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Brexit rocks Australian sharemarket, worse to come

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Assistant Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
Professor Richard Holden talks about the economic impact of Brexit. The Conversation18.2 MB(download)

The UK has voted to leave the European Union but even before all the votes were counted volatility made its way across Asian markets and to Australia.

The S&P ASX200 has finished 3.3% down at the close, wiping off approximately...

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Stella’s Girls Write Up tells kids good writing starts with having something to say

  • Written by: Camilla Nelson, Senior Lecturer in Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia

Clementine Ford is no stranger to speaking out. This makes her a near-perfect poster person for the Stella’s schools program and their latest project Girls Write Up – a day-long wordfest and workshop for high school students – held for the first time this week to sell-out crowds in Sydney and Melbourne.

It quickly became apparent...

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Brexit stage right: what Britain's decision to leave the EU means for Australia

  • Written by: Ben Wellings, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
imageTime for Australia to make new friends in Europe.Reuters/Toby Melville

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has opened a fundamental crack in the western world. Australia’s relationship with the United Kingdom is grounded in the UK’s relationship with the EU.

Given Australia’s strong and enduring ties with the UK...

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Post-plebiscite conscience vote on same-sex marriage is not the risk

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull would be fully aware that an attempt to bind ministers on same-sex marriage would cause more trouble than it is worth.AAP/Lukas Coch

Is it a problem that, according to Malcolm Turnbull, cabinet members would get a free vote on legislation enacting same-sex marriage after a successful plebiscite?

If it is – and the logic...

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  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Medicare scare campaign
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  8. Not only do youth vote, they also represent their own
  9. Vital Signs: world markets wait for Brexit vote
  10. Robots are moving in to our homes, but there's no killer app
  11. Boondoggles, bellwethers and poli-tic-al parasites: revisiting political expressions
  12. Is there any hope for gambling reform in a new parliament?
  13. What do the Liberal and Labor election health promises mean for you?
  14. Australia's youth unemployment policy needs to be seen as a hand up, not a hand out
  15. Power to the people: how communities can help meet our renewable energy goals
  16. Friday essay: When Manet met Degas
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  18. Kitchen Science: beyond the sweetness of sugar
  19. Grattan on Friday: is Malcolm Turnbull inoculated against Labor's Medicare scare?
  20. There is more agreement between the parties on higher ed than slogans suggest
  21. It’s all about the money, honey
  22. Witless white noise, virulent ugliness: Brexit debate plays out its last scenes
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  24. Report urges India to allow overseas universities to open up campuses
  25. Uber, entrepreneur social ? Sans doute. L’ubérisation ? Pas forcément
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  42. Referendum Day in the Dis-United Kingdom
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