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Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test

  • Written by: Lindy Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Politics, UNSW Australia

We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australia’s lobby groups get what they want. This series shines a light on the strategies, political alignment and policy platforms of ten lobby groups that can influence this election.


If the Coalition loses this election there...

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Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.

This week: the US and China disappoint, driving the Aussie dollar up, and hopes of an Australian rate cut down.


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Friday essay: punk's legacy, 40 years on

  • Written by: David Nichols, Lecturer - Urban Planning, University of Melbourne

Like many youngsters of the late 70s, my first exposure to punk rock was memorable and social – perhaps, even, societal. It was some time in 1977, I was having dinner with my parents and siblings at my grandparents’ place, and the Sex Pistols were a featured story on Weekend Magazine, the ABC’s Sunday evening infotainment program....

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Driverless cars need to hit the road come rain, wind or shine

  • Written by: Michael Milford, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
imageHumans are still better than machines at driving in extreme weather conditions, for now.Flickr/Terence Lim, CC BY-ND

Would you rather a robot car that can drive you anywhere and at anytime, or a car that throws in the towel as soon as a storm hits or one that flat out refuses to take you anywhere at night?

No other challenge is bigger for the many...

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