?
  32. Interest in tiny houses is growing, so who wants them and why?
  33. Hurricane Irma nursing home deaths shows stark dilemma of whether to stay put or evacuate
  34. Fred Williams in the You Yangs: a turning point for Australian art
  35. Vietnam's typhoon disaster highlights the plight of its poorest people
  36. NDIS failing to catch children with late-onset difficulties
  37. A pirate site explores a new way of paying for the Internet that doesn't involve ads
  38. Artificial intelligence won't replace a doctor any time soon, but it can help with diagnosis
  39. Excluding Indigenous youth from schools may severely increase their risk of incarceration
  40. Book review: Abbott's Right
  41. Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees: really hard, but not impossible
  42. Speed plus control in new computer chip: slowing down light to sound
  43. How the media oversold standing desks as a fix for inactivity at work
  44. The prime ministership is not terminal – but it needs the right person for the times
  45. Australia's ‘big’ problem – what to do with our ageing super-sized statues?
  46. Airbnb and empty houses: who's responsible for managing the impacts on our cities?
  47. Bike sharing schemes might seem like a waste of space but the economics makes sense
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