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What's next for Najib Razak, Malaysia's disgraced former prime minister?

  • Written by: James Chin, Director, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania
What's next for Najib Razak, Malaysia's disgraced former prime minister? Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is greeted by his supporters as he leaves the Kuala Lumpur High Court.AAP/Ahmad Yusni

The arrest of Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, on Tuesday was widely expected. In fact, many Malaysians were hoping he would be arrested immediately after the ruling party, the United Malays National...

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Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

  • Written by: Rebecca Harris, Climate Research Fellow, University of Tasmania

To the chagrin of the tourist industry, the Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

Read more: It's official: 2016's Great Barrier Reef bleaching was unlike anything that went before

Our research, recently published in Nature Climate Change,...

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Driverless cars really do have health and safety benefits, if only people knew

  • Written by: Simone Pettigrew, Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University
Driverless cars really do have health and safety benefits, if only people knewDriverless cars promise many benefits for the future of driving, but who really understands?Shutterstock/pikselstock

Driverless cars promise many benefits, including an improvement in safety, but new research shows many people are still not aware of this.

A paper, co-authored by me and published today in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of...

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  1. Gradual reform to capital gains, negative gearing and stamp duty will make housing more affordable
  2. Islamic art at the National Museum is spectacular, but misses opportunities to bridge a cultural gap
  3. Young drivers don't know how to be safe around trucks
  4. Turnbull government says no losers in its new GST carve-up plan
  5. Nauru's ban on ABC splits commercial media
  6. How suppliers of everyday devices make you vulnerable to cyber attack – and what to do about it
  7. Market v government? In fact, hybrid policy is the best fit for the 21st century
  8. Sexist abuse has a long history in Australian politics – and takes us all to a dark place
  9. Australia's government failed to stand up for press freedom after Nauru barred ABC journalist
  10. Another day, another data breach – what to do when it happens to you
  11. Curious Kids: How do wormholes work?
  12. Why do kids lie, and is it normal?
  13. The film, Mary Shelley, shows Frankenstein is always a story for our times
  14. The dos and don'ts of supporting women after a miscarriage
  15. Why our carbon emission policies don't work on air travel
  16. Social housing protects against homelessness – but other benefits are less clear
  17. As power prices soar, we need a concerted effort to tackle energy poverty
  18. When there's a lot in a name – 'Bean' survives a legacy war
  19. Exit Paris climate agreement: Tony Abbott
  20. Prawn white spot virus, and how we tracked down its source in Asia
  21. why women are still bearing the brunt of sexual slurs
  22. The off-topic Conversation #163
  23. New gene transfer rules could help prevent spread of antibiotic resistance
  24. Coalition gains in Newspoll after Shorten's bad week, while left wins Mexican landslide
  25. In Rozanna Lilley's memoir, a curious life gets even more curious
  26. Humans are to blame for the rise in dangerous viral infections
  27. is BMI a good way to tell if my weight is healthy?
  28. Six months after marriage equality there's much to celebrate – and still much to do
  29. Trust Me, I'm An Expert: What is sport worth?
  30. Fears about China's influence are a rerun of attitudes to Japan 80 years ago
  31. Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel 19
  32. Learning languages early is key to making Australia more multilingual
  33. Koalas sniff out juicy leaves and break down eucalypt toxins – it's in their genome
  34. Look up #happycity and here's what you'll find
  35. Parliament should care about its reputation even if Leyonhjelm doesn't value his
  36. how technology is changing sex
  37. New childcare policy still leaves vulnerable families behind
  38. Victoria's puppy farms and pet shop laws a world first
  39. Employment services aren't working for older jobseekers, jobactive staff or employers
  40. The great movie scenes: The Godfather
  41. Higher energy prices are here to stay – here's what we can do about it
  42. How forced pregnancies and abortions deny women control over their own bodies
  43. instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don't overfill the kettle)
  44. Sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination 'rife' among Australian academics
  45. If you can only do one thing for your children, it should be shared reading
  46. Yes we've got a space agency – but our industry needs 'Space Prize Australia'
  47. Smart city planning can preserve old trees and the wildlife that needs them
  48. Royal commission shows bank lenders don't 'get' farming, and rural economies pay the price
  49. How Indonesia's counter-terrorism force has become a model for the region
  50. ANU stood up for academic freedom in rejecting Western Civilisation degree

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