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Politics podcast: David Marr on Pauline Hanson's star power

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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In his latest Quarterly Essay, journalist David Marr delves into why Pauline Hanson attracts so much attention. Looking at figures from the last election, Marr also paints a portrait of those voting for One Nation.

“The principal characteristics of her followers are this: they’re white, they’re at least third-generation...

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New research shows immigration has only a minor effect on wages

  • Written by: Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics, Australian National University

Economic arguments against immigration often take two forms – immigrants either suppress the wages of workers, or immigration creates higher unemployment. But our research shows that the impact of immigration on the labour market in Australia over the last 15 years is negligible.

The notion that immigration impacts wages or employment is...

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Revisiting colonial ruin in the Flinders Ranges

  • Written by: Heather L. Robinson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, College of Humanities and Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageThis photo of Pearl Mackenzie, taken by Charles Mountford in 1937, is part of the UNESCO-listed Mountford-Sheard Collection.Image courtesy of the State Library of South Australia and the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Associatio

South Australia bears the scars of more than one cycle of boom and bust. Having variously depended upon agriculture,...

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  1. Explainer: what is TB and am I at risk of getting it in Australia?
  2. Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland
  3. Explainer: why the government 'pulled' Australia's extradition treaty with China
  4. How Australia's animals and plants are changing to keep up with the climate
  5. Sidelining planners makes for poorer urban policy, and future generations will pay the price
  6. Houses aren't more unaffordable for first home buyers, but they are riskier
  7. With wariness on both sides, the US strikes a more conciliatory note on China
  8. Dark tourism, Aboriginal imprisonment and the ‘prison tree’ that wasn’t
  9. Why we signed the open letter from scientists supporting a total ban on nuclear weapons
  10. A soldier and a sex worker walk into a therapist’s office. Who's more likely to have PTSD?
  11. Teaching-only roles could mark the end of your academic career
  12. Plastic fantastic: how lotteries could revolutionise recycling
  13. Australia may be closer to being a cashless society but it won't happen by 2020
  14. Late payments: the policy no-brainer for business
  15. Hanson stirs the sugar pot and backflips on penalty rates
  16. The government is belatedly backing the penalty rates cut it always wanted
  17. PolicyCheck: the government's new child care plan
  18. Co-working is evolving to combine co-living
  19. Green chemistry is key to reducing waste and improving sustainablity
  20. Something big exploded in a galaxy far, far away: what was it?
  21. Technology-facilitated abuse: the new breed of domestic violence
  22. Distress, status wars and immoral behaviour: the psychological impacts of inequality
  23. Health Check: are microgreens better for you than regular greens?
  24. Indians' 'notes ban' compliance masks a silent crisis of legitimacy
  25. Li Keqiang's visit a good sign for the China-Australia relationship
  26. Millions of Australian adults are unvaccinated and it's increasing disease risk for all of us
  27. There are more useful questions to ask than whether Australia has 'too many' charities
  28. Government behind 45-55% in Ipsos poll
  29. Drawings reveal the struggles and triumphs of child refugees in their first six months of high school
  30. Safe in the City? Girls tell it like it is
  31. Five golden rules to help solve your recycling dilemmas
  32. Recycling can be confusing, but it’s getting simpler
  33. Rising imports make the case for Trump's border adjustment tax in Australia
  34. Youth underemployment at four-decade peak: Brotherhood report
  35. Regression to the mean, or why perfection rarely lasts
  36. Estonia is putting its country in the cloud and offering virtual residency
  37. Why aren't more people using the My Health Record?
  38. Does everything and nothing change when a cyclist dies?
  39. Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach's The Art of Fugue
  40. How our species got smarter: through a rush of blood to the head
  41. Not-for-profits must adapt as one arm of government's 'three-sector solutions'
  42. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the backlash to the 18C changes
  43. Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care
  44. ASIC's CommInsure pass shows why badly behaving bankers will never fear jail time
  45. Sporting codes' deals with gambling companies force them into a Faustian bargain
  46. Friday essay: reading Germaine Greer's mail
  47. Capital gains tax concession is too generous: economists poll
  48. What languages should children be learning to get ahead?
  49. Australia could alleviate its youth justice crisis by importing the right ideas from the US
  50. Painkillers like ibuprofen can increase the risk of heart disease and should be restricted

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