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Turnbull and Shorten urge need to curb terrorists' opportunities on the internet

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageBoth the government and the opposition will warn about terrorists exploiting cyberspace.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten will both home in on the importance of tackling cyber issues as part of the fight against terrorism, in parliamentary speeches on Tuesday.

In a security update on the threats facing Australia at home and abroad,...

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Not merely costume: the power and seduction of the Queen's hats

  • Written by: Oliver Watts, Honorary associate, Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney

I have been a lover of the Queen’s hats for some time. An absolutely exhaustive source of information is the amazing blog Royal Hats. The Instagram account of the Royal Collection Trust is another exciting archive, which frequently documents royal hats in video form, spinning in an undefined space so that you can see all their sides and in...

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FactCheck Q A: are rates of drug use 2.5 times higher among unemployed people than employed people?

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
imageSocial Services Minister Christian Porter, speaking on Q&A.Q&A

The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.

Excerpt from Q&A, June 5, 2017. Quote begins at 4:04.

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Here's one to gymnologize over: the case for bringing back snollygostery, trumpery and humbuggery

  • Written by: Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
imageThe Oxford English Dictionary overflows with words that have been created (most during the 1800s) to tilt at governments of various sorts.Africa Studio/Shutterstock

Words and expressions come and go. Sometimes you can understand why they don’t linger. It’s hard to imagine there was ever much call for peristeronic, “suggestive of...

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  6. Conservatives suffer shock loss of majority at UK general election
  7. Rise of 'anti-politics' produces surprise result in the UK election – and it's playing a role in Australia, too
  8. COAG agrees to new push on security after Melbourne attack
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  10. Weekly Quiz: what is the most consumed meat in Australia?
  11. The Finkel Review: finally, a sensible and solid footing for the electricity sector
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  15. Busting the myth that roll-your-own tobacco has fewer additives
  16. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on national security
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  31. Five ways older Australians can embrace technology to redefine later life
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