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2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality – and 2020 is likely to be worse

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University

2019 may well go down as the most disrupted year in global politics since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the subsequent implosion of the former Soviet Union.

However, the likelihood is that 2020 will be worse, and bloodier.

Conditions that spawned global unrest on every continent in 2019 are unlikely to recede. Rather, they are likely to...

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Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worried

  • Written by: Lisa Toohey, Professor of Law, University of Newcastle
Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worriedThe World Trade Organization will be defanged but not dead. It's in Australia's interest to keep it alive.Shutterstock

An important part of the World Trade Organization will cease to function from midnight. December 10 is when the terms of two of the remaining three members of its Appellate Body expire. It is meant to have seven.

The Appellate Body...

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Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities

  • Written by: Asha Bowen, Head, Skin Health, Telethon Kids Institute

Antibiotic-resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths globally every year.

Although the phenomenon is most concerning for serious infections people are admitted to hospital with, antibiotic resistance means common bacterial infections could one day be impossible to treat.

Appropriately, the issue has received national and global atten...

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PISA doesn't define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won't fix whatever is broken

  • Written by: Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of South Australia

Since the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, published results have sent commentators and politicians in some countries into meltdown. The release of the 2018 test results last week was no exception.

Out of 79 participating countries and economies in 2018 Australia came equal 11th (with countries...

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  2. How our screen stories of the future went from flying cars to a darker version of now
  3. The problem with transport models is political abuse, not their use in planning
  4. Work is a fundamental part of being human. Robots won't stop us doing it
  5. Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning
  6. Job losses expected as NZ's broadcasting sector faces biggest overhaul in a decade
  7. Can Indigenous Australians be deported as 'aliens'? A High Court decision will show us the strength of modern colonial power
  8. 'One of the most poignant opera scenes I have ever experienced': Pinchgut’s Farnace
  9. Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health
  10. Litigation is the real reason financial reports are becoming harder to read
  11. 'How do I clean my penis?'
  12. Voters send sharp message to politicians about trust: ANU Australian Election Study
  13. Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here's how much you could save
  14. Estonia didn't deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia
  15. What is sodium lauryl sulfate and is it safe to use?
  16. 50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?
  17. Science needs true diversity to succeed -- and Australian astronomy shows how we can get it
  18. Evangelical churches believe men should control women. That's why they breed domestic violence
  19. State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community
  20. Albanese accuses Facebook of shrugging off fakery
  21. Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system
  22. Michelle Grattan on Angus Taylor, medevac and cuts to the public service
  23. China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
  24. Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end
  25. how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?
  26. Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here's what's likely to happen from next week
  27. living with fire and facing our fears
  28. how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone
  29. why homicide rates in Australia are declining
  30. We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
  31. Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality
  32. Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf
  33. Early medical abortion is legal across Australia but rural women often don't have access to it
  34. All hail apostrophes - the heavy lifters who 'point a sentence in the right direction'
  35. It's the 10-year anniversary of our climate policy abyss. But don't blame the Greens
  36. Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone
  37. Tick, tock... how stress speeds up your chromosomes' ageing clock
  38. The government wants to privatise visa processing. Who will be held accountable when something goes wrong?
  39. Scientists fear insect populations are shrinking. Here are six ways to help
  40. Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do
  41. Explainer: the ideas of Kant
  42. To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia's building codes
  43. To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and the arts
  44. how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
  45. spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts
  46. Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properly
  47. a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances
  48. the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru
  49. Having problems with your kid's tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here's when to get help
  50. The top ranking education systems in the world aren't there by accident. Here's how Australia can climb up

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