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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the census debacle

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

University of Canberra acting vice-chancellor Frances Shannon and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the census debacle, Peter Dutton’s refusal to further investigate the implications of the leak of the Nauru files, Glenn Stevens' strong speech on tackling budget repair, the delay in the Indigenous recognition...

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'No More Hunger' Games: if only we cared about the real-world Liveability Olympics

  • Written by: Brendan Barrett, Research Fellow/Research Coordinator, UN Global Compact Cities Programme, RMIT University
imageUrban planning was once an Olympic event, although the first gold medal – awarded to Germany's Alfred Hensel for the Nuremberg stadium – turned out to be an unfortunate choice.

Influenced by the Rio Olympics, I am really proud that the City of Melbourne is going to win the equivalent of a silver (or maybe bronze) medal in the 2016 E...

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Western democracy needs humility to step beyond its own shadow

  • Written by: Christopher Hobson, Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century. This is part two of an essay on humility’s value for democracy in dark times. Read part one here.


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Standardised curriculums in Indian universities are not helping to improve academic quality

  • Written by: Ranjit Goswami, Vice-Chancelllor, RK University
imageLow attainment levels are presenting universities with big challenges.from www.shutterstock.com

Standardised curriculums adopted by many universities in India are not helping to raise students' academic outcomes.

Over-regulation in the Indian higher education sector has led regulators like the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council...

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  1. The legacy of Glenn Stevens in three lessons
  2. Just for you: how to create sounds that only you can hear in a venue
  3. The $8.2 billion water bill to clean up the Barrier Reef by 2025 – and where to start
  4. Vital Signs: US scores while Australia struggles
  5. NAPLAN data is not comparable across school years
  6. Higher, faster, stronger: Olympic athletics by numbers
  7. Cutting to numb the pain of sex abuse: interviews with young women in drug treatment
  8. Friday essay: reflections on the idea of a common humanity
  9. How temporary migration is changing Australia – and the world
  10. Root of census failures say badly done IBM and ABS. Still down for some.
  11. Grattan on Friday: There's seldom been a harder time to get things done
  12. Ausgrid: electricity decision fails to shock
  13. Changing state-owned enterprises provide less cause for Chinese investment fears
  14. Going for... green? Why Rio's swimming pools are changing colour
  15. Stopping land clearing and replanting trees could help keep Australia cool in a warmer future
  16. Morrison blocks Chinese bids for NSW power grid
  17. A solution to antibiotic resistance may have been under our noses all along
  18. Why Australian women over 55 aren't exactly enjoying the time of their lives
  19. Angry Turnbull flags heads will roll over census disaster
  20. Explainer: what makes a winning swimmer?
  21. Companions of Earth: minimoons, quasi-satellites and horseshoes
  22. All hail the bookshop: survivor against the odds
  23. Will Chinese investment sacrifice Ukraine's dreams of democracy to economic needs?
  24. The Galileo gambit and other stories: the three main tactics of climate denial
  25. Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife
  26. The curious incentives and consequences of negative gearing
  27. Science or snake oil? Do the enduring Hydroxycut weight-loss products work?
  28. Homosexuality and the Olympic movement: towards better Games
  29. Incest: why is 'worst of the worst' abuse so often ignored?
  30. Meme wars: Lush, Hillary Clinton and graffiti on Instagram
  31. Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we're finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows
  32. Reserve Bank governor calls for hard talk about budget repair
  33. Did the Census really suffer a denial-of-service 'attack'?
  34. Nauru abuse reports warrant urgent action to protect children in offshore detention
  35. Putting audiences, as well as actors, in the hot seat
  36. People have lost faith in privatisation and it's easy to see why
  37. Turnbull to Australians: your census data is safe despite attack
  38. With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?
  39. Weekly Dose: triptans, drugs that relieve migraine but only if taken at the right time
  40. Drowning by averages: did the ABS miscalculate the Census load?
  41. Explainer: what is age-related macular degeneration?
  42. Andrew Bolt and ACMA: should 'hyperbole' get in the way of accuracy?
  43. Census website cracks after 'malicious' attack by hackers
  44. Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS
  45. Natural selection may be the answer to the cancer riddle, but can we beat evolution?
  46. Are the Rio 2016 Games a true measure of Australia's Winning Edge?
  47. More than fun: capitalising sport’s social goods
  48. Business Briefing: the big bucks of broadcasting the Olympics
  49. Rigs to reefs: is it better to leave disused oil platforms where they stand?
  50. Words stripped of meaning: a guide to linguistic spam

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