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As the Liberal Party continues to fracture, we may be watching its demise

  • Written by: James Walter, Professor of Political Science, Monash University

The Liberal Party is riven by internal bickering, with various camps claiming to speak for its “true” values and traditions. The contest is leading not to any prospect of unity or discipline, but to the party’s fragmentation. The war is fought in the guise of a contest over leadership appropriate to the party’s soul and to...

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How racism and a lack of diversity can harm productivity in our workplaces

  • Written by: Yin Paradies, Professor of Race Relations, Deakin University
imageFor organisations, racism, whether overt or subtle, creates unhealthy workplace conditions.shutterstock

Beyond the requirement for diversity management and training in workplaces, Australian businesses also need to grapple with implicit racial bias and discrimination.

A review of multiple studies indicates exposure to racism is detrimental to...

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Nokia's revised 3310 mobile phone is the latest tech to target retro-adopters

  • Written by: Ozgur Dedehayir, Lecturer in Innovation Management, Queensland University of Technology
imageThe new/old Nokia 3310 revealed at this month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.Reuters/Paul Hanna

The tech giant Nokia has announced plans to release a new version of the old classic 3310 mobile phone.

The original handset was popular at the turn of the century. The revised version will be a simple device that can make phone calls and...

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How fake drugs end up in our public health system (and how to spot them)

  • Written by: Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
imageReal-time tracking of drug production and distribution involves standardisation and investment in manufacturing and processing infrastructure.from www.shutterstock.com

Prescribing and using pharmaceuticals is a matter of trust. Health service providers and patients need to know medicines are genuine. “Counterfeit” medicines that do not...

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  2. Explainer: what is 'precipitable water', and why does it matter?
  3. The long journey from a refugee camp to an Australian school
  4. How to manage self-motivated, intelligent workers
  5. Preparing elite athletes for transition to life after sport should begin in childhood
  6. Seven steps to help you choose the right home care provider
  7. Trade, security ties and engaging the Indonesian diaspora – what you need to know about Widodo's Australia visit
  8. Australians aren't as Islamophobic as we're led to believe
  9. Ghost ships: why are World War II naval wrecks vanishing in Indonesia?
  10. Trade data shows Australia can get more out of a deal with the EU than the UK
  11. Business investment is weak, but an unfunded company tax cut won't fix it
  12. Merging our brains with machines won't stop the rise of the robots
  13. Weekly Dose: GHB, a party drug that's easy to overdose on but was once used in childbirth
  14. The typical university student is no longer 18, middle-class and on campus – we need to change thinking on 'drop-outs'
  15. Why we need an 'energy Landcare' to tackle rising power prices
  16. Coalition trails 45-55% and Turnbull's ratings sink in Newspoll
  17. Working for the (Australia Post) man
  18. Turnbull turns shock-and-awe on Abbott
  19. Explainer: What is VX nerve agent and how does it work?
  20. Where were all the women in the Stone Age?
  21. Booksellers, the alt-right and Milo Yiannopoulos
  22. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan and Deep Saini on penalty rate cuts
  23. Hairdressers in rural Australia end up being counsellors too
  24. Voters' dislike of politics makes fixed four-year parliamentary terms look appealing
  25. Perth's Museum of Water documents our intimate relationship with a precious resource
  26. Here's what smart cities do to stay ahead
  27. Netanyahu's visit in perspective: Australia has more important relationships than Israel
  28. Here's what must be done to detect, disrupt and deter phoenix activity in Australia
  29. Fourteen penalties: Sydney’s A-League derby off the pitch
  30. Why researchers have a duty to try and influence policy
  31. Our power grid is crying out for capacity, but should we open the gas valves?
  32. Vital Signs: there's never been a tougher time to be a central banker
  33. The search for extraterrestrial life in the water worlds close to home
  34. Friday essay: the revolutionary vision of Jane Austen
  35. Do you know what's in the herbal medicine you're taking?
  36. Our big cities are engines of inequality, so how do we fix that?
  37. Tony Abbott says government's challenge is 'to be worth voting for'
  38. Grattan on Friday: Penalty rates – Shorten's own goal becomes Turnbull's political problem
  39. Politics podcast: Hugh Saddler on Australia's energy crisis
  40. Cutting Sunday penalty rates will hurt young people the most
  41. How do we keep gardening in the face of a changing climate?
  42. YouTube star PewDiePie rails against 'the media', but he's a part of it too now
  43. Sunday penalty rates cut opens new fight between government and opposition
  44. Explainer: how Australia decides who is a genuine refugee
  45. 'I can live with either one': Palestine, Israel and the two-state solution
  46. In the rooms of power and ordinary people, Bligh's banking appointment is a masterstroke
  47. Some brain training programs are backed by evidence. Here's how to pick them
  48. WA's decision to allow internet voting in state election is a very positive step
  49. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic contenders – and why Moonlight should win
  50. Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names

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