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Explainer: the nine swing states that will decide the next US president

  • Written by David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageDonald Trump has staged mass rallies in swing states in Florida as election day nears.Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

US presidential elections are not decided by direct popular vote. Each state is allocated a certain number of votes in the 538-member Electoral College, and the winner of each state gets that state’s votes.

Most states are safely in the...

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DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians

  • Written by Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
imageProfessor Eske Willerslev talks to Aboriginal elders in the Kalgoorlie area in southwestern Australia.Preben Hjort, Mayday Film

Understanding the history of Aboriginal Australians, their origins and how their population changed over some 50,000-plus years has always been an enormous challenge.

Many Aboriginal people have their own origin stories....

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What is infant reflux and will it get better?

  • Written by Kirsten Thompson, Senior clinical lecturer, University of Western Australia
imageWhy can't babies easily keep their food down like we can?from www.shutterstock.com.au

Gastro-oesophageal reflux is a condition that affects up to half of all babies under three months of age.

It can happen multiple times a day, particularly after feeds. It happens when food is swallowed into the stomach, but then regurgitates back into the...

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Explainer: what is fat studies?

  • Written by Deborah Lupton, Centenary Research Professor, University of Canberra
imageFat studies is challenging the way that fat human bodies are portrayed and treated.Shutterstock

Fat studies is an academic area of research and scholarship. It’s not about fat as a dietary substance, but rather about fat human bodies. Fat studies is an interdisciplinary field, combining perspectives and research methods from the humanities...

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  1. It takes a community to raise a startup
  2. Turnbull to UN: Climate change threatens 'the future of generations'
  3. No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
  4. Business Briefing: we're overusing and underestimating 'disruption'
  5. FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign-owned?
  6. Weekly Dose: LSD – dangerous, mystical or therapeutic?
  7. Resettlement is the test for Malcolm Turnbull on refugees
  8. In an age of rhetoric, Australian politics is missing the American flair
  9. The view from inside the Beltway
  10. Gen Y carers don't want a free ride, so welfare reform shouldn't single them out
  11. Sydney Metro's Sydenham-to-Bankstown line – nirvana or nightmare?
  12. Did the suicide rate decrease during Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage?
  13. Acknowledge the brutal history of Indigenous health care – for healing
  14. How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
  15. Turnbull announces a new refugee plan, but will it solve the crisis?
  16. Introduce eggs and peanuts early in infants' diets to reduce the risk of allergies
  17. If the normal rules of political engagement don't apply, how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  18. Costly choices: how well will Trump or Clinton manage the Australia-US alliance?
  19. ASIC company data should be open and free – even Malcolm Turnbull agrees
  20. Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn't fair
  21. We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space
  22. Create to regenerate: cities tap into talent for urban renewal
  23. Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?
  24. If no plebiscite, settle same-sex marriage in parliament: poll
  25. Common Australian mosquitoes can't spread Zika
  26. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?
  27. Could Clinton win Utah?
  28. 'Not fit to be president': Hillary Clinton and our problem with older women
  29. If you love me, don’t feed me bacon
  30. The future of the US Supreme Court is at stake no matter who wins in November
  31. Migrants are sacrificing their working rights because of greedy governments
  32. Perspectives on migrants distorted by politics of prejudice
  33. From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces
  34. Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution
  35. Invasive predators are eating the world's animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home
  36. Gold Coast light rail study helps put a figure on value capture's funding potential
  37. Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
  38. To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
  39. Explainer: what are cataracts?
  40. Academics are unhappy – it's time to transform our troubled university system
  41. The OzAsia Festival is young and confident – here are the shows to watch
  42. Barnaby Joyce's challenge: applying the whip to the Nationals' whip
  43. FactCheck Q A: Is Australia one of the few countries worldwide to accept foreign political donations?
  44. Can an app help us find mindfulness in today's busy high-tech world?
  45. FactCheck Q A: would the Constitution need to be changed to ban political donations from unions?
  46. Health Check: how do I know if I drink too much?
  47. The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities
  48. To cut urban sprawl, we need quality infill housing displays to win over the public
  49. The silencing of the seas: how our oceans are going quiet
  50. Australia's educational policies both embody and entrench low expectations of students
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