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Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg, George Christensen and Mark Butler on the Finkel review

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Malcolm Turnbull declared on Wednesday he’d “provided decisive leadership on energy”. It is a claim perhaps better cast in the future tense.

The debate over the Finkel panel’s recommendation for a clean energy target (CET) is just beginning, and already it is clear that reaching an outcome that brings the...

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The NDIS costs are on track, but that doesn't mean all participants are getting the support they need

  • Written by: Helen Dickinson, Associate Professor, Public Service Research Group, UNSW
imageMany people who are dissatisfied with the scheme have reported they couldn’t find care providers to deliver their funded and approved plansfrom shutterstock.com

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is “on track in terms of costs”, according to a position paper released by the Productivity Commission this week. The...

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Two in five pregnant women don't receive care in the first trimester

  • Written by: Lily Nothling, Editorial Intern, The Conversation
imageAntenatal care enables the early detection of maternal and fetal conditions. So why are pregnant women delaying their checks?Shutterstock

Around 40% of expectant mothers in New South Wales are delaying important early pregnancy tests and screening, new research has found.

The study was conducted by the Western Sydney Local Health District and...

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Emily Bell: Journalism in the age of Trump and the real-time social web

  • Written by: Emily Bell, Founding Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University
imageDonald Trump might not spend much time on social media, but he has an acute understanding of how virality in media works.Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

This is an edited extract of the 2016 A. N. Smith Lecture in Journalism, delivered by Emily Bell, the founding director of Columbia University’s Tow Centre for Digital Journalism, at the University...

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