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Just one small step for Australia's space industry when a giant leap is needed

  • Written by: Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW

An expert review of the Australian space industry’s capabilities to participate in a global market was announced last week by the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos. He said the aim is to “develop a long-term plan to grow this important and exciting sector” and report in March 2018.

Interestingly, the...

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Peter Dutton becomes national security ministerial tsar in portfolio shake-up

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe reorganisation is a major win for Peter Dutton, a key conservative supporter of Malcolm Turnbull.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Peter Dutton will take charge of a new mega Home Affairs portfolio in a sweeping overhaul of national security agencies and responsibilities announced by Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday.

The reorganisation is a major win for Dutton, a key...

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The strange links between intelligence and prejudice

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageMost people think they're above average intelligence. But we can't all be above average. from pixabay.com, CC BY-SA

Human judgement often becomes less accurate when we train it on ourselves. Self appraisals commonly flatter our strengths and minimise our weaknesses. The average man overstates his height by 1.2cm and the average woman understates...

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New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia's human rights performance

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
imageAAP/Lukas Coch

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has just announced the creation of a new “super-ministry”, modelled on the UK Home Office. By the end of 2018, Australia will have a new Department of Home Affairs.

This change consolidates responsibility for all security agencies within a single portfolio. Peter Dutton, currently...

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  2. Response to Referendum Council report suggests a narrow path forward on Indigenous constitutional reform
  3. Mexico: The Cactus Democracy
  4. Counter-terrorism measures permanently reduce international trade: new study
  5. Gender makes a world of difference for safety on public transport
  6. Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings
  7. Mosul is taken back, but Islamic State is not finished yet
  8. How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don't work?
  9. Low-energy homes don't just save money, they improve lives
  10. A brief history of GnuPG: vital to online security but free and underfunded
  11. Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get
  12. The future of artificial intelligence: two experts disagree
  13. Finally, the first female Doctor Who
  14. Pristine paradise to rubbish dump: the same Pacific island, 23 years apart
  15. We need more than just laws to ensure responsible alcohol service
  16. Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans
  17. Getting rid of plastic bags: a windfall for supermarkets but it won't do much for the environment
  18. The Great Galactic Recession
  19. Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
  20. Smart or dumb? The real impact of India's proposal to build 100 smart cities
  21. From Elizabeth I to high fashion, the tales behind Game of Thrones' costumes
  22. Australia doesn't have a constitutional right protecting freedom of the person – it needs one
  23. The blockchain could have better security than the banks
  24. The brain and the gut talk to each other: how fixing one could help the other
  25. How building your child's spoken word bank can boost their capacity to read
  26. Mozzies are evolving to beat insecticides – except in Australia
  27. Explainer: What is 'fair dealing' and when can you copy without permission?
  28. Boost for military's role in combatting domestic terrorism
  29. Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
  30. Greens senator Scott Ludlam forced to quit because of dual citizenship
  31. Weekly Quiz: what was the theme of this year's NAIDOC week?
  32. Why the ecocity needs to be a just city
  33. Early images of the closest look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot
  34. Explainer: what is pre-pregnancy carrier screening and should potential parents consider it?
  35. The National Electricity Market has served its purpose – it's time to move on
  36. Blaming migrants won't solve Western Sydney's growing pains
  37. A brief history of Al Gore's climate missions to Australia
  38. Got pre-diabetes? Here's five things to eat or avoid to prevent type 2 diabetes
  39. Memo to COAG: Australia is already awash with gas
  40. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull and the 'sensible centre'
  41. Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
  42. Explainer: what are 'creepshots' and what can we do about them?
  43. Four outdated assumptions prevent progress on affordable housing – to everyone's cost
  44. Student employment and inflexible university policies drive online drop out
  45. Publish and don’t perish – how to keep rare species' data away from poachers
  46. Step by step, we're tackling gender equity in Australian astronomy
  47. Friday essay: painting 'The Last Victorian Aborigines'
  48. The unlikely 21st century reboot of an ancient philosophy
  49. Grattan on Friday: Hanson's 'outsider' politics a challenge for Turnbull as he sits in 'sensible centre'
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