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Turnbull's election to lose

  • Written by: John Hewson, Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School, Australian National University

Although, with nearly 2½ weeks to go, it is still too early to call this election, and while there is much that can still happen, I wouldn’t be surprised if Malcolm Turnbull does much better than the consistently close polls would suggest.

To the minimal extent that the electorate seems to have engaged so far, I don’t detect a...

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Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people-smuggling trade

  • Written by: Alex Reilly, Deputy Dean and Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
imageThere is an unwavering, untested, bipartisan assertion on asylum seekers: no-one will be resettled in Australia, as that will encourage people smugglers.AAP/Eoin Blackwell

In normal circumstances, deaths of asylum seekers, sexual assaults on adults and children, and widespread severe mental illness – including self-harm – attributable...

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Chemical messengers: how hormones change through menopause

  • Written by: Susan Davis, Chair of Women's Health, Monash University
imageSome women breeze through perimenopause and never have a symptom, whereas others have a horrid time. Rob Bayer/Shutterstock

Every woman who reaches midlife will experience menopause when her ovaries eventually run out of eggs.

The average age of natural menopause in Australia is 51 years. But around 10% of women experience menopause before the age...

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The hidden energy cost of smart homes

  • Written by: Yolande Strengers, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
imageControlling our homes with the tap of an app may have hidden energy costs. Smart home image from www.shutterstock.com

Light globes that change colour with the tap of an app, coffee machines you can talk to, and ovens that know exactly how long to cook your food: our homes are getting smart. These devices, just a few examples of what is known as...

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  1. Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all
  2. Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture
  3. Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth
  4. Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance
  5. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  6. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  7. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  8. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  9. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  10. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  11. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  12. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  13. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  14. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  15. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  16. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  17. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  18. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  19. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  20. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  21. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  22. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  23. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  24. Speaking with: Deb Warr on poverty porn
  25. New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
  26. Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
  27. Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers' rights
  28. How Australians Die: cause #5 – diabetes
  29. Why Australia won't recognise Indigenous customary law
  30. From little things: the role of the Aboriginal customary law report in Mabo
  31. Law reports push piecemeal changes to native title, but still fall short
  32. The ACTU is a key Labor supporter but how much power does it actually have?
  33. Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test
  34. Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come
  35. Friday essay: punk's legacy, 40 years on
  36. Driverless cars need to hit the road come rain, wind or shine
  37. Governments must stop negatively framing policies aimed at Indigenous Australians
  38. Confusion about Senate rules could produce winners with small votes: Australia Institute
  39. Labor to release savings package
  40. Election podcast: Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power
  41. Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Nick Xenophon
  42. Vote 1 'Other': what's driving more voters to back a minor party this election
  43. The ghost of the 'greedy geezers' hovers over our super debate
  44. Seven's Olympic coverage could change the way we watch sport on our screens
  45. Can The Avalanches flourish in a pop music world remade in their own image?
  46. The Hobbit took our breath away: now it's the new normal
  47. Why we need to pay more attention to negative clinical trials
  48. Election FactCheck: has $100 billion been added to Australia's national debt under the current government?
  49. Naming the 'invisible perpetrator': a big step forward for media coverage of violence against women
  50. Flat-earth economists lead the hysteria over budget deficits

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