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A shocker performance, even by coup standards

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A shocker performance, even by coup standardsScott Morrison is sworn in as the 30th prime minister of Australia by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.AAP/Lukas Coch

When they turn nasty, politicians can be an extraordinarily ugly lot. This week, the Liberals looked hideous – feral, self-indulgent, thuggish and contemptuous of an electorate that would like to be able to have MPs respect...

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With a new prime minister nominated, the Nationals have a rare chance to assert themselves

  • Written by: Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
With a new prime minister nominated, the Nationals have a rare chance to assert themselvesIt is often forgotten that the Liberals cannot govern without the support of the Nationals, and this has been the case for almost 100 years.AAP/Mick Tsikas

So, Scott Morrison, MP for The Shire, has won the leadership of the Liberal Party. One must wonder what role external factors played in his victory, including the vague threat by some National...

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a new podcast from The Conversation

  • Written by: Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
a new podcast from The Conversationidea

No matter what we read, watch or listen to, we’re all affected by the media and how it works. It shapes our culture, drives policy and politics, and is an essential part of a functioning democracy. But how is the media in Australia changing? And is the media getting it right?

Media Files is a new monthly podcast, featuring discussion...

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Memo Scott Morrison: don't chase the 'base'

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Memo Scott Morrison: don't chase the 'base'Prime Minister-elect Scott Morrison would be mistaken if he believed his party’s salvation lay in a further lurch to the right in pursuit of an ill-defined "base".AAP/Sam Mooy

John Howard was fond of referring to the Liberal Party as a “broad church”. This included its conservative “base”.

But what has eluded those...

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  1. From Benang to Taboo, Kim Scott memorialises events we don't want to remember
  2. How the hard right terminated Turnbull, only to see Scott Morrison become PM
  3. do their employees have the power?
  4. How hydrogen power can help us cut emissions, boost exports, and even drive further between refills
  5. Scott Morrison is the new Prime Minister after Peter Dutton's giant miscalculation
  6. What kind of prime minister will Scott Morrison be?
  7. Turnbull's problem was that he was a politician for another era
  8. Crazy Rich Asians is a great moment for representation -- but slides over some important questions
  9. Solicitor-General supports Dutton's eligibility for parliament, but with caveats
  10. The economics of Australia's too-common leadership spills
  11. Liberals manage the ugliest, messiest leadership challenge in history
  12. the meaning of food in crime fiction
  13. What causes asthma? What we know, don't know and suspect
  14. it's time to discuss a new framework for central banking
  15. what you didn't know about diamonds
  16. Why queues for women's toilets are longer than men's
  17. A Dutton win would give the conservatives a strangleold on the Liberal party's throat
  18. 'Balmain basket weavers' strike again, tearing the Liberal Party apart
  19. How the right-wing media have given a megaphone to reactionary forces in the Liberal Party
  20. Australia should stay away from electronic voting
  21. Solicitor-General's advice on Dutton's eligibility to come before Friday Liberal vote
  22. Companies keep slashing jobs, but new technologies won't replace good management
  23. Senior ministers deal death blow to Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership
  24. Shifting to Peter Dutton, or anyone else, will not cure what ails the Liberal Party
  25. Rising seas will displace millions of people – and Australia must be ready
  26. How to tell your child you're getting divorced
  27. Why and how retailers turn everyday items into 'must-have' collectables
  28. Ancient teenager the first known person with parents of two different species
  29. a kaleidoscopic portrait of a diverse nation
  30. Dutton camp presses for quick second leadership ballot
  31. Russian trolls targeted Australian voters on Twitter via #auspol and #MH17
  32. a quick fix with hidden risks
  33. Australia burns while politicians fiddle with the leadership
  34. Turnbull cremates big business tax cuts after Senate kills them
  35. With Cohen and Manafort both guilty, the pressure on Trump is rising
  36. what is resignation syndrome and why is it affecting refugee children?
  37. the moral lessons of the contemporary Dreaming play Skylab
  38. How does mental illness affect sentencing?
  39. The secrets to managing overseas postings for modern families? Start with the spouse
  40. Senate kills tax cuts for big business as Dutton canvasses for second leadership bid
  41. The Turnbull government is all but finished, and the Liberals will now need to work out who they are
  42. how meditation affects the brain to help you stress less
  43. From tech to fetish, shoes in fairy tales are a mark of status
  44. Politicised science on the Great Barrier Reef? It's been that way for more than a century
  45. Fewer Australian university students than ever before believe in creationism
  46. could someone take ownership of a planet or a moon?
  47. Are Australian bridges safe, and can we do better?
  48. Research shows 'merit' is highly subjective and changes with our values
  49. Fierravanti-Wells resigns from ministry, accusing Turnbull of ignoring Liberal party's conservative base
  50. Labor now does politics better than the Liberals

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