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The Senate is set to approve it, but what exactly is the Trans Pacific Partnership?

  • Written by: Pat Ranald, Research Associate, University of Sydney

These days it is called the TPP-11 or, more formally, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership.

It is what was left of the 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership after President Donald Trump pulled out the US, after a decade of negotiation, in 2017.

Still in it are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile,...

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Conservatives may come to regret stirring hornets' nest of religious freedom

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

When Scott Morrison promised to abolish the right of religious schools to expel gay students because of their sexual orientation, his motive was obvious – and so was what would inevitably happen next.

Morrison insults people’s intelligence by claiming his move is unrelated to the Wentworth byelection. You don’t say you must deal...

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Turnbull did not suggest ABC sack journalists: report

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

Neither Malcolm Turnbull nor any minister asked or suggested the ABC sack its chief economics correspondent, Emma Alberici or its political editor, Andrew Probyn, according to a report from the Communications department secretary.

But both the then chair, Justin Milne, and then managing director, Michelle Guthrie, were clear the government’s...

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  2. A new take on An Enemy of the People fizzes with contemporary relevance
  3. the new eugenics is the same as the old, just in fancier clothes
  4. Labor slips in Newspoll, but gains in Ipsos, in Wentworth and in Victoria
  5. VR technology gives new meaning to ‘holidaying at home’. But is it really a substitute for travel?
  6. Local film and TV content makes up just 1.6% of Netflix’s Australian catalogue
  7. gene therapy is still in its infancy but the future looks promising
  8. Big firms voice lack of faith in 'cumbersome' and 'impractical' Emissions Reduction Fund
  9. All eyes on November's G20 meeting as tensions between China and the US ratchet up
  10. Four fundamental principles for upholding freedom of speech on campus
  11. why do some dogs get ‘snow nose’ in winter?
  12. Is it time to move beyond the limits of 'built environment' thinking?
  13. Coalition trails 47-53% in Newspoll, as Ipsos finds 74% oppose law discriminating against gay students and teachers
  14. We need to know more about charities to be sure they are helping their cause, not themselves
  15. Leek orchids are beautiful, endangered and we have no idea how to grow them
  16. Michelle Grattan on the contest in Wentworth, the Religious Freedom report leak and fast-tracking tax cuts
  17. Australia's screen industry is letting down carers
  18. Five in a row - the planets align in the night sky
  19. World politics explainer: the Russian revolution
  20. You may not like reality TV but How 'Mad' Are You? rightly tests our assumptions about mental illness
  21. Farmers' climate denial begins to wane as reality bites
  22. Focusing on people at 'high risk' of suicide has failed as a suicide prevention strategy
  23. On gender and sexuality, Scott Morrison's 'blind spot' may come from reading the Bible too literally
  24. where are the female academics on film?
  25. Newsflash. For most, energy remains affordable
  26. Archaeology can help us prepare for climates ahead – not just look back
  27. we have to start creating our low-carbon future today
  28. Amazon has lifted its wages, but the implications aren't as good as you might think
  29. Malcolm Turnbull is gone but son Alex keeps the climate faith
  30. We need more carbon in our soil to help Australian farmers through the drought
  31. Why some kids are more prone to dental decay
  32. a new vision of the Apollo 11 mission to set foot on the Moon
  33. the customer reviews most likely to influence purchasing decisions
  34. Debussy’s only opera, Pélleas and Mélisande
  35. Why police and prosecutors don't always disclose evidence in criminal trials
  36. World politics explainer: the end of Apartheid
  37. Guardian Australia's Katharine Murphy and former MP David Feeney on the digital disruption of media and politics
  38. New research shows how Australia's newsrooms are failing minority communities
  39. A fresh perspective on Tasmania, a terrible and beautiful place
  40. You can't 'erase' bad memories, but you can learn ways to cope with them
  41. Why block subjects might not be best for university student learning
  42. More 'bright' fast radio bursts revealed, but where do they all come from?
  43. The informal water markets of Bangalore are a view of the future
  44. Discrimination debate will distress many gay school students
  45. Ruddock report constrains, not expands, federal religious exemptions
  46. Politics podcast: The battle for Wentworth
  47. captains of the finance industry should take note
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