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Iran wants to create chaos in the Middle East. But conflict with the US remains a limited, if worrying, possibility

  • Written by: Ben Rich, Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University
Iran wants to create chaos in the Middle East. But conflict with the US remains a limited, if worrying, possibilityThis week's attack on Saudi oil facilities appears to be the latest effort by Iran to escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf to push back on the US 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign.Pavel Golovkin/EPA

This week’s strikes on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia represent the latest in a pattern of actions by the...

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NZ was first to grant women the vote in 1893, but then took 26 years to let them stand for parliament

  • Written by: Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury and current Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi James Cook Research Fellow, University of Canterbury
NZ was first to grant women the vote in 1893, but then took 26 years to let them stand for parliamentAfter winning the right to vote in 1893, New Zealand's suffragists kept up the battle, but the unity found in rallying around the major cause had receded. Jim Henderson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-ND

Today marks the passing of the much celebrated 1893 Electoral Act, 126 years ago, which made New Zealand the first country in the world to grant...

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3 keys to getting the policy mix right

  • Written by: Youqing Fan, Lecturer, Western Sydney University
3 keys to getting the policy mix rightWith more than 80% of Singaporeans living in state-provided housing, the city rates well for affordability compared to Sydney, where the figure is just 5.5%. Bill Roque/Shutterstock

Affordable housing is a critical problem for Australia’s biggest housing markets. Five Australian cities are in the top 25 with “severely...

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Cable ties probably won't stop magpie attacks – here are a few things to try instead

  • Written by: Bill Bateman, Associate professor, Curtin University
Cable ties probably won't stop magpie attacks – here are a few things to try insteadStylish? No. Effective? Probably not.Tony Wills/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Every spring in Australia is heralded by reports of magpies swooping at people. While it is of little comfort to those at the receiving end of a surprise attack, such events are actually quite rare when one considers the number of magpies across Australia, and the fact that...

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  1. Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is 'not much'
  2. Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language
  3. family loss and sorry business that invokes laughter and tears
  4. Now the senators are taking on John Setka
  5. How do you know if your child has hay fever and how should you treat it?
  6. How big is the International Space Station?
  7. sporting statues can enshrine players and also capture pivotal cultural moments
  8. Why attending a climate strike can change minds (most importantly your own)
  9. why we won't be heading into an ice age any time soon
  10. our anxiety over China's influence is hurting Chinese-Australians
  11. the nations leading and failing on climate action
  12. Jacqui Lambie mixes battler politics with populism to make her swing vote count
  13. Could managers BE any more authentic? 3 ways you can improve your leadership skills by watching Friends
  14. Robo-debt is only one way government stigmatises claimants. There's only so much a class action can do
  15. How other countries get parents to vaccinate their kids (and what Australia can learn)
  16. PayID data breaches show Australia's banks need to be more vigilant to hacking
  17. Albanese defends social activism by businesses
  18. Why our response to climate change needs to be a just and careful revolution that limits pushback
  19. If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the 'invisible violence' in our society
  20. Superblocks are transforming Barcelona. They might work in Australian cities too
  21. Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds
  22. Media polarisation dangerous for democracy and for science: Sinodinos
  23. Arthur Sinodinos with some reflections and advice
  24. embodied performance about working in a Brisbane porno shop
  25. Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
  26. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian avoids a spill but remains in troubled waters
  27. climate change affects our mental health, too
  28. As pressure on Iran mounts, there is little room for quiet diplomacy to free detained Australians
  29. 'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
  30. Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history
  31. Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response
  32. The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future
  33. 'predatory' climate deniers are a threat to our children
  34. Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments
  35. why are some twins identical and some not?
  36. Greens' challenge aptly described by Paddy Manning, but with no solutions in sight
  37. what happens when magnetic north and true north align?
  38. Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
  39. Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping
  40. You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction
  41. Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?
  42. Climate change is the defining issue of our time – we're giving it the attention it deserves
  43. when communities must move because of climate change
  44. Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan'
  45. how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop
  46. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop's job (and price tag)
  47. As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change
  48. we need to teach kids activities they'll go on to enjoy
  49. Morrison's right hand man dispenses with niceties in lecturing big business
  50. New musical has enough warmth, witty lines and catchy tunes to win its own fangirls

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