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Shorten plays Facebook game, telling people to hit Like

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

The innovative online debate was a livelier affair than the turn-off one at the National Press Club earlier in the campaign, though not a big moment of the campaign.

It was Bill Shorten who was the nimbler on the night. Malcolm Turnbull seemed more stuck on his old lines, certainly immediately disobeying the request of moderator Joe Hildebrand for...

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ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, May 2016

  • Written by Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
imageAAP/Lukas Coch

We’re now well into the federal election season, and of course this is reflected in the Twitter-based news sharing activities captured in the Australian Twitter News Index as well. But – because as in previous elections the general public tends to fully connect with the campaign only in the final weeks before election day...

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A new normal, as Basslink finally resumes

  • Written by Mike Sandiford, Professor of Geology, University of Melbourne

Without much fanfare, Basslink resumed operation this week for the first time in almost 6 months. Basslink is Tasmania’s proverbial umbilical cord - a 500 megawatt submarine HVDC cable that connects to the mainland providing both electrical power and data exchange. Its failure back in December last year resulted in an unprecedented energy...

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Cattle 'sledgehammering' in Vietnam raises yet more questions over live export

  • Written by Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland

Recent revelations about the sledgehammering to death of what seem to be Australian cattle in Vietnam provide further evidence of the government’s inability to control how exported livestock are slaughtered overseas.

An Animals Australia investigation reported by ABC’s 7.30 showed what are reportedly Australian cattle being slaughtered...

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  1. From the Queen of Sheba to Jeffrey Smart: how art shaped Bruce Beresford
  2. The problem with reinforced concrete
  3. Spiny crayfish and their flatworm friends: an ancient partnership revealed
  4. Uncapping of university places achieved what it set out to do. So why is it dubbed a policy failure?
  5. Vital Signs: an election in Australia, a key poll in the UK, all lead to uncertainty
  6. Both parties to launch in western Sydney, the symbolic heartland of uncommitted but powerful voters
  7. Coffee won't give you cancer, unless it's very very hot, then it might
  8. Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?
  9. Brexit: lessons and implications for Australia
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the slow campaign
  11. Uncapping of university places has not failed disadvantaged students
  12. Budget transparency missing from the West's plan for Iraq
  13. State of the states: how local politics in the Northern Territory could muddy the federal vote
  14. 700,000 Palmer United Party votes up for grabs: who'll win them this time?
  15. How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes
  16. What evidence is there that internships secure employment?
  17. State of the states: why Labor's fortunes are on the rise in Western Australia
  18. Friday essay: The Qur’an, the Bible and homosexuality in Islam
  19. Personalised medicine has obvious benefits but has anyone thought about the issues?
  20. Infographic: The state of coal
  21. Will climate and emissions targets really curb China’s coal consumption? Only time will tell
  22. Apple iOS 10 v Google Android: which is leading the way?
  23. Grattan on Friday: If Labor loses, what happens to Bill Shorten?
  24. Protections for Australian cattle found wanting – yet again
  25. Just the facts, ma'am: a guide to The Conversation's FactCheck process
  26. From tomboys and butch dykes to anything goes: how women's image has evolved on the footy field
  27. Is this injectable tanning drug safe to use?
  28. Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
  29. Is Labor’s plan to create ten Institutes of Higher Education a good idea?
  30. State of the states: a handful of votes could decide Tasmania's Liberal-held seats
  31. Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
  32. Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?
  33. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  34. Victoria's renewables target joins an impressive shift towards clean energy
  35. Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomy
  36. Fattened pigs, dog whistles and dead cats: the menagerie of a Lynton Crosby campaign
  37. Poor ReachTEL for Labor, but Essential better
  38. Meg Ryan's face and the historical battleground of ageing
  39. Five ways Orange is the New Black transformed TV
  40. Are unpaid internships unlawful?
  41. State of the states: South Australia's economy is the laggard of a nation in transition
  42. Orlando shooting is just the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights
  43. How Pathology Australia advocates for 'patient care' to achieve big corporate profits
  44. Is Medicare facing a cost blowout from 'urgent' after-hours care rebates?
  45. Could 'nitrogen trading' help the Great Barrier Reef?
  46. Carbon capture and storage is unlikely to save coal in the long run
  47. Snapchat has its risks but it's a powerful tool for youth creativity and socialisation
  48. Election FactCheck: are larger, more frequent storms predicted due to climate change?
  49. Hustings and human speech (failings) in a 24/7 campaign
  50. Restricting gay men from donating blood is discriminatory

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