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Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageAt the convention of NSW Liberal party members, Tony Abbott's Warringah motion was passed by 748 votes to 476.Daniel Munoz/AAP

The Abbott forces are seeking to drive home their sweeping Sunday victory in winning rank and file endorsement for reforming the NSW Liberal party by putting a three-month deadline on the changes being ratified.

A special...

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Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imagePeter Dutton is working on the assumption that same-sex marriage will be dealt with in this parliamentary term.Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Cabinet minister Peter Dutton has strongly renewed his push to have same-sex marriage settled this term via a postal vote on the issue.

But his view was immediately challenged by Liberal backbencher Warren Entsch, a...

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Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe prime minister's office denied suggestions that Malcolm Turnbull had given support to Bill Shorten's proposal for four-year terms.Paul Miller/AAP

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called for a pre-election agreement between government and opposition that whichever side wins will hold a referendum for fixed four-year terms.

Soon after Shorten,...

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Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients

  • Written by: Ben White, Professor of Law and Director, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology

An independent group of experts set up by the Victorian government has today delivered its final report outlining 66 recommendations for how voluntary assisted dying would work in the state.

Chaired by former head of the Australian Medical Association, Brian Owler, the Ministerial Advisory Panel’s role was to work out how legislation should...

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  2. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  3. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  4. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  5. How our immune system causes heart disease
  6. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  7. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
  8. Athlete health and fair play: Kristen Worley case puts women’s sport policy in the dock
  9. Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world
  10. Explainer: how scientists invent new colours
  11. Plonk: a language lover's guide to Australian drinking
  12. Social mix in housing? One size doesn't fit all, as new projects show
  13. Vital Signs: the RBA's still longing for Goldilocks growth
  14. When to send a child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
  15. New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
  16. In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we're not creating new problems
  17. How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
  18. The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds
  19. Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'
  20. Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn't find they actually cause autism
  21. Open season for our notion-building pollies
  22. Everyday makers defy populists' false promise to embody 'your voice'
  23. Three ways to help your teenage kids develop a healthier relationship with alcohol
  24. Refuge in a harsh landscape – Australian novels and our changing relationship to the bush
  25. How to borrow tools from the startup world for aid and development
  26. The off-topic Conversation #129
  27. The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
  28. Australia’s new ‘Home Office’ is a worry for immigration policy
  29. Australian coworking spaces cater to a more diverse crowd than just young tech entrepreneurs
  30. When it comes to kids and social media, it's not all bad news
  31. Farming the suburbs – why can’t we grow food wherever we want?
  32. Explainer: 'solarpunk', or how to be an optimistic radical
  33. Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn't save lives
  34. Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years
  35. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department
  36. Shame! The 'technical glitches' that hit Game of Thrones could limit other popular live-streamed events
  37. Tunnel exhaust stacks: don’t dare harm our kids … but expose workers
  38. To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?
  39. Robot sculpture, coming to a gallery near you
  40. Greens resignations show a need to change dual citizenship requirements
  41. Two new books show there's still no goodbye to messy climate politics
  42. The new Department of Home Affairs is unnecessary and seems to be more about politics than reform
  43. Where the boundaries lie in workplace relationships
  44. How history can challenge the narrative of blame for homelessness
  45. My time as a 'scary girl' with Doctor Who
  46. How we think about our past experiences affects how we can help others
  47. In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy
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