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Why politicians and television still need each other

  • Written by: Brian McNair, Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
imageMalcolm Turnbull goes it alone on Q&A with host Tony Jones ahead of the 2016 federal election.ABC iView

We are living through a period of particularly combative media-politics relations, driven largely by the Trump presidency and the ongoing “fake news” debate. But, as an ABC Rear View documentary reminded us recently, tension or...

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Mobile phones are not always a cure for poverty in remote regions

  • Written by: Petr Matous, Associate Dean (Indigenous Strategy and Services), University of Sydney
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A mobile phone is typically the first and only modern information communication technology for inhabitants of the most remote rural areas around world.

Mobile phones are expected to help poor people with no formal education to connect to the external economy and society, and thus break out of poverty. That is the theory, but evidence is rare and...

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Can an album still define the times? Oh Well. Whatever. Nevermind.

  • Written by: Sally Breen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University
imageA cross stitch recreation of Nirvana's classic album cover by Mr X Stitch.Jamie Chalmers/flickr, CC BY-NC

It’s 1991. In the basement nightclub Green on the bottom of the Land’s Office building in Brisbane city I’m late and most of my friends are already inside. I can’t see anyone I know in the smoky haze and the club looks...

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The Cashless Debit Card causes social and economic harm – so why trial it again?

  • Written by: Elise Klein, Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Melbourne
imageAlmost half of the participants in the Cashless Welfare Card trial said it had made their lives worse.AAP/Richard Milnes

The federal government’s Cashless Debit Card trials in the East Kimberley and Ceduna were recently extended.

In the space of a day, the government not only released the limited evaluation of the trial, but used this to...

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  1. Worried about shark attacks or terrorism? Here's how to think about the real risk of rare events
  2. Hazelwood power station: from modernist icon to greenhouse pariah
  3. Victoria leads the way on family violence, but Canberra needs to lift its game
  4. Amazon in Australia might not be the end of retail as we know it
  5. Explainer: how do our bones get calcium and why do they need it?
  6. Once upon a time: a brief history of children's literature
  7. Unleashed Latham too opinionated even for an increasingly opinionated Sky
  8. Art for art’s sake
  9. How to keep your mobile phone connected when the network is down
  10. Trump tears down US climate policy, but America could lose out as a result
  11. Still here: Night Parrot rediscovery in WA raises questions for mining
  12. Cyclone Debbie: we can design cities to withstand these natural disasters
  13. Cuts to sole parent benefits are human rights violations
  14. Four Corners: can the NDIS prevent abuse of people with disability?
  15. Tracking the storm: the science behind Tropical Cyclone Debbie
  16. Hazelwood closure: what it means for electricity prices and blackouts
  17. As Brexit begins, Australia mustn’t get caught up in Britain’s post-imperial fantasies
  18. Deadly Funny -- a new brand of Australian comedy
  19. Myth busting claims on the impact of the company tax cut
  20. The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them
  21. New study shows HPV vaccine is working to reduce rates of genital warts
  22. Selective schools' long and tangled history with race and class
  23. Now we are six. How The Conversation is transforming the media landscape
  24. Labor seizes 55-45 lead in Ipsos with the Greens at an unrealistic 16%
  25. Politics podcast: David Marr on Pauline Hanson's star power
  26. Star Trek's Holodeck: from science fiction to a new reality
  27. New research shows immigration has only a minor effect on wages
  28. Revisiting colonial ruin in the Flinders Ranges
  29. Explainer: what is TB and am I at risk of getting it in Australia?
  30. Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland
  31. Explainer: why the government 'pulled' Australia's extradition treaty with China
  32. How Australia's animals and plants are changing to keep up with the climate
  33. Sidelining planners makes for poorer urban policy, and future generations will pay the price
  34. Houses aren't more unaffordable for first home buyers, but they are riskier
  35. With wariness on both sides, the US strikes a more conciliatory note on China
  36. Dark tourism, Aboriginal imprisonment and the ‘prison tree’ that wasn’t
  37. Why we signed the open letter from scientists supporting a total ban on nuclear weapons
  38. A soldier and a sex worker walk into a therapist’s office. Who's more likely to have PTSD?
  39. Teaching-only roles could mark the end of your academic career
  40. Plastic fantastic: how lotteries could revolutionise recycling
  41. Australia may be closer to being a cashless society but it won't happen by 2020
  42. Late payments: the policy no-brainer for business
  43. Hanson stirs the sugar pot and backflips on penalty rates
  44. The government is belatedly backing the penalty rates cut it always wanted
  45. PolicyCheck: the government's new child care plan
  46. Co-working is evolving to combine co-living
  47. Green chemistry is key to reducing waste and improving sustainablity
  48. Something big exploded in a galaxy far, far away: what was it?
  49. Technology-facilitated abuse: the new breed of domestic violence
  50. Distress, status wars and immoral behaviour: the psychological impacts of inequality

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Traffic Light System Solutions For Safer And More Efficient Traffic Management

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The pressure cooker: life in urban Australia in 2026

Australian cities have always been demanding. Long commutes, rising housing costs, busy schedules a...

What Actually Makes a Good Criminal Lawyer in Melbourne

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Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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