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Liberal MP confronts Turnbull over aged care decisions

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageRussell Broadbent has taken a stand on the way aged care places are allocated.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Senior Liberal backbencher Russell Broadbent has quit two parliamentary positions in protest at the government’s treatment of aged care in his electorate.

Broadbent, who holds the Victorian seat of McMillan, bluntly told Malcolm Turnbull at...

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Companies should take charge of the potential toxins in common products

  • Written by: Dana Cordell, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageHarmful chemicals in shampoo and other personal products can cause real harm once they're washed down the drain.Shutterstock

Every year thousands of new contaminants enter the market in common consumer products and are washed down our drains without treatment. They end up in the water we drink, the fish we eat, and other marine life. These...

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Juno mission unveils Jupiter’s complex interior, weather and magnetism

  • Written by: Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Postdoctoral Fellow, Astrophysics Researcher, UNSW
imageThis enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s south pole and its swirling atmosphere was created by citizen scientist Roman Tkachenko using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko

The latest observations of the Juno spacecraft are helping astronomers uncover the true nature of Jupiter...

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After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognition

  • Written by: Gaynor Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney
imageA treaty would be an agreement that is rather like that of host and guest, with rights and responsibilities for each party.AAP/Joel Carrett

The Indigenous National Constitutional Convention concluded with the Uluru Statement. In contrast to the political expectation that it would simply support symbolic recognition of Indigenous people in the...

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  3. Twitter's plan to help young people not get too overwhelmed by bad news doesn't go far enough
  4. Research shows if you improve the air quality at work, you improve productivity
  5. Curious Kids: Why do adults think video games are bad?
  6. Sydneysiders blame foreign investors for high housing prices – survey
  7. The government should pick towns, not industries, to fund
  8. Christianity does not play a significant role in Australian politics, but cultural conservatism does
  9. The science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
  10. How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia
  11. The US quitting the Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
  12. Tax take shrinks as online accommodation agents rake it in
  13. GetUp raises nearly $200,000 in crowdfunding to campaign against Peter Dutton
  14. Newspoll steady at 53-47 to Labor. Plus UK and French elections
  15. When it comes to ransomware, it's sometimes best to pay up
  16. Review: Wonder Woman reinvigorates tired superhero conventions
  17. Trump demands a post-post-truth response
  18. Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways
  19. Turnbull should deliver Gonski schools plan faster: Grattan Institute
  20. Improving Australia’s health requires better use of patient information
  21. Australia's videogames are inventive, acclaimed and world-class, so where's the government support?
  22. Fifty years on from the 1967 referendum, it's time to tell the truth about race
  23. Why the seemingly tidy, leaked proposal for hospital funding may be a problem policy
  24. Confused about changes to school funding? Here's what you need to know
  25. The government will likely get more from the bank levy than Labor or the big four think
  26. Should we negotiate with terrorist hostage takers?
  27. The truth about the Amazons - the real Wonder Women
  28. How old is too old for cholesterol lowering medications?
  29. Why Gold Coast light rail was worth it (it's about more than patronage)
  30. Melting ice and satellites: how to measure the Earth's 'wiggle'
  31. Apple working on AI chip for mobile devices bringing them a new level of intelligence
  32. Why the KPIs on university engagement need more thought
  33. Women rely on the family home to support them in old age
  34. There's something queer about Tumblr
  35. Who tilts at windmills? Explaining hostility to renewables
  36. Not dead yet: how MP3 changed the way we listen to music
  37. Sustainable shopping: for eco-friendly jeans, stop washing them so often
  38. Explainer: the rise of naked tourism
  39. Kids' vitamin gummies: unhealthy, poorly regulated and exploitative
  40. The off-topic Conversation #124
  41. Many older people in care die prematurely, and not from natural causes
  42. 'Liveable' Sydney has clear winners and losers
  43. The Manuka honey fight is one we have to have
  44. Manchester and the media: what coverage of the terrorist attack tells us about ourselves
  45. People with creative personalities really do see the world differently
  46. Why you're almost certainly wasting time rinsing your recycling
  47. Uluru call for constitutional First Nations Voice presents new challenge for Referendum Council
  48. The ABC is not siphoning audiences from Fairfax
  49. Faith, dance, and truth: the art of 2017 Red Ochre award-winner Ken Thaiday Snr
  50. Listening to the heart: what now for Indigenous recognition after the Uluru summit?

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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