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Shorten shoots down plebiscite

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

Bill Shorten has now signalled he will kill the same-sex marriage plebiscite, but he seems determined to make it a slow death.

As Shorten departed on Wednesday for Canada and the United States, Labor sources said he was expected to recommend to caucus that the opposition vote against the legislation to set up the February 11 plebiscite. After...

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To get young people into work, we first need to understand how the workplace is changing

  • Written by Lucas Walsh, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Staff), Faculty of Education, Monash University
imageIn 2015, one in five Australians aged between 16 and 24 spent at least a year out of employment, education or training.Julian Smith/AAP

The release of the OECD report, Investing in Youth - Australia, highlights persistent struggles faced by many young people in Australia.

This analysis of youth policies related to education, training, social and...

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Despite the funding cut, ARENA's glass is still half full – here's how to spend the money

  • Written by Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will suffer a A$500 million funding cut, after being saved from a far worse fate during negotiations over the government’s proposed budget savings package. So does this mean the ARENA funding glass is half full, or half empty?

The 2014 Abbott/Hockey budget aimed to destroy ARENA altogether....

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Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?

  • Written by Betty Chaar, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
imageLegalisation of cannabis for therapeutic use is happening slowly in Australia. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Cannabis has a long history, and its misuse hangs over it like a dark shadow.

Cannabis is used recreationally for its euphoriant effects. But it also has the potential for effective therapeutic use. With mounting evidence for its medicinal...

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