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Trumpian deswampification

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
imageReuters/Shannon Stapleton

Of all President-elect Donald Trump’s election promises, “draining the swamp” in Washington was one of the most popular. It is also likely to prove one of the most difficult to fulfil. Thinking about why tells us much about the nature of contemporary politics.

Even the incoming president’s biggest...

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Why iron is such an important part of your diet

  • Written by: Natalie Parletta (formerly Sinn), Senior Research Fellow and Dietitian/Nutritionist, University of South Australia
imageIron is contained in many vegetarian foods, and there are yummy ways to enhance how much you absorb. Shutterstock/Uber Images

According to the World Health Organisation, iron deficiency – a condition where your body doesn’t have enough of the mineral iron – is a global public health problem of “epidemic proportions”....

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Climate shenanigans at the ends of the Earth: why has sea ice gone haywire?

  • Written by: Nerilie Abram, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences; Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, Australian National University
imageSea ice covering the Arctic Ocean during the winter peak in February 2015.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

There is no doubt that 2016 has been a record-breaking year for Earth’s climate.

We will have to wait another couple of months for the final tally, but 2016 will be the hottest year in recorded history globally. Average...

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Density threatens liveability if we miss the big picture of how a city works

  • Written by: Diego Ramírez-Lovering, Head of the Department of Architecture, Monash University
imageThe rapid growth of Melbourne is threatening the very liveability that makes it attractive to so many people.Francisco Anzola/flickr, CC BY

Melbourne has been repeatedly awarded the accolade of world’s most liveable city. This is no doubt due in large part to the excellent public domain Melbourne offers. Its parks and leafy suburbs provide...

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  6. Exercise: motivation gets you started, but routine keeps you going
  7. What you need to know to understand risk estimates
  8. By framing secular society as a Christian creation, Hanson's revival goes beyond simple racism
  9. Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend
  10. Why artificial intelligence has not revolutionised healthcare... yet
  11. How to reduce your kitchen's impact on global warming
  12. Ten years of backflips over emissions trading leave climate policy in the lurch
  13. As its economy changes, China is starting to export its real estate ideas too
  14. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on working the new parliament
  15. Why give the Green Army its marching orders?
  16. Tiny desert mice could help save Australia's grasslands from invasion
  17. Australia is very average when it comes to maths and science performance – here's what needs to change
  18. Government calls for co-operation after hit with negative growth figure
  19. Why the next editor-in-chief at The Age should be a woman
  20. Why are the best shut out? The sorry saga of performing arts funding in Australia
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  22. Where are the women scientists, tech gurus and engineers in our films?
  23. Periodontitis: why we need a vaccine for gum disease
  24. Coalition regains ground in Newspoll
  25. Hold pornography to account – not education programs – for children's harmful sexual behaviour
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  30. Turnbull government rules out an emissions intensity scheme
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  32. FactCheck: Is Australia’s use of antibiotics in general practice 20% above the OECD average?
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  36. Twitter influences investor behaviour whether companies intend it to or not: new research
  37. Remembering Peter Corrigan: a life of movement, energy and integrity
  38. We don't need greater access to Nembutal to achieve good end-of-life care
  39. Australia’s human rights debate has always been political
  40. PISA results don’t look good, but before we panic let’s look at what we can learn from the latest test
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  43. Wings of desire, demise and adaptation: birds in Australian art
  44. First the word, then the deed: how an 'ethnocracy' like Australia works
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