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Reforming our political system is not a quick fix. Here's a step-by-step guide to how to do it

  • Written by: Mark Triffitt, Lecturer, Public Policy and Political Communications, University of Melbourne
Reforming our political system is not a quick fix. Here's a step-by-step guide to how to do itRegaining public trust in government starts with steps like capping political donations and establishing a federal anti-corruption body.Lukas Coch/AAP

With public trust in government already in serious decline over the last ten years, the downfall of yet another prime minister between elections underlines both the importance and urgency of making...

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Ten of Australia's best literary comics

  • Written by: Gabriel Clark, Lecturer, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
Ten of Australia's best literary comicsTommi Parissh's The Lie and How We Told It is one of a crop of new Australian comics appealing to adult audiences.

With news that the Man Booker Prize long list includes a graphic novel for the first time, the spotlight is on comics as a literary form. That’s a welcome development; the comic is one of the oldest kinds of storytelling we have...

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How will my divorce affect my kids?

  • Written by: Kim Halford, Professor of Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
How will my divorce affect my kids?Conflict, and not the separation itself, is a greater predictor of how children will fare post-divorce. from www.shutterstock.com

This is part of a package on Parenting after Divorce. Read the other articles in the series here.


Most children adjust well to parental separation and divorce, at least in the long term.

A minority of children of...

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How do we know what lies at the heart of Pluto?

  • Written by: Helen Maynard-Casely, Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
How do we know what lies at the heart of Pluto?Pluto in enhanced color, to illustrate differences in the composition and texture of its surface.NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to...

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  1. Wentworth looks scary for Liberals having trouble explaining why they sacked a PM
  2. If the NBN and Snowy Hydro 2.0 were value for money, would we know?
  3. At its current rate, Australia is on track for 50% renewable electricity in 2025
  4. Bragg drops out of Liberal preselection battle, calling for woman candidate
  5. In Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, language is power
  6. A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia
  7. Lack of technical knowledge in leadership is a key reason why so many IT projects fail
  8. what happens when you hold in a fart?
  9. Can you tell fact from fiction in the news? Most students can't
  10. Melbourne or Sydney? This is how our two biggest cities compare for liveability
  11. Five types of food to increase your psychological well-being
  12. Three things Netflix’s controversial 'fat-shaming' series Insatiable gets right
  13. Enough is enough on section 44: it's time for reform
  14. Lack of climate policy threatens to trip up Australian diplomacy this summit season
  15. What Nestlé's attempt to trademark the shape of a KitKat teaches us about design
  16. Labor leads 56-44% in Newspoll, but Morrison rates better than Shorten
  17. should universities raise the ATAR required for entrance into teaching degrees?
  18. Why AMP and IOOF went rogue
  19. No finding by Nationals in Barnaby Joyce sexual harassment case
  20. Wasps, aphids and ants: the other honey makers
  21. Considering surgery for endometriosis? Here's what you need to know
  22. Media watchdog's finding on Sunrise's Indigenous adoption segment is justified
  23. Michelle Grattan on changing the pension age, women in parliament and the au pair saga
  24. We've crunched the numbers in McDonald's Monopoly challenge to find your chance of winning
  25. Shark tourism can change your mind about these much-maligned predators
  26. Mobile platforms can give refugees access to vital information when they arrive in Australia
  27. National accounts show past performance no guarantee of future results
  28. is participating in sport becoming too expensive for everyday Australians?
  29. the rise of the 'bin chicken', a totem for modern Australia
  30. Put unused and 'lazy' land to work to ease the affordable housing crisis
  31. How the housing boom has driven rising inequality
  32. Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren't the answer
  33. We've got apps and radars – but can ants predict rain?
  34. Morrison ticks the boxes but can't hide the dysfunction
  35. Dutton and former Border Force chief trade accusations in au pair affair
  36. when is a colonoscopy necessary?
  37. the assassination of John F. Kennedy
  38. Morrison's return to surplus built on the back of higher tax – Parliamentary Budget Office
  39. Coal does not have an economic future in Australia
  40. why there's more to duelling than what's seen on our screens
  41. A fresh opportunity to get regulation and engagement right – the case of synthetic biology
  42. When it comes to violent brawls, does Victoria need more 'force'?
  43. Media Files: Spotlight's Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse
  44. Local councils put affordable housing supply in the too hard basket
  45. what you should know about teeth whitening
  46. How Australia measures up against UN targets
  47. Retiring at 70 was an idea well ahead of its time
  48. Australia is not on track to reach 2030 Paris target (but the potential is there)
  49. oral traditions show that early Māori recognised extinction
  50. Why it's time to end the policy limbo threatening Australian children's TV

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