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Aussies don't always copy the US - unlike Americans, our self-esteem has stayed the same since the 70s

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageAustralians in the 1970s and 1980s were no more or less fond of themselves than Australians of the same age in the 2000s and 2010s.

Consider three propositions about how Australians see themselves.

  1. Young people today, with their preening selfies and their sense of entitlement, have a higher opinion of themselves than previous generations.

  2. Young...

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Budget 2017: a glimmer of support for innovation and advanced manufacturing

  • Written by: Drew Evans, Associate Professor of Energy & Advanced Manufacturing, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of South Australia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s 2015 National Innovation and Science Agenda was a call to arms for Australia’s research and industry sectors to collaborate and drive our economy.

One and a half years on, you’d be excused for thinking a few pages of notes were missing from Budget 2017. Specifically no comment was made about the...

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Budget 2017: lack of competition is why government is moving so hard against the banks

  • Written by: Harry Scheule, Associate Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney

With it’s latest budget the government has made a number of moves to create a level playing field in the banking system. It’s taxing the five largest banks, announced a review of rules around data sharing, a new dispute resolution system for banks and other financial institutions, and new powers for the regulator to make bank...

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Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts

  • Written by: William Isdale, Research Assistant, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

3D printing is fundamentally changing the way we make many objects – from construction materials to toys and even food.

And being able to 3D-scan the environment, even our own bodies, means that tools and prosthetics that were once mass-produced can now be custom-made for the people they’re designed to help, at a low cost.

What if one...

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  2. The off-topic Conversation #122
  3. Explainer: how the brain changes when we learn to read
  4. Humane and intimate, how the Red Cross helped families trace the fates of WW2 soldiers
  5. How our gut bacteria affect cancer risk and response to treatment
  6. Budget needs a sharper policy scalpel to help first home buyers
  7. Islam and feminism are not mutually exclusive, and faith can be an important liberator
  8. Why data-driven science is more than just a buzzword
  9. Sustainable shopping: with the right tools, you can find an eco-friendly car
  10. Banks may squeal about new tax but they are outgunned
  11. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Anna Bligh on the new bank tax
  12. Senate inquiry told zero tax or royalties paid on Australia's biggest new gas projects
  13. 'Short-sighted' budget means universities can't deliver their full economic benefit
  14. Budget bank levy: too big to fail, not too big to take a hit
  15. From breaking glass to chest bursting, the scientists' review of Alien: Covenant
  16. Australian media at a crossroads amid threats to diversity and survival
  17. Terror, Muslims, and a culture of fear: challenging the media messages
  18. Is this the budget that forgot renters?
  19. Explainer: what is cancer radiotherapy and why do we need proton beam therapy?
  20. Bond aggregator helps build a more virtuous circle of housing investment
  21. Evidence of ancient life in hot springs on Earth could point to fossil life on Mars
  22. Have the arts come out of the cold or is it another sleight of hand?
  23. Curious Kids: What plants could grow in the Goldilocks zone of space?
  24. Decoding the music masterpieces: Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor
  25. To get the 'good debt' tick, infrastructure needs to be fit for the future
  26. Prescribing generic drugs will reduce patient confusion and medication errors
  27. Budget 2017: Medicare levy rise finances NDIS and banks hit for budget repair
  28. Budget 2017: government goes hard on gas and hydro in bid for energy security
  29. Budget's 'good debt' conversion underpins $70b-plus infrastructure program: experts respond
  30. Budget 2017 sees Medicare rebate freeze slowly lifted and more funding for the NDIS: experts respond
  31. Federal Budget 2017: what's changing in education?
  32. Budget 2017-18 brings welfare crackdown and increased defence and security funding: experts respond
  33. Treasurer Scott Morrison’s 2017-18 budget speech, annotated by experts
  34. The art of the leak: how the budget is strategically doled out for maximum effect
  35. Budget 2017: Morrison heads off the right with an appeal to altruism over self-interest
  36. Infographic: Budget 2017 at a glance
  37. Morrison's fresh start budget comes with fresh pain
  38. Budget 2017: government still tinkering with housing affordability
  39. Budget 2017: bank populism will be paid for by Australians
  40. Winning ugly: the AOC election and the Olympic spirit
  41. Data availability report presents compromised rights for consumers
  42. Life after redundancy: what happens next for journalists when they leave newsrooms
  43. Why Birmingham's performance funding plan won't improve Australian universities
  44. Has the print book trumped digital? Beware of glib conclusions
  45. What's the difference between traumatic fear and moral anger? Trigger warnings won't tell you
  46. Government spending explained in 10 charts; from Howard to Turnbull
  47. Viewpoints: is saturated fat really the killer it's made out to be?
  48. Changes to school funding - your questions answered
  49. Naming suspects in criminal cases opens up ethical minefield
  50. Tax on 'unearned gains' is the missing piece of the affordable housing puzzle

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