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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament

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

In the final fortnight of the parliament for the year the government clinched some deals on major pieces of legislation. Michelle Grattan tells University of Canberra deputy vice-chancellor Frances Shannon that it was important for Malcolm Turnbull to get the bills that triggered the double-dissolution election through.

“Given the need to be...

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A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants

  • Written by: Susan Lawler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
imageRed crabs migrate across Christmas Island in their thousands each year. Ian Usher/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

Have you heard the one about the wasp that kills the bug that feeds the ants that kill the crabs that keep the forests healthy on Christmas Island?

If not, that’s because it hasn’t happened yet, but it is a tale worth telling.

In the...

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Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance

  • Written by: Maurizio Labbate, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney
imageTackling antimicrobial resistance relies on us tackling the interrelated areas of human, animal and environmental health.from www.shutterstock.com

The Australian federal government recently announced a national plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance with an approach encompassing the health and agriculture sectors.

Antimicrobial resistance occurs...

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Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check

  • Written by: Pamela Snow, Professor and Head, Rural Health School, La Trobe University
imageA phonics check could improve Australian literacy standards.www.shutterstock.com

In the face of unacceptably low literacy standards in Australian schools, the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) recently advocated a trial of the UK Phonics Screening Check (PSC) as one part of the solution.

A national PSC, similar to the program launched in the UK...

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  1. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  2. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  3. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  4. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  5. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  6. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  7. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  8. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  9. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  10. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  11. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  12. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  13. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  14. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  15. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  16. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  17. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  18. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  19. Why the world needs superheroes
  20. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  21. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  22. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
  23. Italy votes on constitutional reform but it may not be enough to save the economy
  24. ShapingSEQ regional plan gives 'stakeholders' a bigger say than citizens
  25. Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond
  26. Forget Silicon Valley, Finland's Slush is a celebration of Europe's tech ascendancy
  27. Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
  28. Our cities need to go on a resource diet
  29. How do we deal with the coming waves of climate change refugees?
  30. Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
  31. Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?
  32. Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election
  33. How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry
  34. Changing the date – and a state of mind – from the westerly edges
  35. Turnbull is happy to horse trade if it gets the nags over the line
  36. Why it’s now Labor’s turn to compromise on the backpacker tax
  37. Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review
  38. Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
  39. The great Australian plays: speaking ‘Orstyrlian’ in Rusty Bugles
  40. How Donald Trump won the 2016 meme wars
  41. Government response to Infrastructure Australia offers no grounds for optimism
  42. Turnbull government secures ABCC – but suffers sudden defeat on backpacker tax
  43. Full response from a spokesperson for Barnaby Joyce
  44. FactCheck: would backpackers be better off working in Australia than NZ, England or Canada?
  45. We should all beware a resurgent financial sector
  46. Latest Murray-Darling squabble sheds light on the plan's flaws
  47. Which sports are best for health and long life?
  48. Neither the ABC nor SBS have anything to fear from community forums
  49. What are the great Australian plays? Refining our theatre canon
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