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Shadow Brokers promise release of more NSA hacks to be used against the world

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageThe Shadow Brokers are backIgor Stevanovic/Shutterstock

As if dealing with the continuing drama of the WannaCry global ransomware attack was not enough, the original group behind the leak of the US National Security Agency (NSA’s), hacking tools has announced it is going to release more tools that could be exploited in the near future.

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Coalition fails to get post-budget boost predicted by commentariat

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

After the release of the Federal budget on Tuesday night, much of the political commentariat thought that the budget would be popular, and predicted a lift for the Coalition in the post-budget polls. Graham Richardson in The Australian said the government would “no doubt get a sugar hit from the budget”.

All the regular post-budget...

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Nick Greiner favourite to become Liberal federal president

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageNick Greiner's business connections would be helpful in the urgent need for the strapped Liberal Party to raise funds.Alan Porritt/AAP

One-time New South Wales premier Nick Greiner is firming to become the next federal president of the Liberal Party.

It is believed that businessman Greiner, 70, a moderate who was premier between 1988 and 1992, has...

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How do we decide which disease to prevent next? Long-term studies help

  • Written by: Emily Banks, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Australian National University
imageLong-term studies help us prevent the type of diseases that would otherwise land us in hospital.from www.shutterstock.com

Every time someone quits smoking, takes their child for a vaccination or has their blood pressure checked, they’re taking part in preventive health measures designed to reduce the chances of getting sick.

But how do...

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  5. Banning early evening gaming ads on TV is like being 'a little bit pregnant'
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  7. The Sydney Barrier Reef: engineering a natural defence against future storms
  8. Is Melbourne the music capital of Australia? Sydney or Adelaide might pip it to the post
  9. How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick
  10. The other Eurovision star hunt: Australia joins with Europe to explore the universe
  11. Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won't help users
  12. Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
  13. The budget is the government's Plan B, but what's Plan C if polls stay bad?
  14. WannaCry hackers had no intention of giving users their files back even if they pay
  15. Wondering if health fund premium rises are justified? Don't look to Bupa's accounts for answers
  16. Shifting the tax burden to middle-income earners will undermine jobs and growth
  17. After 'WannaCrypt', should governments stockpile software vulnerabilities? Experts respond
  18. What types of people will lead our great energy transition?
  19. 'Show me the sole': the exhilarating sight of sneakers on show
  20. Helping drug users get back to work, not random drug testing, should be our priority
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  23. Navigating the post-truth debate: some key co-ordinates
  24. Los Angeles Overnight – one of the best films you will (probably) never see
  25. Coalition two-party vote slips in post-budget Newspoll
  26. From 'white flight' to 'bright flight' – the looming risk for our growing cities
  27. The gender pay gap is hurting productivity
  28. Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness
  29. Terahertz spectroscopy: the new tool to help detect art fraud
  30. Fairytale no more: when love turns to hatefully ever after
  31. Australia’s biggest emitters opt to 'wait and see' over Emissions Reduction Fund
  32. Fireworks, feelings, and fraught relations at Eurovision 2017
  33. Massive global ransomware attack highlights faults and the need to be better prepared
  34. Former FBI director James Comey very likely caused Trump's win
  35. Drug testing welfare recipients raises questions about data profiling and discrimination
  36. Black is the New White gives the comedy of manners an irreverent makeover
  37. Two years after the earthquake, why has Nepal failed to recover?
  38. The federal budget doesn't do enough to save free-to-air TV
  39. Weekly Quiz: what is Colony Collapse Disorder?
  40. Don't be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund provides no real guarantee
  41. Remembering Bill Tutte: another brilliant codebreaker from World War II
  42. Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?
  43. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 2017 budget
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  45. Every critic counts: why Fairfax must keep its arts journalists
  46. Why media reform in Australia has been so hard to achieve
  47. La théologie a-t-elle sa place à l’université ?
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