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Politicians need to listen up before they speak up – and listen in the right places

  • Written by: Jim Macnamara, Professor of Public Communication, University of Technology Sydney

Over the past month, Australians and many people around the world have been listening – really listening – to politicians, for a change. Some politicians, that is. Jacinda Ardern, for one.

People everywhere have been moved by her comments, often to tears. She has been lauded for her demonstration of empathy and understanding of...

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Potentially unaffordable, and it still won't fix bracket creep. The Coalition's $300 billion tax plan assessed

  • Written by: Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute
Potentially unaffordable, and it still won't fix bracket creep. The Coalition's $300 billion tax plan assessedThe budget tax cuts aren't tax reform, and probably can't be paid for over the longer term.Mick Tsikas/AAP/Shutterstock

The big surprise in last week’s budget was the size of new income tax cuts – A$158 billion over a decade, in addition to the A$144 billion already promised in last year’s budget.

A lot of the plan doesn’t...

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We need new rules for defining who is sick. Step 1: remove vested interests

  • Written by: Ray Moynihan, Assistant Professor, Bond University
We need new rules for defining who is sick. Step 1: remove vested interestsEarly detection of disease can be a double-edged sword.Shutterstock

Did you know the definition of high blood pressure (hypertension) in the United States was recently greatly expanded? Overnight, tens of millions of people were reclassified, leaving one in every two adults with a diagnosis of hypertension.

The move has been welcomed by some but...

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  1. In Australia, climate policy battles are endlessly reheated
  2. Australia has a new National Construction Code, but it's still not good enough
  3. Control, cost and convenience determine how Australians use the technology in their homes
  4. It's the internal agitators who are bugging Scott Morrison on Adani
  5. All female mammals have a clitoris – we're starting to work out what that means for their sex lives
  6. Labor's cancer package would cut the cost of care, but beware of unintended side effects
  7. How has education policy changed under the Coalition government?
  8. Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame
  9. how did the months get their names?
  10. The swamp foxtail's origin is hidden in its DNA
  11. Casual academics aren't going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn't affected?
  12. your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist
  13. Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires
  14. should we nap during the day?
  15. $500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money
  16. What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand
  17. Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It's time for a more balanced debate about the national interest
  18. Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body
  19. What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?
  20. Coalition narrows gap to trail 48-52% in post-budget Newspoll
  21. Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too
  22. Those future tax cut promises... they're nowhere near as big as you'd think
  23. Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan
  24. Trapdoor spider species that stay local put themselves at risk
  25. Michelle Grattan on the government's benign budget and Shorten's mic drop
  26. New Zealand gun owners invoke NRA-style tropes in response to fast-tracked law change
  27. It's time for Indigenous nationhood to replace a failing colonial authority
  28. why do tigers have whiskers?
  29. 'enhancing' forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials
  30. The 'painless woman' helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain
  31. Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder
  32. Bill Shorten's tactical play foils budget's tax pitch
  33. What just happened to our tax? Here's an explanation you'll understand
  34. death on the Darling, colonialism’s final encounter with the Barkandji
  35. federal budget takes aim but will it be a lethal shot?
  36. Don't kiss your kids? Questioning the recent advice about CMV in pregnancy
  37. Australian philanthrophy needs your help
  38. Why do we mix up faces? Game of Thrones might help us find the answer
  39. Seven steps Melbourne can take to regain its 'liveable city' crown
  40. Shorten uses budget reply speech to reframe the economic debate
  41. Shorten promises $2.3 billion package to relieve costs for cancer patients
  42. New livestreaming legislation fails to take into account how the internet actually works
  43. dingoes can keep feral cats in check
  44. How Leonardo da Vinci, 'Master of Water', explored the power and beauty of its flow
  45. why the Crusaders rugby team is right to rethink brand after Christchurch attack
  46. Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself
  47. What Najib Razak's corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region
  48. A 'seiche' wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes
  49. Shorten's budget reply will outbid government on tax relief for low income earners
  50. federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor

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