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Senate to inquire into Nauru and Manus Island

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

The Senate has set up an inquiry into the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru and Manus Island, to report by late March next year.

The inquiry, supported by Labor, Greens and several crossbenchers (the three from the Nick Xenophon Team, Derryn Hinch, and Jacqui Lambie) was carried 35-27 and will be done by the Senate’s legal and...

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On the life of an adjective

  • Written by Kevin Brophy, Professor of Creative writing, University of Melbourne

Adjectives have always been out there, mobs of them pressing on the outside walls, their faces against the windows, their shoulders at the doors. They just want to be inside close to all the nouns that have gathered indoors over the years.

imageAdjectives can spur furious debate: people can perceive this dress as white and gold or blue and black.Tumblr

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Fifteen years on from 9/11, we calculated the true cost to business

  • Written by Gabriele Suder, Principal Fellow, Faculty of Business & Economics/Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne

The costs of global terrorism on business go beyond the destruction caused in the attacks, to impact the value of brands and supply chains for products, new research shows. It can also give a competitive edge to some companies while destroying others.

In the 15 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, terrorism and its tragic consequences...

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When political self-interest decides donations rules, what chance reform in the public interest?

  • Written by Colleen Lewis, Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
imageMalcolm Turnbull has suggested the political donations issue is complex.EPA/Made Nagi

Amid debate over Labor senator Sam Dastyari accepting A$1,600 from a Chinese company to cover a travel bill, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week put forward some proposals to reform Australia’s federal political donations regime.

This was an attempt by...

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  1. Health Check: can vitamins supplement a poor diet?
  2. The off-topic Conversation #107
  3. Blame game as government forced to filibuster to fill Senate work gap
  4. Why moving out public housing tenants is a tragedy for Millers Point and for Sydney
  5. Retraction: why we removed an article about Chinese donations
  6. Phew! New Urban Agenda clears last hurdle before Habitat III
  7. Are refugee and migrant diasporas the missing piece of the development puzzle?
  8. Soft power and the institutionalisation of influence
  9. Road user charging belongs on the political agenda as the best answer for congestion management
  10. Free speech and the media are too often in a marriage of convenience
  11. Explainer: what is free speech?
  12. A history of failed reform: why Australia needs a banking royal commission
  13. To really tackle corporate tax evasion we need a public register
  14. Here’s looking at: Mike Parr’s Jackson Pollock the Female
  15. How does ice use affect families and what can they do?
  16. Ancient life in Greenland and the search for life on Mars
  17. Do arts teachers have to be artists?
  18. The fossil fuel divestment game is getting bigger, thanks to the smaller players
  19. What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world
  20. Boyer Lectures: Episode 2 – Give every child the best start
  21. Why Australia needs a Chief Artist
  22. The tragedy of Eaten Fish, the award-winning cartoonist on Manus Island
  23. It's not easy keeping the Paralympics a level playing field, but the current system is the best there is
  24. One in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals
  25. What are the attributes needed to be a successful sporting leader?
  26. Countering the claims about Australia's Aboriginal number systems
  27. Company results wrap: weighing up the risks behind the profits of Australia's big four banks
  28. Dastyari dilemma – the attraction of strangers bearing gifts
  29. A US$24b summit about a staircase: lessons for Germany and the 2017 G20 leaders
  30. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's first year in office
  31. He may have insulted Obama, but Duterte held up a long-hidden looking glass to the US
  32. Could Islamic State's new threats against Australia show its bark is now worse than its bite?
  33. Viewpoints: do foreigners have more freedom to invest in Australia than in almost any other country?
  34. Vital Signs: scrape below the surface and the economy doesn't look so good
  35. Friday essay: Svetlana Alexeviech didn't make it to the Royal Commission
  36. Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn't the answer to preventing drug use
  37. Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics
  38. Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works?
  39. EcoCheck: the Grampians are struggling with drought and deluge
  40. Grattan on Friday: A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job
  41. The limit of labels: ethical food is more than consumer choice
  42. The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
  43. Apple is losing the innovation game, it can't trap users anymore
  44. Renewables are getting cheaper all the time – here's why
  45. Our i18n Workflow
  46. Welcome Back!
  47. Urban food systems may be just a 'side dish' at Habitat III
  48. Indulge me this: how not to read Daniel Dennett’s comments on philosophy and self-indulgence
  49. Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
  50. Just how great a tennis player is Serena Williams?
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