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Untrammelled Christensen may become even more outspoken

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageNationals MP George Christensen has resigned as the party's chief whip. AAP/Lukas Coch

Nationals MP George Christensen has resolved the conflict between being the party’s chief disciplinarian as well as its chief rebel by resigning his position of whip.

The outspoken MP from the Queensland seat of Dawson insisted he was “not pushed by...

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Lack of workers with 'soft skills' demands a shift in teaching

  • Written by: Libby Sander, Lecturer, Bond Business School, Bond University
imageA shift to open-plan offices means interpersonal and influencing skills are more important than ever.shutterstock

Surveys of the key skills employers seek in graduates continue to place so-called “soft skills” – like verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively in teams and to influence others...

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Architecture, undistracted

  • Written by: Naomi Stead, Professor, Monash University
imageWhite Night Melbourne, 2017Tourism Victoria/flickr

Last week it was White Night in Melbourne. I’m embarrassed to say I was tucked up asleep in bed (it had been a long week!). But my Instagram feed attests that the architectural community, along with several hundred thousand of their friends, were out all night prowling the streets, marvelling...

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Airport privatisations have put profit before public safety and good planning

  • Written by: Michael Buxton, Professor of Environment and Planning, RMIT University

The plane crash at Essendon Airport last week shows the folly of allowing runways to co-exist with commercial development. Tullamarine Airport opened in 1970 partly because of the risk to housing from aircraft at Essendon. Why, then, have authorities allowed extensive new development within Essendon Airport’s boundaries between housing and...

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  2. Delays and confusion cloud roll-out of new cervical cancer screening program
  3. Politics podcast: Ken Coates on the future of higher education
  4. The Oscars celebrated the humble, while avoiding the overtly political
  5. Leaving the past behind: what became of the anal personality?
  6. Nigeria
  7. Philippines
  8. Iraq
  9. Yemen
  10. Turkey
  11. Syria
  12. Saudi Arabia
  13. Sahel region, Africa
  14. South Sudan
  15. Venezuela
  16. Brazil
  17. United States
  18. India
  19. Afghanistan
  20. Pakistan
  21. North Korea
  22. Indonesia
  23. China
  24. War, conflict, economic strife: the world in 2017 is rife with hot spots, but leavened by hope
  25. Ukraine
  26. France
  27. Russia
  28. Germany
  29. We’re not racist, but … Ray Martin, the media and racism’s missing link
  30. Ruling on assisted dying drug Nembutal sets important precedent
  31. Severe heatwaves show the need to adapt livestock management for climate
  32. Younger is not always better when it comes to learning a second language
  33. As the Liberal Party continues to fracture, we may be watching its demise
  34. How racism and a lack of diversity can harm productivity in our workplaces
  35. Nokia's revised 3310 mobile phone is the latest tech to target retro-adopters
  36. How fake drugs end up in our public health system (and how to spot them)
  37. Politically, the government seems on a hiding to nothing in the penalty rates battle
  38. Explainer: what is 'precipitable water', and why does it matter?
  39. The long journey from a refugee camp to an Australian school
  40. How to manage self-motivated, intelligent workers
  41. Preparing elite athletes for transition to life after sport should begin in childhood
  42. Seven steps to help you choose the right home care provider
  43. Trade, security ties and engaging the Indonesian diaspora – what you need to know about Widodo's Australia visit
  44. Australians aren't as Islamophobic as we're led to believe
  45. Ghost ships: why are World War II naval wrecks vanishing in Indonesia?
  46. Trade data shows Australia can get more out of a deal with the EU than the UK
  47. Business investment is weak, but an unfunded company tax cut won't fix it
  48. Merging our brains with machines won't stop the rise of the robots
  49. Weekly Dose: GHB, a party drug that's easy to overdose on but was once used in childbirth
  50. The typical university student is no longer 18, middle-class and on campus – we need to change thinking on 'drop-outs'

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