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Free speech? It depends who you are, in Peter Dutton's view

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

Peter Dutton has advised Alan Joyce and other business executives who have written to Malcolm Turnbull urging action on same-sex marriage to “stick to their knitting”. It’s advice some in the government would think he himself should take.

Dutton has launched a sustained jihad against the more than 30 business leaders who signed...

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Why should we obey the law?

  • Written by: Duncan Ivison, Professor of Political Philosophy, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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The claim by Sally McManus, the new head of the ACTU, that when the law is unjust, ‘I don’t think there is a problem in breaking it’, returns us to a deep question in political philosophy: Why should I obey the law and the state more generally?

The howls of outrage from the Prime Minster and some of his...

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How we edit science part 1: the scientific method

  • Written by: Tim Dean, Editor, The Conversation
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We take science seriously at The Conversation and we work hard to report it accurately. This series of five posts is adapted from an internal presentation on how to understand and edit science by our Australian Science & Technology Editor, Tim Dean. We thought you might also find it useful.


Introduction

If I told you that science...

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  2. Contested spaces: conflict behind the sand dunes takes a new turn
  3. South Australia's energy plan deals a blow to state-federal relations
  4. The power of 'our song', the musical glue that binds friends and lovers across the ages
  5. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy crisis
  6. Book review: Love, loss and madness in The Green Bell
  7. Economics isn't ideology-free and it's misleading to suggest it is
  8. Wide-ranging ban on gambling ads during sport broadcasts is needed to tackle problem gambling
  9. Stephen FitzGerald: Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world
  10. Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia
  11. Friday essay: from grotesques to frumps - a field guide to spinsters in English fiction
  12. Psychology turns to online crowdsourcing to study the mind, but it's not without its pitfalls
  13. There's no need to lock older people into nursing homes 'for their own safety'
  14. Why consumers fall for 'sales', but companies may be using them too much
  15. The Yahoo hack: Are the Russians now go-to bad guys, real spies, or just criminals?
  16. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull turns to water as power debate fires up
  17. Punishing medical errors won't improve hospital safety or quality
  18. Russia expands in the Middle East as America's 'honest broker' role fades
  19. How to make a driverless car 'see' the road ahead
  20. Emissions standards on cars will save Australians billions of dollars, and help meet our climate targets
  21. The blockchain could help advertisers lock up our attention
  22. Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?
  23. Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street
  24. Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions
  25. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  26. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  27. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  28. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  29. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
  30. Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
  31. Naming and shaming bankers may be satisfying, but could backfire
  32. Explainer: what is delirium and is it dangerous?
  33. Australians could get faster broadband with more kerbside NBN connections
  34. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 3
  35. Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work
  36. Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises
  37. Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
  38. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  39. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  40. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  41. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  42. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  43. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
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  45. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
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  47. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
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