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Party turmoil over way ahead on same-sex marriage

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's policy for a plebiscite.Richard Wainwright/AAP

The Liberal party is struggling to find a way through what has become a major crisis over same-sex marriage, jamming Malcolm Turnbull between hardline conservatives and rebels trying to get a parliamentary vote.

The issue is causing agitation in...

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Trump's Obamacare repeal attempt fails in US Senate

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

In the US Senate, there are 52 Republicans and 48 Democrats. With Vice President Mike Pence able to cast a tie-breaking vote, 50 votes were needed to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

On 25 July, a motion to proceed to a floor debate passed 51-50 on Pence’s vote. Later that day, a comprehensive plan to repeal...

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Like a TARDIS in your head, memory helps you travel through time

  • Written by: Alice Mason, Research associate, University of Western Australia

Doctor Who’s TARDIS and human memory have a lot in common: both seem small, but are able to transport you through time to many possible worlds.

We often assume that memory is primarily concerned with the past, and that we need it to create a sense of identity and our own story in life. But actually, we use memory everyday to help us evaluate...

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  6. A full ban on political donations would level the playing field – but is it the best approach?
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