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51-49 to Labor, and time running out for upper house reform

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
51-49 to Labor, and time running out for upper house reformVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews' Labor party leads in the latest polling ahead of the November 24 state election.AAP/Alex Murray

A Victorian ReachTEL poll for The Age, conducted July 5 from a sample of 1,500, gave Labor a 51-49 lead. Primary votes were 39.4% Coalition, 35.4% Labor, 10.5% Greens, 3.6% One Nation, 2.8% Shooters and 3.5% undecided....

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A growing mistrust in democracy is causing extremism and strongman politics to flourish

  • Written by: Mark Triffitt, Lecturer, Public Policy and Political Communications, University of Melbourne
A growing mistrust in democracy is causing extremism and strongman politics to flourishAs democracy loses favour around the world, support for alternatives, such as strong man governance, continues to rise. Pixabay

Nearly every indicator of a healthy Western democracy is failing globally. Public trust and voter engagement have declined over the past decade in established, core democracies around the world, including in the US, Europe...

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How Australian universities can get better at cyber security

  • Written by: Greg Austin, Professor, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, UNSW
How Australian universities can get better at cyber securityThe Australian National University has been working with intelligence agencies to minimise the impact of a cyber attack on its systems.Mark爱生活/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The cyber security practices of Australian universities are in the spotlight after the Australian National University (ANU) reported last week it had been the target...

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the Aboriginal names for ten Melbourne suburbs

  • Written by: Jason Gibson, Research Fellow, Deakin University
the Aboriginal names for ten Melbourne suburbsMelbourne in 1846: a view from Collingwood. T. E. Prout. State Library of Victoria

Ten previously forgotten Aboriginal names for 19th century sites and suburbs of Melbourne have been recently unearthed at the Melbourne Museum. These include the names for Fitzroy (Ngár-go), Richmond (Quo-yung), Collingwood (Yálla-birr-ang) and...

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  4. Drawing inspiration from imaginative planners past
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  6. did the Coalition 'deliver more than a million jobs in the last year'?
  7. Mark Latham helps Hanson in robocall attacking Shorten
  8. New research shows NSW teachers working long hours to cope with administrative load
  9. How imagery and media coverage influence our empathy for strangers
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  11. what causes chilblains and how can I prevent them?
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  16. The Murri Book Club and the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians
  17. Why we should be slow to point the finger at bankers
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  30. Fifty years ago, at Lake Mungo, the true scale of Aboriginal Australians' epic story was revealed
  31. 50 years since the discovery of Mungo Lady
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  34. Friday essay: frogwatching - charting climate change's impact in the here and now
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  40. Most Australians support decriminalising cannabis, but our laws lag behind
  41. What's next for Najib Razak, Malaysia's disgraced former prime minister?
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  45. Gradual reform to capital gains, negative gearing and stamp duty will make housing more affordable
  46. Islamic art at the National Museum is spectacular, but misses opportunities to bridge a cultural gap
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