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The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?

  • Written by: Liam Elphick, Honorary Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia

Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter has released a draft package of religious freedom bills, including the much-anticipated Religious Discrimination Bill.

These bills respond to earlier inquiries into the protection of religious freedom under Australian law. They implement some of the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Religious Freedom...

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The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here's why

  • Written by: Jonathan Pollock, Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the top ten warmest for daytime temperatures and the top ten driest for rainfall.

While it was drier than average across most of the...

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how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave

  • Written by: Richard Bean, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the graveThe American Survival Research Foundation offered a reward of $1,000 for cracking one of Thouless's two codes within three years of his death. It was not claimed. Shutterstock.com

In recent weeks I managed to decrypt a difficult cipher that, despite expert codebreakers’ best efforts, had remained unsolved for 70 years.

The code was created by...

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Boys dance too - and in Japan they are celebrated

  • Written by: Masafumi Monden, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Western Australia

The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her mockery of Prince George and his love of ballet. Under the hashtag #boysdancetoo, representatives of the dance world including Gene Kelly’s widow Patricia Ward, Fame’s Debbie Allen and So You Think You Can...

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  1. Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business
  2. Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?
  3. No, there's no evidence cookies can help with lactation
  4. Combating cancer, finding frogs, building bones, and capturing carbon all recognised at 2019 Eureka Prizes
  5. Yang Hengjun's legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia's forceful defences
  6. There's no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD
  7. the patriotic v the protest movement
  8. Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship
  9. More streaming services could change what we watch on TV and how we watch it
  10. Yang appeals to Scott Morrison in message issued by supporters
  11. How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach
  12. It's not just the ABS. It's also the Productivity Commission downplaying the growth in inequality
  13. NSW ALP secretary suspended after revelations about Huang Xiangmo money
  14. Academic urges universities to get out from under the 'shadow of Beijing'.
  15. here are 4 things unions can do to stay relevant
  16. This is why nuking a hurricane will not work, Mr Trump
  17. Aboriginal woman Tanya Day died in custody. Now an inquest is investigating if systemic racism played a role
  18. When a baby is stillborn, grandparents are hit with 'two lots of grief'. Here's how we can help
  19. Why we need to protect the extinct woolly mammoth
  20. How pioneering photographer Frank Hurley came face to face with the future of the Great Barrier Reef in 1922
  21. Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector
  22. what happens if you commit a crime in space?
  23. After a border dispute and spying scandal, can Australia and Timor-Leste be good neighbours?
  24. The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800
  25. Why BP is getting into bed with David Jones. The promising marriage of petrol and gourmet food
  26. Twenty years after independence, Timor-Leste continues its epic struggle
  27. how emissions trading schemes work and they can help us shift to a zero carbon future
  28. Would you buy a new apartment? Building confidence depends on ending the blame game
  29. Guide to the classics: The Great Gatsby
  30. Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis
  31. Lachlan Murdoch and scores of other business chiefs want to put people before profits? Really?
  32. How New York’s Union Square helped shape free speech in the US
  33. Queensland still mystifies too many politicians but its needs are surprisingly simple
  34. Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharks
  35. How can a 17-year-old place gain heritage status? What this means for Melbourne's Fed Square
  36. it's time to change that
  37. Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody
  38. Albanese one step closer in long march towards John Setka's expulsion
  39. Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy
  40. What Tim Fischer's cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans
  41. Shoving a sock in it is not the answer. Have advertisers called time on Alan Jones?
  42. G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise
  43. why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward
  44. Explainer: the ideas of Foucault
  45. Fall in ageing Australians' home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy
  46. Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change
  47. Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?
  48. why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath?
  49. How often should I get my teeth cleaned?
  50. 'Back yourself' Treasurer Frydenberg tells business. But it's not that simple

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