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do 'over a million' people in Australia not speak English 'well or at all'?

  • Written by: Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University

A growing number of people in Australia cannot speak English well or at all, over a million people.

– Senator Pauline Hanson, Senate speech, September 19, 2018

One Nation Party leader and Senator for Queensland Pauline Hanson is urging a rethink on Australia’s immigration policy, including changes to the “number and mix” of...

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Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reform

  • Written by: Emma Power, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reformUncapped rent increases and 'no grounds' evictions leave older women particularly at risk of substandard housing conditions or even homelessness.Shutterstock

The New South Wales government has introduced a bill to reform the Residential Tenancies Act. This act sets out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in private rental...

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We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible loss

  • Written by: John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University
We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible lossThe Flock Bronzewing is an inland species that is vulnerable to drought. Those vulnerabilities are heightened in an era of climate change and increased risks from feral predators.Shutterstock

Australian rural communities face hardships during extended drought, and it is generally appropriate that governments then provide special support for...

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Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and International Business, Queensland University of Technology
Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industryoriginal

Is it act of malicious stupidity or evil genius? The strawberry sabotage crisis is no doubt hurting individual growers in the short term, but in the long term it may prove a huge win for the industry.

Few crimes are as easy to commit, yet so seriously endanger public safety and threaten such commercial damage, as malicious food tampering....

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  1. Unexpected find from a neutron star forces a rethink on radio jets
  2. Government sets up inquiry into embattled ABC chairman's email
  3. Brendan O'Connor on Labor's industrial relations agenda
  4. There is nothing sacrosanct about corporate culture; we can and must regulate it
  5. Clementine Ford reveals the fragility behind 'toxic masculinity' in Boys Will Be Boys
  6. why priests should be made to report child abuse revealed in confession
  7. Why malnutrition is an issue for more than half of patients in intensive care
  8. how to comfort a child whose sibling has died
  9. Guardian dogs, fencing, and 'fladry' protect livestock from carnivores
  10. One reason people install smart home tech is to show off to their friends
  11. Accurate. Objective. Transparent. Australians identify what they want in trustworthy media
  12. Hiding 'grannycams' in aged care facilities is legally and ethically murky
  13. The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real: here's why
  14. Study of 1.6 million grades shows little gender difference in maths and science at school
  15. New colour change wristbands help you balance too much sun vs not enough – no matter your skin tone
  16. What causes schizophrenia? What we know, don't know and suspect
  17. Why trackless trams are ready to replace light rail
  18. How did the fish cross the road? Our invention helps them get to the other side of a culvert
  19. Mandela My Life is a welcome tribute to a hero, but avoids difficult questions
  20. Battle won. Our budget woes are behind us
  21. Antarctica's 'moss forests' are drying and dying
  22. Labor drops in Newspoll but still has large lead; NSW ReachTEL poll tied 50-50
  23. Budget deficit comes in at $10.1 billion, in boost for early return to surplus
  24. Economic growth and 'Trump-proofing' – why the latest inter-Korea summit matters
  25. Everything he does, he does it for us. Why Bryan Adams is on to something important about copyright
  26. Aged care failures show how little we value older people – and those who care for them
  27. An open letter on rental housing reform
  28. Despite her good intentions, Michelle Guthrie was never the right fit for the ABC
  29. The NT is putting a minimum floor price on alcohol, because evidence shows this works to reduce harm
  30. When falling home ownership and ageing baby boomers collide
  31. Art and science come together to examine the power and perversions of perfection
  32. Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers
  33. Privatising WestConnex is the biggest waste of public funds for corporate gain in Australian history
  34. ABC boss Michelle Guthrie sacked, but the board won’t say why
  35. Why the increased penalties for strawberry sabotage will do little to prevent the crime
  36. It's better light, not worse behaviour, that explains crimes on a full moon
  37. How to (gently) get your child to brush their teeth
  38. she failed to back the journalists
  39. Australia has the wealth to ensure a sustainable future, but too many people are being left behind
  40. 1980s Berlin comes to life in Welcome the Bright World's quest for 'truth'
  41. Public schools losing out in political power plays
  42. ABC board sacks managing director Michelle Guthrie
  43. one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite
  44. What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)
  45. Australia's residential aged care facilities are getting bigger and less home-like
  46. Cuts and restructures send alarm through South Australia's arts sector
  47. are SUVs and 4WDs safer than other cars?
  48. Labor leads 54-46% in Newspoll that shows slight improvement for government
  49. Influence in Australian politics needs an urgent overhaul – here's how to do it
  50. Grass trees aren't a grass (and they're not trees)

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