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Public won't back a 'politicians' republic', so Turnbull needs to offer a better model

  • Written by Gregory Melleuish, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong
imageMalcolm Turnbull is now more circumspect when it comes to the matter of an Australian republic. AAP/Dan Himbrechts

The word republic has many meanings – but they can probably be reduced to two.

The first simply means a political order in which there is no king or queen at its apex. The Romans who invented the term res publica (public matter)...

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Blame game rages as Culleton quits Pauline Hanson's One Nation

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

Biting insults have been exchanged as Western Australian senator Rod Culleton splits from Pauline Hanson, ahead of the High Court determining whether he will be turfed from parliament.

Culleton accused Hanson of “public rants” against him; she said he had been “a pain in my backside”.

The break is not unexpected –...

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What is rumbling Australia's economy ahead of MYEFO

  • Written by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University
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The Turnbull government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) takes place in a dramatically different environment from 2015-16.

The dual shocks of Brexit, and the promulgation of a protectionist Trump administration in 2017, present major challenges to the global economy. In late 2015, few predicted either of these scenarios...

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The global road-building explosion is shattering nature

  • Written by Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
imageTimber stockpiled along a logging road.Day Edryshov/Shutterstock

If you asked a friend to name the worst human threat to nature, what would they say? Global warming? Overhunting? Habitat fragmentation?

A new study suggests it is in fact road-building.

“Road-building” might sound innocuous, like “house maintenance” – or...

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  1. Summer reading list: ten best children's books of 2016
  2. Seven reasons we play lotto – even though we know we probably won't win the jackpot
  3. A short history of three very famous Christmas carols
  4. Digging for cosmic gold: the hunt for dark matter at the bottom of a gold mine
  5. Change Agents: Alex Wodak and Lucy Haslam on the push to legalise medicinal cannabis
  6. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 13
  7. Turnbull says republic is a slow burner – and he's not turning up the gas
  8. Will Trump be a tyrant, and how will we tell? Some classical pointers
  9. Second revealed Yahoo hack means it really is time to delete your Yahoo account
  10. US election final results: how Trump won
  11. War and Democracy in the Age of Trump
  12. Indonesia's PISA results show need to use education resources more efficiently
  13. Kevin Rudd: reflections on a troubled country and a troubled world
  14. Remembering Shirley Hazzard: 'art is the only afterlife of which we have evidence'
  15. There are a few gaping holes in the proposals to beef up ASIC
  16. Can you tell fact from fiction? Take The Conversation 2016 FactCheck quiz to find out
  17. The price is not right: how much is too much for a beer at sporting events?
  18. FactCheck: Are Australians paying twice as much for electricity as Americans?
  19. Full response from Craig Kelly
  20. Social media shots affect body image because we only show our best side
  21. Franchises shouldn't share responsibilities for stuff-ups
  22. Getting smarter about city lights is good for us and nature too
  23. How to choose the best NBN plan for your needs
  24. Indonesia should make land acquisitions more transparent and participative
  25. Climate change played a role in Australia's hottest October and Tasmania's big dry in 2015
  26. Infographic: climate change and 2015's year of wild weather
  27. NSW bail laws mean well but are landing homeless kids in prison
  28. Friday essay: can looking at art make for better doctors?
  29. Book review: Do we live in A Fortunate Universe?
  30. Vital Signs: Treasurer Morrison is about to face a reality check
  31. How to be a healthy user of social media
  32. Lack of education doubles the chance of heart attack and stroke
  33. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 12
  34. Grattan on Friday: Big issues out of Malcolm Turnbull's reach
  35. Blocking access to illegal file-share websites won't stop illegal downloading
  36. Indonesia and Australia are sleeping ocean superpowers
  37. Server down: what caused the ATO systems to crash
  38. Here's looking at: black ground, 1989 by Judy Watson
  39. As we head into the time of Trump, we need to rethink our foreign policy
  40. Podemos find itself caught between the battle lines of Spanish politics
  41. PBO report shows blowout in cost of the government's loans to the NBN
  42. Politics podcast: Chris Richardson on the state of the Australian economy
  43. Euthanasia and palliative sedation are distinct concepts – intent matters
  44. Speaking with: Serial's Julie Snyder about making groundbreaking podcasts
  45. How to pick an ethically raised ham this Christmas
  46. Aleppo’s fall marks a turning point, not the end of the Syrian war
  47. Trump presidency presents challenges and opportunities for the environment
  48. Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
  49. 'Big government' hurts growth? It's not as simple as that
  50. Why every generation feels entitled
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