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Ideas for Australia: Rethinking funding and priorities in IVF – should the state pay for people to have babies?

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The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016 federal election and beyond. The 20-piece series examines, among others, the state of democracy, health, education, environment,...

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Ideas for Australia: Australians are living longer but getting sicker – we need a plan to keep them out of hospital

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imagePeople with chronic illness often report bewilderment with the health system’s complexity.Photographee.eu/Shtterstock

The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016 federal election and beyond. The 20-piece series examines, among others, the state of democracy, health, education, environment,...

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Why China could never sign on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Recent estimates show that most members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make substantial gains, unlike those who opt not to participate.

US annual real income is expected to increase by 0.5% of GDP while annual exports will increase by 9.1%. Exports of Japan, Vietnam and Malaysia are expected to increase by 23.2%, 30.1% and 20.1%...

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  2. Australia should take a stand against 'killer robots'
  3. Buskers enrich our streets and laws don't have to hinder - they can help
  4. Celebrities and politicians tell us their deepest, darkest secrets. Why?
  5. Budget company tax cut a hard sell politically
  6. Malcolm in the Middle Kingdom
  7. Politics podcast: Hugh White on Turnbull's China visit
  8. Panama Papers force tax authorities to act: but what took so long?
  9. Deaths in custody: 25 years after the royal commission, we've gone backwards
  10. Delays at Canberra: why Australia should have built fast rail decades ago
  11. Weekly Dose: ibuprofen – just because it's freely available, doesn't make it safe
  12. Our punk, jarring five dollar note: so bad it's good or just bad?
  13. Many survivors of childhood brain cancer have cognitive difficulties, but these can be treated
  14. Pope Francis and The Joy of Love in a merciful church
  15. Is Alpha Centauri the right place to search for life elsewhere?
  16. Reforming HELP loans: combine lower repayment thresholds with a super payment option
  17. Hidden housemates: book-loving silverfish
  18. Living in a bubble: inflatable modules could be the future of space habitats
  19. We're on WhatsApp for our 2016 budget coverage
  20. Full response from a spokeswoman for Brendan O'Connor
  21. Royal commission into banking debate reveals the sell-off of Australian democracy
  22. FactCheck: do better pay rates for truck drivers improve safety?
  23. Three ways to build innovation into your organisation
  24. In pictures: a close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef's bleaching
  25. Talk of reforming toxic banks is misguided: improve the product and culture will follow
  26. Was Clive Palmer a 'shadow' director of Queensland Nickel?
  27. Turnbull's visit presents an important opportunity to press China on human rights
  28. Blaming individual doctors for medical errors doesn't help anyone
  29. Ideas for Australia: Degrees are more necessary than ever before, but the rewards aren't as great
  30. Ideas for Australia: Why is Australia falling behind in maths, science and literacy – and what can be done about it?
  31. Why the victim can also become the offender in online fraud
  32. Authors, get thee to social media: explaining the rise and rise of YA books
  33. Why it is good policy, not bad politics, to ignore bad modelling on negative gearing
  34. Retirees, don't worry about your health deteriorating – leaving work can be good for you
  35. Shifting the field of view: science stories in virtual reality
  36. Skateboarding is good for you – and good for public places
  37. Palmer may have broken the law: Queensland Nickel administrators
  38. 19th century weather data is helping climate scientists predict the future
  39. Why Australia does not need a royal commission into the banking industry
  40. Should using your mobile phone while walking be outlawed?
  41. Is there a place for dogs in public space, or must they make do with 'dog parks'?
  42. Banking royal commission should be paid for by banks
  43. Young people missing out on jobs to older workers and migrants: study
  44. Ideas for Australia: Consensus versus the culture wars – getting the balance right
  45. Ideas for Australia: Beyond the abuse, social media has improved public political debate
  46. Tasmania's 'smoke-free generation' is undemocratic age discrimination
  47. Investing in big data could improve research quality in Australia
  48. Burning fossil fuels is responsible for most sea-level rise since 1970
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