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is the economy getting stronger? The RBA says 'time will tell'

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW

Vital Signs is a regular economic wrap from UNSW economics professor Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.


Together with the speech to the Anika Foundation about demographics and monetary policy by RBA governor Philip Lowe, the latest m...

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Australian media are playing a dangerous game using racism as currency

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
Australian media are playing a dangerous game using racism as currencyWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

It has been quite a week for race-laden discourse in the Australian media.

There was Blair Cottrell, a notorious pro-Hitler extremist, appearing on Sky News and calling for a race-based immigration policy.

There was Andrew Bolt in the Herald Sun sounding the tocsin about how “there is no ‘us’...

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A disappointing earring, and the world's hottest rock: zirconia

  • Written by: Nick Timms, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University
A disappointing earring, and the world's hottest rock: zirconiaDiamond or zirconia? Apart from the price, it can be hard to tell these two gems apart. from www.shutterstock.com

My favourite gem is an occasional series in which we ask a scientist to share the fascinating geological and social features of a beautiful rock.


Just last week, my partner handed me an earring that she had found in a park near her home...

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  13. To help drought-affected farmers, we need to support them in good times as well as bad
  14. Our workplaces are filthy and it's costing us all
  15. Why some veterans feel alienated on campus and how universities can help
  16. How 'Big History' can save the world
  17. Victoria suggests federal government should legislate on emissions while NEG talks continue
  18. Emma Husar falls on her sword
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  20. After devastating earthquakes, Indonesia must embrace radical change
  21. Barnaby Joyce at his provocative best
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  23. Using My Health Record data for research could save lives, but we must ensure it's ethical
  24. Education, not restriction, is key to reducing harm from offshore gambling
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  26. How many dinosaurs in total lived on Earth during all periods?
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  28. Only with urgent change can Australia's mobile networks meet our voracious demand for data
  29. Unique pollen signatures in Australian honey could help tackle a counterfeit industry
  30. Giants: why we needed them
  31. In a year of takeover defences, what impacts do these tactics have on shareholders?
  32. Making small cities bigger will help better distribute Australia's 25 million people
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  36. Will the government's new ‘Move It’ exercise campaign move us or lose us?
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