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Government urges the High Court to hear citizenship cases in mid-September

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe government tells High Court it would be willing to pay costs of those before the court Mick Tsikas/AAP

The government has asked the High Court to hear the dual citizenship cases of several current and former MPs on September 13-14, saying there is a “compelling public interest” for the matters to be determined as quickly as possible....

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Mea culpa: Lessons learned from firefighting

  • Written by: Keith Pitty, Developer, The Conversation
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On the morning of Tuesday, May 23 there was a mood of excitement within the Australian team of The Conversation as donations from generous supporters began to roll in. The annual appeal for financial support from our readers had swung into action.

Little did the development team anticipate how exciting the day would become.

When...

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Sea the possibilities: to fight climate change, put seaweed in the mix

  • Written by: Adam Bumpus, Senior Lecturer, Environment & Innovation, University of Melbourne
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The next stage of humanity’s fight to reduce greenhouse emissions may revolve around seaweed, according to tonight’s episode of ABC’s Catalyst, presented by Professor Tim Flannery, which asks the question “can seaweed save the world?”

With the help of me and colleagues around the world, the...

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