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how terrorist propaganda radicalises Indonesian women

  • Written by: Eva Nisa, Lecturer in Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
how terrorist propaganda radicalises Indonesian womenThe image of Indonesia as home of moderate Muslims has come into question following terrorist attacks last month during which members of three pro-ISIS families tried to carry out separate but coordinated suicide bombings.AAP, CC BY-SA

Last month, Indonesia was shaken by a series of deadly terrorist attacks. Indonesian National police announced...

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The internet is terrible at answering most tough questions. Our 'wisdom of the crowd' tool can help

  • Written by: Vassilis Kostakos, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne
The internet is terrible at answering most tough questions. Our 'wisdom of the crowd' tool can helpIn 1906, English statistician Sir Francis Galton observed the median answer of 800 participants trying to guess the weight of a cow was accurate within 1% of the correct answer.Mavis Wong/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

When making tough decisions, humans have long sought advice from a higher power.

In ancient times, it was oracles such as Pythia at...

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How superannuation discriminates against middle income earners

  • Written by: Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
How superannuation discriminates against middle income earnersTax rules baked into superannuation favour those on low and high incomes. Shutterstock

While all workers benefit from the 9% superannuation guarantee, those on middle incomes benefit significantly less than lower and upper incomes, according to my research.

I ran simulations on the financial assets accumulated over a working life, comparing this to...

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New research shows Australians have wrong idea on foreign aid spending

  • Written by: Jonathan Pryke, Research Fellow and Director of the PNG Network, Melanesia Program, Lowy Institute for International Policy; Centre Associate at the Development Policy Centre, Australian National University

Two months ago, the Australian minister for international development and the Pacific, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, argued that “80% of Australians do not support any further spending on foreign aid”.

This was reflected in the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll where, when the Australian respondents were told exactly how much Australia invested in...

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