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Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016

  • Written by Giovanni Navarria, Associate, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
imageMatteo Renzi selfieWikipedia, CC BY-NC

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.

This essay is the fifth of a five-part series dedicated to Italy’s recent...

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Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication

  • Written by Olaf Werder, Lecturer in Health Communication, University of Sydney
imageSo much to say, but who's paying attention?Flickr/jordan, CC BY-NC-ND

In a world of mass communication and social media, people seem prepared to share their opinion on almost any subject.

When it comes to remembering a conversation you were involved in, in most cases the deciding factor is the contribution you made to that conversation, according to...

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Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year

  • Written by Nick Economou, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
imageParliament has closed for the Christmas break after a turbulent year.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Federal parliament has finished for 2016, capped off by a rush of deal-making on key government policies. Three of our experts look back on a messy, busy year of running the country.

Nick Economou, Monash University

This was the year in which Prime Minister Malcolm...

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Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis

  • Written by Matthew Busch, PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

Asian currencies hit a seven year low in November, on Donald Trump’s election and the potential for his policies to spur US inflation and bond yields. Investors who fanned out across emerging markets in recent years are now bringing their money back to America.

The steep drops, and the seeming inability of some central banks to do much about...

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