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Nothing seems able to make Nauru asylum seekers an issue

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

It is hard to credit that two asylum seekers in Nauru could set themselves alight on Australia’s watch and the stories receive, compared to much else, so little attention in our hyper media cycle.

One would think the death of an Iranian man last week and the self-immolation of a Somali woman would be huge news, putting a great deal of...

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Budget podcast: Mathias Cormann on the government's economic plan

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Sleep is at a premium in Canberra this week. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann is one of those doing the post-budget heavy lifting, with 22 media interviews on Wednesday. He sat down with Michelle Grattan to discuss the government’s long-term economic plan.

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any...

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  2. Savage budget cuts pull Australia down in foreign aid rankings
  3. Paying for infrastructure means using 'land value capture', but does it also mean more tax?
  4. Weekly Dose: paracetamol may be our favourite mild painkiller, but it doesn't work for everything
  5. Self-immolation incidents on Nauru are acts of 'hopeful despair'
  6. Bertrand Russell and the case for 'Philosophy for Everyone'
  7. Is two hours of screen time really too much for kids?
  8. Budget 2016 brings temporary solutions for schools, and puts more demands on students and teachers
  9. Budget does little to help 'transition' the economy
  10. Higher education in policy paralysis after Budget 2016 – what now?
  11. Three critical tests for Budget 2016: how does it fare?
  12. Thin capitalisation – the multinational tax avoidance strategy the budget forgot
  13. Federal budget 2016: arts experts react
  14. Thanks Super New Moon for a great meteor shower
  15. Priest convicted of sexually abusing children, now for the questions about a cover-up
  16. Budget repair, climate risks and global concerns all ignored in this conflicted effort
  17. Fanciful promises of reducing debt won't protect our AAA credit rating
  18. In Other Words: Jhumpa Lahiri takes on a foreign tongue
  19. Morrison's message is light on ideology and strong on soothing ahead of the election
  20. City Deals still no more than a pamphlet after Budget 2016
  21. Budget 2016: Winners and losers
  22. How’s your walnut, mate? Why men don't like to talk about their enlarged prostate
  23. The Barkindji people are losing their 'mother', the drying Darling River
  24. Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
  25. The shame of public shaming
  26. Federal budget 2016: education experts react
  27. Federal budget 2016: political experts react
  28. Federal budget 2016: health experts react
  29. Government pitches for ‘integrity’ in tax and super: experts respond
  30. Budget podcast: John Daley on the big picture
  31. Morrison pushes 'a plan' not a cash splash
  32. Budget timing tricks do nothing to help small business, or the economy
  33. Infographic: Budget 2016 at a glance
  34. Scott Morrison's growth fantasy needs a dose of venture capital discipline
  35. Election budget sends companies sweeteners to drive growth
  36. Carpageddon: what you need to know about the release of carp herpes in Australia
  37. RBA cuts rates to 1.75% ahead of federal budget
  38. PolicyCheck: the Coalition's dental health care policy
  39. Why women's eggs run out and what can be done about it
  40. Lifting their 'voice': how unions can arrest membership decline and stay relevant
  41. Australia's soaring housing costs signal need for a new economic consensus
  42. PolicyCheck: Negative gearing reform
  43. What does an anthropologist actually do?
  44. River on fire: even if it's not coal seam gas we should still be concerned
  45. Review: Disgraced turns West-meets-Islam divisions into striking melodrama
  46. To get young people out of nursing homes, we need to back up the NDIS with housing – here's how
  47. Exactly what is innovative about the word 'innovation'?
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