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Three charts on Australia's population shift and the big city squeeze

  • Written by: Nick Parr, Associate Professor in Demography, Macquarie University

This piece is part of our new Three Charts series, in which we aim to highlight interesting trends in three simple charts.

At around 1.5%, Australia’s current population growth rate is above the world rate of about 1.2%, and among the highest in the OECD.

Net international migration comprised about 55% of Australia’s population growth in...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Liberal Party campaign review

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Liberal Party executives were due on Friday to examine an internal review into last year’s federal election campaign. Its delivery comes just days after the resignation of federal director Tony Nutt.

Michelle Grattan tells associate professor in journalism at the University of Canberra, Caroline Fisher, that the party HQ has got to share...

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How insurers can get better at responding to natural disasters

  • Written by: Tayanah O'Donnell, Research Fellow, University of Canberra

As communities recover from the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Debbie, it’s time to accept that disasters will become more intense due to climate change and the cost of insurance will continue to rise.

Insurers have a unique insight into the risk and costs associated with climate change. If insurers better informed households about the terms and...

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France’s presidential campaign pits a strategy of fear against one of opportunity

  • Written by: Paul Soyez, PhD Candidate in International Relations, University of Melbourne
imageIt is still difficult to predict who will be the next French president.Reuters

With two weeks to go until the first round of the French presidential election, many people in France are stunned by the low quality of the campaign, which has been largely dominated by François Fillon’s legal saga. There has, to date, been very little...

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  7. Australian politics explainer: the writing of our Constitution
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  10. Explainer: what is rhabdomyolysis and what's its connection to Crossfit?
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  12. Apple Pay may have won the battle but it may not win the war
  13. Driverless cars might be safer but they'll still keep the courts busy
  14. The Great Barrier Reef's safety net is becoming more complex but less effective
  15. Politics podcast: Matthew Sussex on Russia's long game
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  17. Why suburban tensions and inequality will drive infrastructure innovation
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  26. Diversity and inclusion are the heroes in Overwatch, a runaway commercial gaming success
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  30. Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything
  31. Labor gains in Newspoll to move to 53-47 lead
  32. ATNIX: Debbie misses Twitter
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  37. Tropical Cyclone Debbie has blown a hole in the winter vegetable supply
  38. How one family used pokies and politics to extract a fortune from Tasmanians
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  44. Turnbull delays London appointment
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