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Coalition trails 47-53% in 29th consecutive Newspoll loss

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Coalition trails 47-53% in 29th consecutive Newspoll lossIt now appears inevitable the government will hit 30 consecutive negative Newspolls.AAP/James Ross

Labor retains a 53-47% unchanged two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, despite one in two voters opposing its recently announced policy to scrap cash refunds for dividend imputation.

In a status-quo poll, published in Monday’s Australian, the...

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Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?

  • Written by: Hope Johnson, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?Alex Traksel shutterstock

Australian regulators will soon be faced with a challenge: can animal flesh produced in a lab be called meat?

Amid reports that lab-grown meat could be on sale this year, the US Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) last month filed a petition to the US government advocating for a legal definition of “beef” and...

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You're paying too much for electricity, but here's what the states can do about it

  • Written by: Kate Griffiths, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute

State-owned power networks have spent up to A$20 billion more than was needed on the electricity grid, and households and businesses in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania are paying for it in sky-high power bills.

A new Grattan Institute report, Down to the Wire, shows that electricity customers in these states would be paying A$100-A$400...

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Sexual harassment is too much – and not enough – about sex

  • Written by: Karen O'Connell, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Sexual harassment is too much – and not enough – about sexRecent discussions about sexual harassment are both too much about sex and not enough.Shutterstock

Six months after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, giving impetus to the #MeToo movement, this series looks at the aftermath of the movement, and if it has brought about lasting...

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  2. Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you're less likely to finish school
  3. Your asthma puffer is probably contributing to climate change, but there's a better alternative
  4. Is it a surprise women aren't keen on investing when the stock market language is so male oriented?
  5. what are authorities so afraid of?
  6. Vikings exhibit hangs up the sword, and gives us a welcome insight into domestic life
  7. Some 'bloody' rocket science gives Pacific Rim Uprising an extra lift
  8. Michelle Grattan on musical chairs in the Senate
  9. Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have found
  10. My Favourite Album: Dead Letter Circus’s Aesthesis
  11. Post-truth politics and why the antidote isn't simply 'fact-checking' and truth
  12. Google and Facebook cosy up to media companies in response to the threat of regulation
  13. Native forest protections are deeply flawed, yet may be in place for another 20 years
  14. The way banks are organised makes it hard to hold directors and executives criminally responsible
  15. why our complexion is so important to us
  16. How lowering the voting age to 16 could save democracy
  17. if you really, truly need a new phone, buy one with replaceable parts
  18. New Queensland planning law puts transparency and accountability at risk
  19. Are the major parties on the nose and minors on the march? It's not that simple
  20. Email culture to blame for workplace failure on #MeToo
  21. My dyslexic perspective on academia – and how I found science communication
  22. why early childhood educators are walking out
  23. what happens to our skin as we age?
  24. can art really make a difference?
  25. New players in "Bradbury" Senate a gift to government's company tax cut prospects
  26. We need to talk about the data we give freely of ourselves online and why it's useful
  27. Australia should strengthen its privacy laws and remove exemptions for politicians
  28. Even if you were the last rhino on Earth – why populations can't be saved by a single breeding pair
  29. Catholic schools aren't all the same, and Gonski 2.0 reflects this
  30. Why the public isn't allowed to know specifics about the George Pell case
  31. An exploding creative economy shows innovation policy shouldn't focus only on STEM
  32. Akram Khan and telling historical truths through dance
  33. the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone
  34. Embracing multicultural voices can lead to a more democratic future
  35. Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push
  36. #MeToo must also tackle online abuse
  37. Four of the most life-threatening skin conditions and what you should know about them
  38. A beginner's guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music
  39. Many people feel lonely in the city, but perhaps 'third places' can help with that
  40. As the Libs claim South Australia, states are falling into line behind the National Energy Guarantee
  41. Urgent action is needed to enforce zero tolerance of sexual exploitation by aid workers
  42. Unions have a history of merging – that's why the new 'super union' makes sense
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  44. Charges in Justine Damond case a reminder of the dangers of a 'warrior cop' mentality
  45. Come hither... how imitating mating males could cut cane toad numbers
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  47. Book review – Clive Hamilton's Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia
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