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How to get to Australia ... more than 50,000 years ago

  • Written by: Sean Ulm, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
How to get to Australia ... more than 50,000 years agoSunset looking across Port Warrender to the Mitchell Plateau on the Kimberley coast. It is in Wunambal Gaambera country.Mark Jones Films (with permission), Author provided

Over just the past few years, new archaeological findings have revealed the lives of early Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu potentially as early as...

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Don't give anyone a tax cut: Greens

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Greens are standing out against the bipartisan consensus that tax cuts are needed for middle and lower income earners.

They are ruling out supporting all the budget’s tax relief, and say they are also opposed to the package of larger cuts the opposition has proposed, which would be confined to people in the lower and middle income ranges.

I...

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government adopts investment approach to achieve valued outcomes

  • Written by: Michael Mintrom, Professor of Public Sector Management, Monash University
government adopts investment approach to achieve valued outcomesNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the post-budget debate. CC BY-SA

New Zealand’s Labour-led coalition government used its first budget to drive step changes in social and environmental outcomes. The investment approach to public policy has become the new orthodoxy for governance.

The investment approach can be defined as using...

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how the Shanghai AFL game might strengthen Australia-China relations

  • Written by: Damien Spry, Honorary Associate, University of Sydney
how the Shanghai AFL game might strengthen Australia-China relationsThe Gold Coast Suns train in Shanghai ahead of their clash with Port Power this weekend.AAP/David Mariuz

One of us, a Crows fan, will this weekend be supporting Port Power (sorry, Mum). The other follows the Gold Coast Suns, their opponents in Shanghai on Saturday. While we disagree on who will be victorious on the pitch, both of us are certain...

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  1. Why blasters miss their mark and other science stunners in Solo: A Star Wars Story
  2. The live export trade is unethical. It puts money ahead of animals' pain
  3. NAPLAN needs to value regional, rural and remote students
  4. AI can book a restaurant or a hair appointment, but don't expect a full conversation
  5. My cancer is in remission – does this mean I'm cured?
  6. climate change is a clear and present danger to Australia's security
  7. Michelle Grattan on the dual citizenship debacle and the live sheep trade
  8. The Australian zombie horror Cargo is burdened by its own gravitas
  9. Why the NSW government is reviewing its Confucius Classrooms program
  10. Here's why it won't happen
  11. overcoming our mistrust of robots in our homes and workplaces
  12. Friday essay: how to fix Parliament House
  13. One-third of the world's nature reserves are under threat from humans
  14. Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
  15. Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance
  16. NAPLAN writing tests hinder creativity, so what could we use in their place?
  17. is it ok to give children pain killers?
  18. what city planners can learn from Hobart's floods
  19. Fixing citizenship imbroglio is not just a matter of better paperwork
  20. gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget
  21. Logging burns conceal industrial pollution in the name of 'community safety'
  22. Why China's 'debt-book diplomacy' in the Pacific shouldn't ring alarm bells just yet
  23. Pitch to publication: how The Conversation works
  24. Women are less likely to be replaced by robots and might even benefit from automation
  25. Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?
  26. The latest health data breach is one reason why I’ll be opting out of MyHealthRecord
  27. Australia needs a better conversation about religious freedom
  28. how is frontotemporal dementia different and what are the warning signs?
  29. Liberal rebel will proceed with bill after government preserves sheep trade
  30. US can no longer be counted on to end Israel-Palestinian conflict
  31. From Victoria to Diana to Meghan, royal weddings have shaped bridal fashions
  32. What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?
  33. We need to reform NAPLAN to make it more useful
  34. What was missing in Australia's $1.9 billion infrastructure announcement
  35. eruptions from Kīlauea volcano place the Hawaiian island on red alert
  36. It's OK to skip your period while on the pill
  37. Long-running battle ends in a win for residents, koalas and local council planning rules
  38. The RBA's shift to worrying about financial stability could be hurting Australian wages
  39. drugs and surgery should be the last resort
  40. four decades between surfing and myth making
  41. Let’s abandon NAPLAN – we can do better
  42. There are no age restrictions for gambling in video games, despite potential risks to children
  43. How Indonesia is dealing with the new threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters
  44. Acupuncture during IVF doesn't increase chances of having a baby
  45. Why we can't just throw more regulation at the ethical issues raised by the banking royal commission
  46. Council wants 'English first' policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?
  47. Spotify removing R. Kelly's songs is a sign of a worrying trend towards censorship
  48. election promises and real-life tests
  49. 'I would like to know why man lions have manes and lady lions don't'
  50. Labor would deliver bigger surpluses than the Coalition: Bowen

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