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Research does solve real-world problems: experts must work together to make it happen

  • Written by: Tanya Monro, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Innovation, University of South Australia
imageWorking within and across disciplines allows blue sky research to deliver real world impact. Arry Tanusondjaja, Author provided

Generating knowledge is one of the most exciting aspects of being human. The inventiveness required to apply this knowledge to solve practical problems is perhaps our most distinctive attribute.

But right now we have before...

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Extreme weather makes homelessness even worse. Here's how we can help

  • Written by: Danielle Every, Senior Research Fellow in social vulnerability and disasters, CQUniversity Australia
imageWhen this is home, bad weather can make a bad situation much worse.Karen McIntyre, Author provided

The images of Hurricane Harvey in Texas have shown how extreme weather can rob people of their homes. But what about those who have no home to begin with, or whose living situation is already precarious?

Almost one-third of people who have been...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the marriage postal ballot, Joyce and energy policy

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMick Tsikas/AAP

Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Nicholas Klomp about the High Court giving the go-ahead for the marriage ballot, the opposition’s attacks on Barnaby Joyce during Question Time, and Malcolm Turnbull’s attempt to develop the government’s energy policy.

The authors do not work...

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Progressive politics is losing to a fantasy state of mind

  • Written by: MIck Chisnall, PhD Candidate at the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
imageWhy are communities that need government's help seemingly rejecting it on principle? Susan E Adams/flickr, CC BY-SA

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in...

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  3. New Zealand elections: Māori seats once again focus of debate
  4. A medically supervised injection facility matters for Victoria – and for more inclusive mental health support
  5. Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don't trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight
  6. The postal survey is both bizarre and typical in the history of Western marriage
  7. The true cost of keeping the Liddell power plant open
  8. Friday essay: why libraries can and must change
  9. The Handmaid's Tale and counting sperm: are fertility rates actually declining?
  10. How to stop businesses stealing from their employees
  11. Police want to read encrypted messages, but they already have significant power to access our data
  12. How the NDIS is using the market to create housing for people with disability
  13. For long-term improvements, schools need to slow down
  14. Grattan on Friday – Turnbull's rush for an energy 'announceable' sows confusion
  15. Grief, loss, and a glimmer of hope: Josephine Wilson wins the 2017 Miles Franklin prize for Extinctions
  16. What would it take to raise Australian productivity growth?
  17. APRA needs to protect whistleblowers in the CBA inquiry
  18. The off-topic Conversation #135
  19. High Court dismisses challenge, so Australia is off to the (postal) polls on same-sex marriage
  20. High Court gives go-ahead for marriage ballot
  21. Remembering Rhonda Senbergs: friend, art-world insider, unsung star
  22. Assassination by pacemaker: Australia needs to do more to regulate internet-connected medical devices
  23. Taking control of who gets to send us news
  24. FactCheck: are children 'better off' with a mother and father than with same-sex parents?
  25. Just ten MPs represent more than 600 threatened species in their electorates
  26. When it comes to North Korea, China is happy to make Trump squirm
  27. How the 'tyranny of distance' affects the Australian economy
  28. Poisoned water holes: the legal dangers of dark web policing
  29. We need a radical rethink of how to attract more teachers to rural schools
  30. People take to their bikes when we make it safer and easier for them
  31. Medical schools are shaking off a dark past by honouring people who donate their bodies to science
  32. Heart-warming, biting, tragic, funny: the Miles Franklin shortlist will move you
  33. Tony Abbott: Consider burqa ban in places dedicated to Australian values
  34. Coal and the Coalition: the policy knot that still won't untie
  35. Are you part of a social group? Making sure you are will improve your health
  36. The day Australia was put on blackout alert
  37. The beauty and mystery of Saturn's rings revealed by the Cassini mission
  38. In spite of their differences, Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God
  39. Australians may well love their sport, but why don't we delight in success elsewhere?
  40. The Conversation launches in Indonesia
  41. AMP Foundation's zipline challenge supports science at The Conversation
  42. Western Australians don't really want a 'WAxit', they just want a little love
  43. Can 'cli-fi' actually make a difference? A climate scientist's perspective
  44. It's too hard to get the data of Australian criminals when it's stored overseas
  45. Technology in the classroom can improve primary mathematics
  46. Seven ways to protect your pets in an emergency
  47. Why we remember our youth as one big hedonistic party
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