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Donald Trump's ban will have lasting and damaging impacts on the world's refugees

  • Written by: Phil Orchard, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies and International Relations; Research Director at the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, The University of Queensland
imageDonald Trump's justification for a temporary ban on refugees is to improve US security measures.EPA/Pete Marovich

US President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration fundamentally alters decades of bipartisan US practice. It blocks immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries, and stops all refugee resettlement for at least...

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Destroying research embryos within 14 days limits chance of medical breakthroughs

  • Written by: Patrick Foong, Lecturer, Law, Swinburne University of Technology

Californian scientists recently grew the first human-pig embryos, and Japanese scientists say they’ve grown a replacement pancreas for a mouse inside a rat.

Scientists envision these grown organs herald a new era for drug testing and can help understand early human development. The developments pave the way for a future where transplant...

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Senior female bankers don't conform to stereotypes and are just as ready to take risks

  • Written by: Elizabeth Sheedy, Associate Professor - Financial Risk Management, Macquarie University
imageWomen in senior positions at banks are just as likely to take risks as their male colleagues.www.shutterstock.com

There’s a popular theory called the “Lehman Sisters Hypothesis” that says well known bank failures (like the Lehman Brothers collapse) wouldn’t have happened if there were more female staff in management. Our...

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America has never been truly isolationist, and Trump isn't either

  • Written by: David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageInterventionism, not isolationism, is the norm in US foreign policy – and Donald Trump's rise will not change that.Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Donald Trump is often called an “isolationist”. Some commentators argue he has revived a dormant isolationist tradition that goes all the way back to the Revolution.

His slogan “America...

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  2. When the heat is on, we need city-wide plans to keep cool
  3. Let's face it, first impressions count online
  4. Trump gives Turnbull refugee deal green light but government provides no detail
  5. The future of stem cells: tackling hype versus hope
  6. Facebook's support for USB security keys is a good move and one others should follow
  7. Is it OK to punch Nazis?
  8. What is the Doomsday Clock and why should we keep track of the time?
  9. In Australia, land of the 'fair go', not everyone gets an equal slice of the pie
  10. Can machines really tell us if we're sick?
  11. Sex, death and del kathryn barton
  12. A housing affordability crisis in regional Australia? Yes, and here's why
  13. Calling deep sea species 'monsters' may harm their conservation
  14. “No smoking” in music lyrics? Sorry, count me out
  15. Trump's arrival means it's time for Australia to review our relationship – and perhaps learn to say 'no'
  16. No longer tied to Britain, Australia is still searching for its place in the world
  17. Friday essay: transgenderism in film and literature
  18. Why are we more likely to get cancer as we age?
  19. Older people still have sex, but it's the intimacy and affection that matters more
  20. How to tell if your child's educational needs are being met at school
  21. Australia needs precision tools in drafting trade agreements, not a sledgehammer
  22. Grattan on Friday: 2017 will test whether Turnbull can rise above times that do not suit him
  23. What if there was nothing Trump could do to stop the clean energy revolution?
  24. Scientists may have proven women are better at multitasking than men
  25. Six tips to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy
  26. Throw a veggie pattie on the barbie this Australia Day
  27. Welcome to Australia, a land of creatures out to kill you... maybe
  28. Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of celebration and contestation
  29. Parrot pie and possum curry – how colonial Australians embraced native food
  30. 'Australian' enough to be a hero?
  31. Push for a Commonwealth trading bloc further politicises free trade
  32. Heart disease: what happens when the ticker wears and tears
  33. Arthritis isn't just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
  34. More lessons on fintech to come for Scott Morrison
  35. Australian cinema for Australia Day
  36. Explainer: the rules for shooting on film sets
  37. Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?
  38. Is 'clean coal' power the answer to Australia's emissions targets?
  39. Speaking with: Nicole Cook on union 'green bans', housing affordability and the Sirius building
  40. Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last
  41. Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrate
  42. There's no point to Australia's push to ratify the TPP
  43. More police won't necessarily lead to better outcomes on family violence – here's what we need
  44. What next for the anti-Trump protesters?
  45. The Australian history boom has busted, but there's hope it may boom again
  46. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  47. The markers of everyday racism in Australia
  48. Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport
  49. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  50. Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study

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