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what's at stake on Super Saturday

  • Written by: Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have been criss-crossing the country for weeks to spruik their parties’ candidates in Saturday’s all-important byelections – a key test for both the Liberals and Labor ahead of the next federal election.

Here’s what you need to know about the five electorates...

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Curious Kids: Why do volcanoes erupt?

  • Written by: Heather Handley, Associate Professor in Volcanology and Geochemistry, Macquarie University
Curious Kids: Why do volcanoes erupt?Some explosive volcanoes can send ash high up into the sky and it can travel around the world over different countries.Shutterstock

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


Why do...

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Women who have heart attacks receive poorer care than men

  • Written by: Clara Chow, Director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, George Institute for Global Health
Women who have heart attacks receive poorer care than menWomen who have had a heart attack are less likely to be given an angiogram (a special X-ray to detect blockages of the heart), rehabilitation, or medication than men. Shutterstock/Syda Productions

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both Australian men and women. But our new research shows Australian women who have heart attacks are less...

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  1. Migration helps balance our ageing population – we don't need a moratorium
  2. The Tale of Genji, a 1,000-year-old Japanese masterpiece
  3. Remembering Antarctica's nuclear past with 'Nukey Poo'
  4. how physical activity at school helps the mind (as well as the body)
  5. Leaders seek underdog status in byelection battle to be top dog
  6. As Super Saturday nears, Labor gains poll lead in Braddon, but trails in Longman, while UK Tories slump
  7. Government report provides important opportunity to rethink Australia's relationship with India
  8. Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth
  9. Battle scars reveal the life of 'Mephisto', a WW1 German tank from a century ago
  10. are phone-obsessed teens at greater risk of ADHD?
  11. Is the 'Zero Hour' youth climate march a turning point, or more of the same?
  12. Michelle Grattan on the Mayo byelection and crossbenchers in the parliament
  13. do neckties reduce blood supply to the brain?
  14. booming jobs numbers, but dig deeper and it's not all rosy
  15. Universities can help recruit more science and maths teachers, but they can't do it alone
  16. Empty car parks everywhere, but nowhere to park. How cities can do better
  17. AEMO's 'cohesive' energy plan falls short because it omits two key economic facts
  18. Friday essay: why YA gothic fiction is booming
  19. Technology doesn't have to be lonely: encouraging dialogue over diatribe
  20. is glucosamine good for joints?
  21. When whistleblowers are prosecuted, it has a chilling effect on press freedom in Australia
  22. Disillusioned voters find it easy to embrace a crossbencher like Rebekha Sharkie
  23. what is parricide and how common is it in Australia?
  24. Rising reliance on personal income tax signals need for bolder reforms
  25. Sign up to Thrive and learn to live well
  26. can comedy really change our environmental behaviours?
  27. The winners and losers in the 2018 World Cup broadcast battle
  28. how Tasmania's Aboriginal people reclaimed a language, palawa kani
  29. Tech innovators start to see old-fashioned benefits of collective bargaining
  30. a fishy tale much more primitive than we thought
  31. Do 'screaming children' in playgrounds ruin neighbourhood parks?
  32. The case for introducing rhinos to Australia
  33. Ten classics of Indigenous design
  34. how gift cards initiate children into the world of 'credit'
  35. Does osteopathy work?
  36. What Australia's convict past reveals about women, men, marriage and work
  37. When art meets reality TV our visual literacy is found wanting
  38. Why Trump has made Europe more fearful of a possible Russian attack
  39. Plastic poses biggest threat to seabirds in New Zealand waters, where more breed than elsewhere
  40. Explaining Australia's school funding debate: what's at stake
  41. So your child refuses to go to school? Here's how to respond
  42. US citizens can now publish models of 3D printed firearms online. What does it mean for us?
  43. A new study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
  44. Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands
  45. Rossini’s William Tell, and its famous overture
  46. Why Australians' religious freedom is worth protecting
  47. Workers' compensation doesn't cover gig workers – here's a way to protect them
  48. A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients
  49. If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
  50. AEMO's new electricity plan is neither a death knell nor a shot in the arm for coal

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