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Section 44 remains a constitutional trip wire that should be addressed

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

The fact the Victorian Liberals are having to change candidates in three seats draws attention to an issue that should be properly fixed but won’t be any time soon – the problem of section 44 of the constitution.

The candidates who’ve fallen over were to run in seats where the Liberals don’t have a chance – Wills,...

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Frydenberg up to Bowen's old tricks

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

Chris Bowen has unpleasantly vivid memories, from when he was treasurer during the 2013 election campaign, of attributing costings of opposition policy to the public service.

Bowen, at a joint news conference with Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong, claimed a $10 billion hole in Coalition savings, citing advice from Treasury, Finance and the Parliamentary...

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what charges does Julian Assange face, and what's likely to happen next?

  • Written by: Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, University of Western Australia

Julian Assange, the Australian cofounder of Wikileaks, was arrested on April 11 by British police at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been claiming political asylum for almost seven years.

He has faced a range of criminal charges and extradition orders, and several crucial aspects of his situation remain to be resolved.

What are the...

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payday loans, consumer leases, blackmail securities and credit 'management'

  • Written by: Saurav Dutta, Head of School at the School of Accounting, Curtin University
payday loans, consumer leases, blackmail securities and credit 'management'Businesses are structuring their lending practices to exploit loopholes in consumer credit lawsShutterstock

From Shakespeare’s Shylock to Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge to HBO’s Tony Soprano, characters who lend out money at exorbitant interest rates are unsavoury.

So what should we think of businesses that deliberately target the...

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  2. On housing, there's clear blue water between the main parties
  3. The sexy gum: a love story
  4. Michelle Grattan on the starting line of the 2019 election campaign
  5. High Court delivers landmark ruling validating abortion clinic ‘safe access zones’
  6. No matter who is elected, more work remains on women's rights and Indigenous issues
  7. Australia’s electricity grid can easily support electric cars – if we get smart
  8. The success of Winx shows the value of symmetry in race horses
  9. STEM is worth investing in, but Australia's major parties offer scant details on policy and funding
  10. do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?
  11. why governments get addicted to smoking, gambling and other vices
  12. Retiree home ownership is about to plummet. Soon little more than half will own where they live
  13. If you're coming off antidepressants, withdrawals and setbacks may be part of the process
  14. what is explicit instruction and how does it help children learn?
  15. In this campaign, Morrison won't be wearing gloves like Turnbull did in 2016
  16. Geoffrey Rush's victory in his defamation case could have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement
  17. Don't trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you
  18. Australia is vulnerable to a catastrophic cyber attack, but the Coalition has a poor cyber security track record
  19. is water blue or is it just reflecting off the sky?
  20. What the finance industry can tell us about what's holding back wages
  21. When science is put in the service of evil
  22. Why boycotts against Brunei's new anti-gay laws won't be effective, but regional pressure might
  23. Archaeology is unravelling new stories about Indigenous seagoing trade on Australia's doorstep
  24. trial of alleged perpetrator of Christchurch mosque shootings
  25. New report charts future of the family law system
  26. the long journey to the first image of a black hole
  27. As election 2019 kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate
  28. Federal election 2019: state of the states
  29. Morrison visits Governor-General for a May 18 election
  30. India's elections will be the largest in world history
  31. How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?
  32. Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue
  33. There's a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible
  34. Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms
  35. Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here's why it matters
  36. Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs
  37. Here's why well-intentioned vegan protesters are getting it wrong
  38. a lurch between aggression and apathy
  39. 'My girlfriend is intimidated by the idea of having sex. What should I do?'
  40. big on promises, short on follow-through
  41. Labor will prioritise an NBN 'digital inclusion drive' – here's what it should focus on
  42. Bowen says Labor would have lower tax take than under Howard years
  43. intersex soldiers and cross-dressing women at war
  44. Government advertising may be legal, but it's corrupting our electoral process
  45. Housing with no serious faults and buyer protection – is that too much to ask of builders and regulators?
  46. We wrote the report for the minister on fish deaths in the lower Darling – here's why it could happen again
  47. We've found a quicker way to multiply really big numbers
  48. Dutton suffers reflux after tasty Chinese meal
  49. Vicki Laveau-Harvie's remarkable, uncomfortable memoir wins the 2019 Stella Prize
  50. Children continue to be exposed to contaminated air in Port Pirie

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