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Newspoll 53-47 to Labor, but respondent preferences better for Coalition

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

This week’s Newspoll, conducted Thursday to Sunday from a sample of 1680, gave Labor its fifth consecutive 53-47 lead. Primary votes were 37% Labor (up 1 since last fortnight’s Newspoll), 36% Coalition (up 1), 9% Greens (down 1) and 9% One Nation (down 2). This is the Coalition’s 16th consecutive Newspoll loss with Turnbull as...

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Nationals' Matt Canavan quits as resources minister in latest citizenship blow

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMatt Canavan told a news conference he had been informed he is an Italian citizen.Sonia Kohlbacher/AAP

Queensland LNP senator Matt Canavan has resigned as the minister for resources and northern Australia after being told by the Italian embassy that he is an Italian citizen.

But unlike two Greens senators who immediately quit parliament after...

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Sorting out what happened in UNHCR and government talks on refugees important for credibility of both sides

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe government says its position has always been that none of those on Manus Island and Nauru would ever be allowed to come here.Darren England/AAP

The fracas between the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) and the government over whether Australia agreed to settle a handful of the Manus Island/Nauru boat people with family here...

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Russia's Mayak satellite: crowd-funded cosmic pest or welcome nightly visitor?

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor, Monash University
imageThe Mayak satellite will unfold a giant reflective pyramid that will be seen from Earth.Mayak/YouTube/Screenshot

Will we soon see a new bright “star” visiting our evening skies? The crowd-funded Mayak CubeSat was launched along with 72 other satellites aboard a Russian Soyuz Rocket on July 14, 2017.

Prior to launch, Mayak was just 30...

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  5. Australian Story: how exposing children with autism to risk can teach them resilience and life skills
  6. The most used method of measuring blood pressure is often inaccurate, study finds
  7. More women are becoming game developers, but there's a long way to go
  8. Three ways the Charlie Gard case could affect future end-of-life cases globally
  9. The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3D bioprinted
  10. UN condemnation and a sports boycott: Australia again called on to end offshore detention
  11. New Zealand steamrolls Australia on the pharmaceutical paddock too
  12. Explainer: what's actually in our blood?
  13. From animal experiments to saving lives: a history of blood transfusions
  14. What it's like to live and work illegally in Australia
  15. To build better batteries, you need to catch them in the act
  16. No, the internet is not actually stealing kids' innocence
  17. Transport access is good for new housing, but beware the pollution
  18. A maverick on fabric: the strange, unconventional art of Jenny Watson
  19. Plant hormone boost for New Zealand's critically endangered night parrot
  20. UNHCR accuses government of breaching undertaking over refugee cases
  21. Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
  22. FactCheck Q A: the facts on birth rates for Muslim couples and non-Muslim couples in Australia
  23. Australia’s new marine parks plan is a case of the Emperor's new clothes
  24. Three visual illusions that reveal the hidden workings of the brain
  25. Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations
  26. Why apartment dwellers need indoor plants
  27. Knives are sharpening on the new home affairs office
  28. Women now have clearer statistics on whether IVF is likely to work
  29. Essays on blood: why do we actually have it?
  30. Hugs, drugs and choices: helping traumatised animals
  31. Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
  32. How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
  33. Lessons Australia could learn from other countries to strengthen peace and stability
  34. How can our cities match Europe's for finding value in their creative vibe?
  35. The economics of the money-back guarantee
  36. Politics of landscape: the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
  37. Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll
  38. Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch
  39. Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms
  40. Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients
  41. Weekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
  42. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  43. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  44. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  45. How our immune system causes heart disease
  46. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  47. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
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