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Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that's ahead of surprises

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that's ahead of surprisesAs uncertain as 2019-20 is, The Conversation's team of 20 leading economists are in broad agreement that the outlook isn't good. Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will also have to deal with the unexpected.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

During the election we were promised jobs and growth. But in 2019-20 The Conversation’s...

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a winter deciduous Australian tree

  • Written by: Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
a winter deciduous Australian treeScamperdale/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au.

White cedar (Melia azedarach) grows naturally across Queensland and northern New South Wales, but is widely planted as an ornamental tree all over Australia. It also grows across much of Asia, and...

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Michelle Grattan on Australians' attitudes to China, the G20 summit and the Israel Folau saga

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan on Australians' attitudes to China, the G20 summit and the Israel Folau sagaThe Israel Folau saga continues to divide the nation.AAP/Jan Touzeau

Michelle Grattan talks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deep Saini about the week in politics, including the poll this week showing Australians’ souring feelings towards China, and that President Trump is considered untrustworthy by the...

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After defamation ruling, it's time Facebook provided better moderation tools

  • Written by: Fiona R Martin, Senior Lecturer in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
After defamation ruling, it's time Facebook provided better moderation toolsOnline community managers are well-educated and mostly women. Shutterstock

After a NSW Supreme court judge ruled this week that Australian publishers are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook sites, it’s clear that page owners need to get serious about social media management.

The ruling suggests that operators of commercial...

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  9. If Dutton had defeated Turnbull, could the governor-general have stopped him becoming prime minister?
  10. having a bob each way on US and China is Australia's own super power
  11. Australian household wealth has taken its biggest dive since the GFC, but things are looking up
  12. Folau affair shows Morrison heading into religious freedom morass
  13. Turnbull slams Porter for "nonsense" advice
  14. what consumers need to know about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency
  15. Infecting healthy people in vaccine research can be ethical and necessary
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  18. Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20
  19. why it's time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence
  20. Competition for the kerb is rising, and cities are going to have to manage it
  21. Our ailing aged care system shows you can't skimp on nursing care
  22. Media chiefs unite on press freedom, but will it result in any action?
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  24. Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?
  25. Coach Fitz and the accidentally comic voice
  26. could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?
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  28. what are the media companies' challenges to the AFP raids about?
  29. how Ash Barty became the world's best female tennis player
  30. How English-speaking countries upended the trade-off between babies and jobs without even trying
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  33. Australia's social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaul
  34. Australians' feelings sour towards China: Lowy poll
  35. Morrison warns of widespread pain if US-China trade tensions are not contained
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  38. 5 things to know about the traditional Christian doctrine of hell
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  40. Can you be liable for defamation for what other people write on your Facebook page? Australian court says: maybe
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  42. Peter Dutton is whipping up fear on the medevac law, but it defies logic and compassion
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