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Turnbull believes in timely disclosure of donations – just not his

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

During his Wednesday appearance at the National Press Club Malcolm Turnbull observed he was not a “political animal” like some of his opponents.

He meant it as a virtue – he was extolling his pragmatism on energy policy. But he failed, to his detriment, to show a political nose on something closer to home.

Having agreed that it...

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When the drugs don’t work: how we can turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance

  • Written by: Roisin McMahon, Researcher, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
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A new report by the Australian Academy of Science has called for the Australian government to take immediate action to counter the growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, a problem known as antimicrobial resistance. The paper particularly highlights addressing shortfalls in research funding, food labelling and collaborations between...

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Enough with the Doctor Who gender debate – it's time

  • Written by: Liz Giuffre, Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
imageJoanna Lumley (briefly) played the Doctor in 1999 Comedy Relief special The Curse of Fatal Death.Youtube

The Doctor is a 900(ish) year old alien with two hearts, at least 12 different faces and the ability to travel through all of time and space. So why is it so hard to imagine the Doctor as a woman?

Peter Capaldi’s decision to leave Doctor...

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