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Jacinda Ardern on her political life

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

Ahead of her second visit to Australia, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to Michelle Grattan about the toughness of Australian politics, her ambitious policy plans, and the demands of being a young high-profile female leader that everyone wants to know about.

On the New Zealand refugee offer, Ardern told The Conversation it...

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Minimum price on alcohol in the NT will likely reduce harm

  • Written by: Michael Livingston, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
Minimum price on alcohol in the NT will likely reduce harmA floor price is a minimum amount under which alcohol can't be sold.from shutterstock.com

The Northern Territory government this week made a series of announcements on alcohol policy, including a commitment to implement a minimum price for alcohol of A$1.30 per standard drink across the territory. This makes the NT the first Australian jurisdiction...

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Close case set to present a legal headache for the AFL

  • Written by: Liam Elphick, Lecturer, Law School, University of Western Australia
Close case set to present a legal headache for the AFLFormer Brisbane Lions footballer Michael Close suffered a serious knee injury during a game at Etihad Stadium.AAP/Hamish Blair

Last week, ex-Brisbane Lions footballer Michael Close commenced legal action against his former club, the AFL, and Etihad Stadium following a knee injury sustained during a match in 2015. His anterior cruciate ligament...

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AI can now create fake porn, making revenge porn even more complicated

  • Written by: Nicola Henry, Associate Professor & Vice-Chancellor's Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
AI can now create fake porn, making revenge porn even more complicatedAI-generated pornography – known as "deepfakes" – is becoming more convincing, seamless and real.Shutterstock

In January this year, a new app was released that gives users the ability to swap out faces in a video with a different face obtained from another photo or video – similar to Snapchat’s “face swap”...

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  1. Yo-yo dieting doesn't necessarily make you heavier in the long run
  2. The VR film Carriberrie is a vital face-to-face experience of threatened Indigenous culture
  3. Growth pains and gridlock come to Hobart, and building more roads is not the best way out
  4. Federal government's foreign donations bill is flawed and needs to be redrafted
  5. Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoin and cryptokitties
  6. How philanthropy could change higher education funding
  7. Signal detected from the first stars in the universe, with a hint that dark matter was involved
  8. do women in Tasmania have access to safe abortions?
  9. Mould levels seen at Nauru detention centre are enough to cause serious health problems
  10. a 24-hour lesson in the gendered performance of intimacy
  11. freezing university funding is out of step with the views of most Australians
  12. How art merges with maths to explore continuity, change and exotic states
  13. More money may be pouring into women’s sport, but there's still a dearth of female coaches
  14. Four ideas for reforming higher education policy-making
  15. Why do people get the hiccups and how do you get rid of them?
  16. The Nationals have changed their leader but kept the same climate story
  17. Here's what happens to aid projects when the money dries up and the spotlight fades
  18. Five biases create problems with share bikes – here's what we can do to counter them
  19. Women in rural workplaces struggle against the 'boys club' that leads to harassment
  20. NBN faces irrelevance in cities as competitors build faster, cheaper alternatives
  21. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Your Name is the standout
  22. Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg's future decided 'in weeks': Porter
  23. Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reserves
  24. Bringing pleasure into the discussion about sexting among teens
  25. Why do people intentionally injure themselves?
  26. The Conversation articles engage readers and have practical uses in the real world
  27. the sun sets on British imperial credibility
  28. Smart electricity meters are here, but more is needed to make them useful to customers
  29. the facts on shark bites and shark numbers
  30. Bugs and allergies in pregnancy linked to child developmental disorders, like autism and ADHD
  31. How universities can make graduates employable with connections to industry
  32. From the space-race to filial tensions, The Far Side of the Moon explores reconcilation
  33. What Australia can learn from Fiji in reducing the working poor
  34. How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'
  35. Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
  36. McCormack has tough task to match Barnaby Joyce's 2016 electoral gold standard
  37. Peter Dutton on balancing interests in home affairs
  38. phenibut – the Russian anti-anxiety drug linked to Gold Coast teens' overdoses
  39. An education research institute won't take politics out of the classroom
  40. Strong sense of cultural identity drives boom in Māori business
  41. Australia's Winter Olympics results suggest we might need a new measure of success
  42. Liberals likely to win Tasmanian election, while federal Labor's poll lead widens
  43. Under McCormack, the Nationals need to accept they are a minority and preserve their independence
  44. McCormack wins Nationals leadership after token challenge by Christensen
  45. Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?
  46. As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand
  47. Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund is almost empty. It shouldn't be refilled
  48. Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced
  49. Apartment residents need better protection from secondhand smoke
  50. Stars for sale, but no, you can't really buy an official star name to remember someone

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