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A Shorten government could shift the country on important issues and show a little spunk

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University

This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here.


What will a Shorten government be like? It’s hazardous to predict how an opposition party will govern once in office....

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Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero

  • Written by: Pep Canadell, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO

Eighteen countries from developed economies have had declining carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels for at least a decade. While every nation is unique, they share some common themes that can show Australia, and the world, a viable path to reducing emissions.

Global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, with record high...

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What 1,100 Australians told us about the experience of living with debt they can't repay

  • Written by: Evgenia Bourova, Research Fellow (Financial Hardship Project), University of Melbourne
What 1,100 Australians told us about the experience of living with debt they can't repayUnemployment and underemployment, as well as physical and mental health problems, were the most common experiences of people falling behind on debts.Shutterstock

Two thirds of Australian adults feel financially insecure. Almost one in two have less than three months’ income saved, and almost one in three have less than one month’s...

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Early sowing can help save Australia's wheat from climate change

  • Written by: James Hunt, Associate Professor, La Trobe University
Early sowing can help save Australia's wheat from climate changeTiming is of the essence when it comes to growing wheat.Author provided

Climate change has already reduced yields for Australian wheat growers, thanks to increasingly unreliable rains and hostile temperatures. But our new research offers farmers a way to adapt.

By sowing much earlier than they currently do, wheat growers can potentially increase...

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  4. Your Q&A with Michelle Grattan in Melbourne
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  6. Toughen up snowflake! Sports coaches can be emotionally abusive – here's how to recognise it
  7. Trust in politicians and government is at an all-time low. The next government must work to fix that
  8. Australia’s populist moment has arrived
  9. how does my tummy turn food into poo?
  10. Our Advancing Australia series is about starting a conversation about what really matters
  11. Five top tips to succeed in your first year of university
  12. All publicly funded research could soon be free for you, the taxpayer, to read
  13. Did you look forward to last night's bottle of wine a bit too much? Ladies, you're not alone
  14. The end of uncertainty? How the 2019 federal election might bring stability at last to Australian politics
  15. Rethinking traffic congestion to make our cities more like the places we want them to be
  16. Isabel Letham, daring Australian surfing pioneer
  17. Our culture of overtime is costing us dearly
  18. Morrison to announce $2 billion over 10 years for climate fund
  19. ALP retains 53-47% lead in Newspoll despite government scare campaign on boats
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  21. Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it
  22. how to create a level playing field
  23. Don't bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives
  24. the case of Brazil's John of God
  25. Barrie Kosky's The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera's outdated attitudes
  26. Michelle Grattan on Julie Bishop's retirement and misbehaving ministers
  27. September 11 influenced election outcome far more than Tampa incident
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  29. People with disability are more likely to be victims of crime – here's why
  30. why Filipino journalist Maria Ressa's arrest should matter to all of us
  31. A cyber crime expert on this week's hack and what needs to happen next
  32. why more expensive milk won't help farmers much
  33. When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reform
  34. how a tropical holiday led us to find the world's biggest bee
  35. it's not funny to us – an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humour
  36. Bishop's boots were made for walking
  37. Julie Bishop to quit parliament at the election
  38. We've been hacked – so will the data be weaponised to influence election 2019? Here’s what to look for
  39. As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue
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  43. Australian governments should follow the ACT's lead in building communities, not prisons
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