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A New Politics of Time

  • Written by John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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There’s a widespread belief that actually existing democracies are in the grip of a fast-paced world dominated by breaking news and all things instant. The following contribution sets out to question this belief. It takes readers on a time journey. It sets out to probe the meaning of time, and explains why time has a malleable...

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ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports

  • Written by Geoffrey Brooks, Professor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology

Senator Xenophon deserves a Christmas card from the nation’s steelmakers, after his negotiation with the government to deliver their Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) legislation. The deal saw significant changes made to government procurement rules.

The changes require that companies bidding for government projects worth...

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Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times

  • Written by Oliver Watts, Lecturer, Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney
imageValda Wilson as Theodora: a triumph.© Robert Catto/Pinchgut Opera

Art has an ability to conflate the past, the present and the future; it does not follow the strictures of linear history. Pinchgut Opera’s Theodora, a George Handel oratorio of 1750, was the most contemporary creative work that I have seen this year.

Many are sick of the...

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Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment

  • Written by Charlotte Oskam, Lecturer, Murdoch University
imageWe don't know if Lyme disease bacteria exists in Australia but we know people are getting sick.from www.shutterstock.com.au

For the past 20 years, a debate about the presence of Lyme disease caused by ticks transmitting a specific group of bacteria has resulted in often intense and confused media attention in Australia. While some claim the...

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  1. South Australia's reasons for voting down euthanasia go against the evidence
  2. Great Barrier Reef report to UN shows the poor progress on water quality
  3. Three ways to boost science performance in Australian schools
  4. On the pleasure of smoking
  5. Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016
  6. Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication
  7. Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year
  8. Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis
  9. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament
  10. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants
  11. Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
  12. Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check
  13. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  14. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  15. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  16. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  17. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  18. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  19. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  20. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  21. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  22. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  23. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  24. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  25. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  26. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  27. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  28. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  29. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  30. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  31. Why the world needs superheroes
  32. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  33. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  34. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
  35. Italy votes on constitutional reform but it may not be enough to save the economy
  36. ShapingSEQ regional plan gives 'stakeholders' a bigger say than citizens
  37. Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond
  38. Forget Silicon Valley, Finland's Slush is a celebration of Europe's tech ascendancy
  39. Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
  40. Our cities need to go on a resource diet
  41. How do we deal with the coming waves of climate change refugees?
  42. Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
  43. Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?
  44. Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election
  45. How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry
  46. Changing the date – and a state of mind – from the westerly edges
  47. Turnbull is happy to horse trade if it gets the nags over the line
  48. Why it’s now Labor’s turn to compromise on the backpacker tax
  49. Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review
  50. Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money

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