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Second revealed Yahoo hack means it really is time to delete your Yahoo account

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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To paraphrase Oscar Wilde; to have all of your user accounts hacked once may be regarded as a misfortune, but to have it happen again looks like gross carelessness. Yahoo not only announced that the details of one billion user accounts had been stolen by unknown hackers in August 2013, but it really didn’t...

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US election final results: how Trump won

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
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At the US election held on 8 November, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by 306 Electoral Votes (EVs), to 232 EVs for Hillary Clinton. While this seems a convincing victory, Trump won four states by 1.2% or less: Florida (29 EVs), Pennsylvania (20 EVs), Wisconsin (10 EVs) and Michigan (16 EVs). Had these states been won by...

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War and Democracy in the Age of Trump

  • Written by: John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus once observed that Persian rulers indulged the habit of getting drunk when making important decisions. When sober and sensible next morning, their custom was to reconsider their decision, and either stick to it, or revise or reject it outright. They had another method of decision-making, he noted: they took...

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Indonesia's PISA results show need to use education resources more efficiently

  • Written by: Arnaldo Pellini, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute

Indonesia’s result in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA 2015 report, shows some improvements in the skills of students. In particular, girls are performing better than boys in all subjects: science, literacy, mathematics. They are significantly better in reading.

From 72 countries and economies reviewed every...

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  6. FactCheck: Are Australians paying twice as much for electricity as Americans?
  7. Full response from Craig Kelly
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  9. Franchises shouldn't share responsibilities for stuff-ups
  10. Getting smarter about city lights is good for us and nature too
  11. How to choose the best NBN plan for your needs
  12. Indonesia should make land acquisitions more transparent and participative
  13. Climate change played a role in Australia's hottest October and Tasmania's big dry in 2015
  14. Infographic: climate change and 2015's year of wild weather
  15. NSW bail laws mean well but are landing homeless kids in prison
  16. Friday essay: can looking at art make for better doctors?
  17. Book review: Do we live in A Fortunate Universe?
  18. Vital Signs: Treasurer Morrison is about to face a reality check
  19. How to be a healthy user of social media
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  21. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 12
  22. Grattan on Friday: Big issues out of Malcolm Turnbull's reach
  23. Blocking access to illegal file-share websites won't stop illegal downloading
  24. Indonesia and Australia are sleeping ocean superpowers
  25. Server down: what caused the ATO systems to crash
  26. Here's looking at: black ground, 1989 by Judy Watson
  27. As we head into the time of Trump, we need to rethink our foreign policy
  28. Podemos find itself caught between the battle lines of Spanish politics
  29. PBO report shows blowout in cost of the government's loans to the NBN
  30. Politics podcast: Chris Richardson on the state of the Australian economy
  31. Euthanasia and palliative sedation are distinct concepts – intent matters
  32. Speaking with: Serial's Julie Snyder about making groundbreaking podcasts
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  34. Aleppo’s fall marks a turning point, not the end of the Syrian war
  35. Trump presidency presents challenges and opportunities for the environment
  36. Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
  37. 'Big government' hurts growth? It's not as simple as that
  38. Why every generation feels entitled
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  40. Academics must work at building public trust in their expertise
  41. Rising power bills signal the end of an era for Australia's electricity grid
  42. A prescription for porn: should sex therapists recommend pornography to patients?
  43. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 11
  44. New solicitor-general wins plaudits
  45. Thomas Schelling: the legacy of a master strategist
  46. Business Briefing: when robots and customers meet
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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