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Self-immolation incidents on Nauru are acts of 'hopeful despair'

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imagePeter Dutton claims the self-immolations of two refugees on Nauru are 'not a complaint about the living conditions' in detention.AAP/Lukas Coch

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday lashed out at refugee supporters following two self-immolations (one fatal) and multiple incidents of self-harm on Nauru.

Dutton accused these people of...

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Budget 2016 brings temporary solutions for schools, and puts more demands on students and teachers

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imageGovernment wants to create a national test for reading, phonics and numeracy in Year 1.from www.shutterstock.com

While the 2016 budget looks pretty harmless for schools, the announcements about testing, standardisation and linking teachers' pay to performance could prove problematic. Some of the policies proposed do not match what the research says....

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  1. Budget does little to help 'transition' the economy
  2. Higher education in policy paralysis after Budget 2016 – what now?
  3. Three critical tests for Budget 2016: how does it fare?
  4. Thin capitalisation – the multinational tax avoidance strategy the budget forgot
  5. Federal budget 2016: arts experts react
  6. Thanks Super New Moon for a great meteor shower
  7. Priest convicted of sexually abusing children, now for the questions about a cover-up
  8. Budget repair, climate risks and global concerns all ignored in this conflicted effort
  9. Fanciful promises of reducing debt won't protect our AAA credit rating
  10. In Other Words: Jhumpa Lahiri takes on a foreign tongue
  11. Morrison's message is light on ideology and strong on soothing ahead of the election
  12. City Deals still no more than a pamphlet after Budget 2016
  13. Budget 2016: Winners and losers
  14. How’s your walnut, mate? Why men don't like to talk about their enlarged prostate
  15. The Barkindji people are losing their 'mother', the drying Darling River
  16. Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
  17. The shame of public shaming
  18. Federal budget 2016: education experts react
  19. Federal budget 2016: political experts react
  20. Federal budget 2016: health experts react
  21. Government pitches for ‘integrity’ in tax and super: experts respond
  22. Budget podcast: John Daley on the big picture
  23. Morrison pushes 'a plan' not a cash splash
  24. Budget timing tricks do nothing to help small business, or the economy
  25. Infographic: Budget 2016 at a glance
  26. Scott Morrison's growth fantasy needs a dose of venture capital discipline
  27. Election budget sends companies sweeteners to drive growth
  28. Carpageddon: what you need to know about the release of carp herpes in Australia
  29. RBA cuts rates to 1.75% ahead of federal budget
  30. PolicyCheck: the Coalition's dental health care policy
  31. Why women's eggs run out and what can be done about it
  32. Lifting their 'voice': how unions can arrest membership decline and stay relevant
  33. Australia's soaring housing costs signal need for a new economic consensus
  34. PolicyCheck: Negative gearing reform
  35. What does an anthropologist actually do?
  36. River on fire: even if it's not coal seam gas we should still be concerned
  37. Review: Disgraced turns West-meets-Islam divisions into striking melodrama
  38. To get young people out of nursing homes, we need to back up the NDIS with housing – here's how
  39. Exactly what is innovative about the word 'innovation'?
  40. Election budgets can only ever be a charade
  41. Infographic: the size of Australia's government
  42. 'Working families', 'Tony's tradies' – what will this year's budget soundbite be?
  43. Now for the big question: who do you trust to run the country?
  44. Breast cancer campaigns might be pink, but men get it too
  45. Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia
  46. Listen up: many farmed fish are hard of hearing – here's why it matters
  47. Kidman Co and Huawei decisions mean mixed messages for Chinese investors
  48. Why we should treat Craig Wright's claims to being Bitcoin inventor with scepticism
  49. Cigarettes tax hike bipartisan but $19.5 billion hole in Labor costings
  50. Australia must act now to preserve its culture in the face of global tech giants

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