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Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Michelle Grattan talks with President Professor Paddy Nixon (remotely) about the week in politics, including the hefty tarifs imposed on Australia’s barley, and the inter-state debate between the state and territory premiers.

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Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that...

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New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand

  • Written by Aaron Burton, Lecturer in Media Arts, University of Wollongong
New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at handOma in Coronavirus & Me.iWonder/7Plus

Coronavirus & Me is the kind of hybrid user-generated television production we can expect to see more of in coming months.

With the majority of Australia’s film and television industry shut down, and essential production shifting to bedrooms, YouTube style content is elbowing in to the free-to-air...

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What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law

  • Written by Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour lawShutterstock

A much-awaited ruling from the Federal Court has confirmed long-term casual workers can dispute their status and seek payments for entitlements such as annual leave.

The decision has been attacked by employer groups for allowing casual workers to “double dip” – because they are paid a loading to compensate for the...

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3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan

  • Written by Jake Whitehead, Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow & Tritum E-Mobility Fellow, The University of Queensland
3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology planJames Gourley/AAP

Energy Minister Angus Taylor yesterday released his government’s emissions reduction technology plan, setting out priorities for meeting Australia’s climate targets while growing the economy.

The long-awaited Technology Investment Roadmap examined more than 140 technologies for potential investment between now and 2050....

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  1. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  2. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
  3. 'wolf warriors' ready to fight back
  4. Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes
  5. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
  6. Rich and poor don't recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
  7. Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency
  8. the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism
  9. Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
  10. Border wars split political leaders and embroil health experts
  11. Tonight we riot? What Nintendo's 'revolutionary' video game misses about worker liberation
  12. Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
  13. Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can't just snap back to 'normal' funding arrangements
  14. NSW has approved Snowy 2.0. Here are six reasons why that's a bad move
  15. Immunity passports could help end lockdown, but risk class divides and intentional infections
  16. Architecture was built on copies – China wants it built on nationalism
  17. 15 ways to keep your indoor cat happy
  18. Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
  19. The Senate inquiry into family violence has closed, missing an important opportunity
  20. Why it is "reasonable and necessary" for the NDIS to support people's sex lives
  21. Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety – keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on
  22. When the Coronavirus Supplement stops, JobSeeker needs to increase by $185 a week
  23. Recessions scar young people their entire lives, even into retirement
  24. Home of the Arts – inside an arts centre keeping body and soul together
  25. How Mumbai's poorest neighbourhood is battling to keep coronavirus at bay
  26. After the bushfires, we helped choose the animals and plants in most need. Here's how we did it
  27. Plane cabins are havens for germs. Here's how they can clean up their act
  28. New Zealand's COVID-19 Tracer app won't help open a 'travel bubble' with Australia anytime soon
  29. Jim Chalmers on JobKeeper's flaws and the Eden-Monaro byelection
  30. 7 ways to manage your #coronaphobia
  31. Morrison government dangles new carrots for industry but fails to fix bigger climate policy problem
  32. The world agreed to a coronavirus inquiry. Just when and how, though, are still in dispute
  33. Coronavirus is a 'sliding doors' moment. What we do now could change Earth's trajectory
  34. Denied intimacy in 'iso', Aussies go online for adult content – so what's hot in each major city?
  35. why saliva tests could offer a better alternative to nasal COVID-19 swabs
  36. A thousand yarns and snapshots – why poetry matters during a pandemic
  37. The pieces of Australia post-coronavirus are falling into place
  38. how to count like a bee
  39. Don't want to send the kids back to school? Why not try unschooling at home
  40. Thanks to The Conversation's authors, for going above and beyond
  41. Recession hits Māori and Pasifika harder. They must be part of planning New Zealand's COVID-19 recovery
  42. Australia doesn't need more anti-terror laws that aren't necessary – or even used
  43. why we need to focus on increased consumption as much as population growth
  44. China used anti-dumping rules against us because what goes around comes around
  45. Australia must outperform to come out even from COVID-19
  46. Before epidemiologists began modelling disease, it was the job of astrologers
  47. Be worried when fossil fuel lobbyists support current environmental laws
  48. Why is the Australian government letting universities suffer?
  49. Democracy 2025 - Political trust in times of COVID-19 with Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans, Peter Shergold, and Renée Leon
  50. Could blood thinners be a lifesaving treatment for COVID-19? Here's what the science says and what it means for you
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