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Australians think immigration should be cut? Well, it depends on how you ask

  • Written by: Andrew Markus, Pratt Foundation Research Chair of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
Australians think immigration should be cut? Well, it depends on how you askPrime Minister Scott Morrison says he has heard "loud and clear" that "Australians in our biggest cities are concerned about population".AAP/Lukas Coch

Over the past 12 months, immigration policy has been increasingly contested in Australian politics and the media. Former prime minister Tony Abbott has been prominent with his advocacy of a...

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here's how we avoid feeling guilty

  • Written by: Michal Carrington, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Melbourne
here's how we avoid feeling guiltyModern slaves are not kept in literal chains, but this does not justify being oblivious to it. Consumers should care about how a product is made.Shutterstock

We consume the products of slavery every day. All of us. Today’s globalised supply chains make it is almost impossible to avoid goods or services free of the fingerprints of slavery....

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I’m taking antibiotics – when will they start working?

  • Written by: Christine Carson, Research Associate at the University of Western Australia, University of Western Australia
I’m taking antibiotics – when will they start working?Antibiotics are only useful for treating infections caused by bacteria, not viruses or fungi.from shutterstock.com

So you’ve got an infection (probably), feel terrible, saw your doctor and now have a freshly filled prescription for antibiotics. Once you start taking them, when will you feel better?

This is difficult to predict. Each infection...

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Fracking policies are wildly inconsistent across Australia, from gung-ho development to total bans

  • Written by: Hanabeth Luke, Lecturer, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Last week, the Western Australian Government lifted its state-wide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Unconventional gas industries were given the green light to develop on existing petroleum leases, especially in WA’s vast Kimberley region.

Following the Northern Territory government’s April decision to lift its temporary...

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  4. Liberals adopt new rule to stop the revolving prime ministership
  5. Craig Kelly triumphs in the 'outwit, outplay, outlast' game of Survivor
  6. Adani's new mini version of its mega mine still faces some big hurdles
  7. what is nitrous oxide (or nangs) and how dangerous is it?
  8. G20 summit bring a truce in US-China trade relations – but it's likely to be temporary
  9. What existed before the Big Bang? Did something have to be there to go boom?
  10. Turnbull versus Morrison in Liberal crisis over Craig Kelly
  11. why more older Australians are living in share houses
  12. Yes, you can adopt a pet as a Christmas gift – so long as you do it correctly
  13. It's not just Newstart. Single parents are $271 per fortnight worse off. Labor needs an overarching welfare review
  14. How a candidate's looks may be swinging your vote (without you even realising it)
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  16. the origins of Rocky Horror's Frank-N-furter
  17. At last, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Here's what you'll need to know
  18. As they meet in Poland for the next steps, nations are struggling to agree on how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement can be realised
  19. Why battery-powered vehicles stack up better than hydrogen
  20. Yes, Knickers the steer is really, really big. But he's far short of true genetic freak status
  21. Why Tony Abbott's appointment as Indigenous envoy was a diplomatic blunder and policy failure
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  23. the science of sleep and the economics of sleeplessness
  24. Michelle Grattan on the government's week from hell
  25. Why Australia's anti-vilification laws matter
  26. Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
  27. What makes the G20 a force for global good – when its members agree they want it to be
  28. Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assault
  29. Happy birthday, SA's big battery, and many happy returns (of your recyclable parts)
  30. Why daily doses of nature in the city matter for people and the planet
  31. X-rays of rocks show their super-fluid past, and reveal mineral deposits vital for batteries
  32. How believers in 'white genocide' are spreading their hate-filled message in Australia
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  34. garish feminism and the new poetic confessionalism
  35. why now is the right time to clamp down on negative gearing
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  37. scorching heat and heightened bushfire risk
  38. The Indigenous community deserves a voice in the constitution. Will the nation finally listen?
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  43. Josh Frydenberg on Liberal troubles
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