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Our new PM wants to 'bust congestion' – here are four ways he could do that

  • Written by: Jake Whitehead, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Our new PM wants to 'bust congestion' – here are four ways he could do thatBuilding more roads will not help reduce congestion.from shutterstock.com

Road congestion is costing Australia more than an avoidable A$16 billion every year. This is set to almost double to A$30 billion by 2030. That’s why we have a new minister for cities and urban infrastructure, Alan Tudge, who says he’s looking forward to...

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An ape in anguish: Brett Whiteley's Sacred baboon

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
An ape in anguish: Brett Whiteley's Sacred baboonDetail from Brett Whiteley Sacred baboon 1975 brush and ink, wood stain, watercolour, gouache and cut printed colour illustration on cardboard 81.6 x 67.6 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1978 (A23-1978) © Wendy Whiteley

In our Here’s looking at series, experts explain prominent works of art.

The frontispiece to...

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Liberal MP Julia Banks to quit at election, calling out bullying

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Liberal MP Julia Banks to quit at election, calling out bullyingJulia Banks' seat of Chisholm is on a margin of less than 3% after the distribution.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Julia Banks, the Liberal member for the highly marginal Melbourne seat of Chisholm, has announced she will quit at the election, calling out bullying within the party and saying her constituents backed Malcolm Turnbull.

The blow comes as an early...

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With Bishop gone, Morrison and Payne face significant challenges on foreign policy

  • Written by: Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
With Bishop gone, Morrison and Payne face significant challenges on foreign policyMorrison will need to rely heavily on the experience of his new foreign minister, Marise Payne, and deputy leader, Josh Frydenberg.Andrew Taylor/AAP

With all the focus this week on new Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s domestic challenges, less attention has been paid to the international impact of the leadership change and any new directions...

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  2. We hardly ever trust big transport announcements – here's how politicians get it right
  3. how Antarctica has inspired Australian composers
  4. Where are all the other galaxies hidden?
  5. The Indigenous employment gap is widening and we don't know how to fix it
  6. I have painful periods, could it be endometriosis?
  7. Julie Bishop will be open to post-politics offers
  8. The off-topic Conversation #167
  9. Worst reaction to midterm PM change in Newspoll history; contrary polls in Dutton's Dickson
  10. Au Revoir Mirka Mora, your joie de vivre will live on
  11. Australia needs boldness and bravery from Karen Andrews, the new minister for industry, science and technology
  12. what passengers like about Uber
  13. We can all help to improve communication for people with disabilities
  14. Behrouz Boochani's unsparing look at the brutality of Manus Island
  15. a few weeks late, but otherwise little change from previous years
  16. Malcolm Fraser's political manifesto would make good reading for the Morrison government
  17. Drought is inevitable, Mr Joyce
  18. why the rock art of Murujuga deserves World Heritage status
  19. Would an eruption in Melbourne really match Hawaii's volcanoes? Here's the evidence
  20. How to get children to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables
  21. Turnbull resigning seat on Friday, giving Morrison a real-time voting test
  22. what Turnbull's urban policy has achieved, and where we go from here
  23. Amid blackout scare stories, remember that a grid without power cuts is impossible... and expensive
  24. Australian archaeologists dropped the term 'Stone Age' decades ago, and so should you
  25. Michelle Grattan on the Liberals’ implosion
  26. Australians think our politicians are corrupt, but where is the evidence?
  27. how long are you contagious with gastro?
  28. Business owners' control of their work-life balance is the fine line between hard work and hell
  29. Here's how to reset New Zealand’s cultural diplomacy in the Pacific
  30. Australia was founded on a hypocrisy that haunts us to this day
  31. Do butterflies remember being caterpillars?
  32. If the Liberals have any hope of rebuilding, they might take lessons from Robert Menzies
  33. Cycle, walk, drive or train? Weighing up the healthiest (and safest) ways to get around the city
  34. People who see men and women as fundamentally different are more likely to accept workplace discrimination
  35. small, social programs can help get seniors online
  36. how corporations 'nudge' us into spending more
  37. Furious voters deliver their verdict, with government's huge Newspoll plunge
  38. Julie Bishop goes to backbench, Marise Payne becomes new foreign minister
  39. The Life to Come - this year's Miles Franklin winner
  40. The Lord Howe screw pine is a self-watering island giant
  41. A shocker performance, even by coup standards
  42. With a new prime minister nominated, the Nationals have a rare chance to assert themselves
  43. a new podcast from The Conversation
  44. Memo Scott Morrison: don't chase the 'base'
  45. From Benang to Taboo, Kim Scott memorialises events we don't want to remember
  46. How the hard right terminated Turnbull, only to see Scott Morrison become PM
  47. do their employees have the power?
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