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Prepare to be forthright with Trump: Michael Fullilove

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Prepare to be forthright with Trump: Michael FulliloveFullilove suggests the time will come when Trump will put the Australian government on the spot.Christian Hartmann/EPA, CC BY-SA

The Lowy Institute’s executive director, Michael Fullilove, says Australia should be prepared to take a more forthright stand with President Trump, and to help craft a new international group of middle powers.

In a...

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Morrison wants Muslim leaders to do more to prevent terrorism, but what more can they do?

  • Written by: Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation; Co-Director, Australian Intervention Support Hub, Deakin University
Morrison wants Muslim leaders to do more to prevent terrorism, but what more can they do?Mourners pay their respects to Sisto Malaspina, co-owner of Pellegrini's Espresso Bar, who was killed in Friday's terror attack.James Ross/AAP

With the simple statement “more needs to happen”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was emphatic. In the wake of the terror attack on the crowded streets of Melbourne’s CBD last Friday, it is...

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Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffective

  • Written by: Linda J. Graham, Professor in the School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffectiveSuspending a student for wagging school likely wouldn't have the desired punitive effect.www.shutterstock.com

New research released today reveals extraordinary increases in suspensions and exclusions in Queensland state schools. But these increases don’t necessarily mean student behaviour is getting worse.

Education reform and changes in...

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How the use of emoji on Islamophobic Facebook pages amplifies racism

  • Written by: Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
How the use of emoji on Islamophobic Facebook pages amplifies racismEmoji can cloak microaggressions in humour and play.Andre Hunter/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

In the aftermath of the fatal stabbing in Melbourne’s Bourke Street on Friday, Facebook and other social media platforms were flooded with hateful messages towards Muslims and Islam.

Over the weekend, I browsed several Islamophobic Facebook pages, such as...

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  4. have 90% of Labor MPs worked in trade unions?
  5. George Baldessin's Mary Magdalene on Rue St Denis
  6. should you take probiotics when you’re on antibiotics?
  7. Two past coup leaders face off in Fiji general election as Australia sharpens focus on the western Pacific
  8. how different data work together in research
  9. Worlds and theatre collide in Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
  10. Coalition, Morrison slip further in Newspoll; US Democrats gain in late counting
  11. How and why do magnets stick together?
  12. Government falls further behind – Labor leads 55-45% in Newspoll
  13. A year since the marriage equality vote, much has been gained – and there is still much to be done
  14. what's the difference between decodable and predictable books, and when should they be used?
  15. Five food mistakes to avoid if you're trying to lose weight
  16. Climate change will make QLD's ecosystems unrecognisable – it's up to us if we want to stop that
  17. The promise and problems of including 'big data' in official government statistics
  18. Two birds with one stone. How better taxing super could fund aged care
  19. Smart mobility alone is no substitute for strong policy leadership
  20. Luke Foley's resignation is a disaster for Labor but may not bolster Berejiklian much either
  21. How to restore trust in governments and institutions
  22. Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's QandA appearance, Morrison's bus tour, and antics in NSW
  23. Encouraging suicide or committing manslaughter?
  24. Origins and implications of the caravan of Honduran migrants
  25. How tracking people moving together through time creates powerful data
  26. Australia and China push the 'reset' button on an important relationship
  27. How a Sri Lankan student's arrest on terror charges exposes a system built to suspect minorities
  28. Don't give up on politics. It's where the fight for the fair go must be won
  29. 100 years since the WW1 Armistice, Remembrance Day remains a powerful reminder of the cost of war
  30. It's time Australia's conscientious objectors of WW1 were remembered, too
  31. how Australia's war art scheme fed national mythologies of WW1
  32. The benefits – and pitfalls – of working in isolation
  33. How the open banking API could transform financial services to benefit consumers
  34. One in four Australians are lonely, which affects their physical and mental health
  35. Before replacing a carer with a robot, we need to assess the pros and cons
  36. Chris Ho and Edgar Liu about diversity and high density in our cities
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  38. If Australia cares about Pacific nations, we should also invest in their care givers
  39. Turnbull tells Liberals to answer that unanswerable question
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