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Politics podcast: Tony Windsor on his bid for New England

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

In what promises to be one of the toughest contests at the election, former independent MP Tony Windsor will try to retake the seat of New England from Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. Windsor tells Michelle Grattan he believes the seat is winnable.

“I’m not naive in politics, I know there will be an enormous amount of money thrown...

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Housing policy is captive to property politics, so don't expect politicians to tackle affordability

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent warnings that house prices would fall steeply under a Labor government confirm the underlying politics of housing policy in Australia. The default position for politicians is to sound concerned about housing affordability, but do nothing.

In a recent paper, we draw on the notion of “policy...

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How climate denial gained a foothold in the Liberal Party, and why it still won't go away

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

It seems the Liberal Party is still having trouble letting go of climate denial, judging by the New South Wales branch’s demand that the Turnbull government arrange a series of public debates on climate science.

Leaving aside the fact that this kind of town hall debate would only entrench opposing viewpoints rather than making scientific...

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  2. Sharapova, drugs and the nature bias
  3. Should academics be policy-relevant realists or cosmopolitan idealists?
  4. Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change
  5. We should broaden our view of science if it's to help make good public policy
  6. Donald trumping all in the Republican race is only possible thanks to an undemocratic system
  7. Why the clitoris doesn't get the attention it deserves – and why this matters
  8. Media giants need advertising scale in a world drowning in content
  9. A beginner's guide to Terry Pratchett's Discworld
  10. Government still wants to increase students' contribution to university funding
  11. Tony Windsor to shape up against Barnaby Joyce
  12. Research Check: do most melanoma patients have fewer than 20 moles?
  13. Discovery of carbon on Mercury reveals the planet's dark past
  14. Explainer: what happens to your skin when you get sunburnt?
  15. Speaking with: Lucy Turnbull on the Greater Sydney Commission
  16. Why rigging of the bank bill swap rate hurts everyone
  17. Dr Benjamin Koh – Australian of the Year 2017?
  18. Pushing back against the politicisation of economic modelling
  19. If planners understand it's cool to green cities, what's stopping them?
  20. Hidden housemates: the Australian redback spider
  21. George Brandis was never going to get what he wanted from his 'freedoms' inquiry
  22. Barney Glover: The time has come for a national agreement on the future of higher education
  23. Explainer: the exciting new genre of the audio-visual film essay
  24. Gone is the solitary genius – science today is a group effort
  25. Why counting dead bodies in Syria is fraught with politics and imprecision
  26. Universities Australia calls for certainty in higher education funding
  27. Alan Alda on the art of science communication: 'I want to tell you a story'
  28. Same-sex couples and their children: what does the evidence tell us?
  29. 'Girls Make Your Move' exercise ads look good but are unlikely deliver on their own
  30. A new index for economic uncertainty: nothing to fear but fear itself
  31. Skin deep: should Australia consider name-blind resumes?
  32. Australia's coal mines are pouring methane gas into the atmosphere
  33. Antarctica's blue whales are split into three distinct populations
  34. Explainer: what is differentiation and why is it poorly understood?
  35. The way things are heading, it will be a let down if we aren't voting on July 2
  36. Maria Sharapova's positive drug test: what is it and what does it mean for her?
  37. Negative gearing changes won't drive all investors from the housing market – here's why
  38. We need a fairer system for deciding rain-affected games in Twenty20 cricket
  39. Our electricity network regulation is in trouble
  40. Queer wars: the best place to start promoting gay rights is at home
  41. Parents have the biggest influence over their child's language and emotional development
  42. ASIC v ANZ rate-rigging case will be one of epic proportions
  43. Women in the porn industry need rights and proper pay, not token gestures
  44. Explainer: what happens during a heart attack and how is one diagnosed?
  45. How negative-gearing changes can bring life back to eerily quiet suburbs
  46. CommInsure case shows it's time to target reckless misconduct in banking
  47. Feminism has failed and needs a radical rethink
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