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We need a better understanding of how we manage dogs to help them become better urban citizens

  • Written by Simon Carter, Research Fellow in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
imageEven within our homes dogs can be perceived as a nuisance.AAP/Mike Gee

Our cities are more densely packed than ever before, with people and their dogs living in smaller dwellings and vying for increasingly limited public space. The urban dog has an emerging political identity and, given its place as humanity’s “best friend”,...

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Can Facebook influence an election result?

  • Written by Michael Brand, A/Prof of Data Science, Monash University
imageShowing your voting support with a button can be more powerful on Facebook.Shutterstock/dfoto

Facebook was in hot water this May over allegations of a liberal bias in its “Trending” topics feature.

This was not the first time Facebook had been accused of covertly meddling with politics.

In 2012, Facebook took heat for tweaking the news...

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Trump and Clinton face off in first US presidential debate: experts respond

  • Written by Nicole Hemmer, Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageThe first presidential debate was marked by interruptions from Republican nominee Donald Trump.Reuters/Adrees Latif

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have met in the first of three presidential debates as the race to the White House heats up. The at-times-fiery encounter was marked by interruptions by the Republican nominee as the two candidates...

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Electricity infrastructure like Ausgrid is a safe bet for super funds

  • Written by Bernard Mees, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University

The latest bid for a share of the New South Wales electricity distributor, Ausgrid, from two big Australian superannuation funds is part of a wider investing trend where infrastructure is the new black.

AustralianSuper and IFM Investors announced an unsolicited offer of a reported A$10 billion after two much larger bids from Chinese interests were...

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More Articles ...

  1. Explainer: what is cystic fibrosis and how is it treated?
  2. One in two favour Muslim immigration ban? Beware the survey panel given an all-or-nothing choice
  3. Manuka honey may help prevent life-threatening urinary infections
  4. Productivity Commission stance has potential for social housing gains
  5. Who are Trump Voters? Social Sciencing the S**t out of Yard Signs
  6. The burglar as architectural critic?
  7. Birds, bees and bugs: your garden is an ecosystem, and it needs looking after
  8. Explainer: why blackface (and brownface) offend
  9. The robots are polarising how we consume news – and that's how we like it
  10. We're capable of infinite memory, but where in the brain is it stored, and what parts help retrieve it?
  11. From chickens and pickles to iSnack 2.0: the trends behind the brand names you remember
  12. The Memory Code: how oral cultures memorise so much information
  13. It’s not all about the president: why November's congressional elections matter too
  14. Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
  15. Same-sex marriage manoeuvring has become a charade
  16. Backpacker tax due to go to cabinet
  17. Converting HTML to Markdown with Upmark
  18. Full response from Jacqui Lambie
  19. The off-topic Conversation #108
  20. FactCheck Q A: are one in three age pensioners living under the poverty line?
  21. Review: barrangal dyara (skin and bones) was made flesh
  22. 'Syria: Always Beautiful' – can tourism be a force for peace?
  23. Clinton-Trump tied! But here's why you should ignore the polls
  24. Are we finally about to get a global agreement on aviation emissions?
  25. Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before cars
  26. Illegal phoenix activity is costing us billions – here's how it could be stemmed
  27. Guide to the classics: Christina Stead's The Beauties and Furies
  28. The emotion centre is the oldest part of the human brain: why is mood so important?
  29. What brain regions control our language? And how do we know this?
  30. Sixty years on, the Maralinga bomb tests remind us not to put security over safety
  31. The science is in: gardening is good for you
  32. Public support for climate action on the up after dark days: Climate Institute survey
  33. The real lesson from South Australia's electricity 'crisis': we need better climate policy
  34. Closing Victoria's Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
  35. Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education
  36. Australian companies have more work to do on tax transparency
  37. Old vs New: the next generation of the space industry
  38. Social media can damage body image – here's how to counteract it
  39. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
  40. Not conservative, reactionary: The flawed case against same-sex marriage
  41. A New Democratic Enlightenment?
  42. How heterosexual couples are protesting marriage inequality
  43. Will the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts get everyone to protect their passwords?
  44. Let's meet in the middle on schools funding, not continue the trench warfare
  45. What do the newspapers _really_ tell us about the lock hospital histories?
  46. Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
  47. The internet helps us translate 'social capital' to economic benefits
  48. The price of connection: 'surveillance capitalism'
  49. Suspending welfare payments unlikely to boost school attendance
  50. Banks can target service before sales to avoid a banking royal commission
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