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Morrison's embarrassment over budget timing was more his fault than Turnbull's

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Malcolm Turnbull admits he did not make a call on Sunday night to tell Scott Morrison he was bringing the budget forward, but that draws attention to the obvious point – Morrison had abundant warning.

Morrison’s embarrassment over declaring the budget would be delivered on May 10 about an hour before Turnbull announced it would be May 3...

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In defence of observational science: randomised experiments aren't the only way to the truth

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageObservational scientists study subjects in real life, outside a controlled laboratory environment.from shutterstock.com

Would you volunteer to become vegetarian for the next three decades for the sake of science? What if you were asked to run at least 50 kilometres per week, or live through a natural disaster?

Granted, these are extreme requests....

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