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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on sex, scandals and strained relationships in the government

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

Michelle Grattan sits down with University of Canberra vice-chancellor Deep Saini to review the week in politics. They discuss Barnaby Joyce’s future amid increasing pressure from the media and his colleagues, and Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement of a ban of sexual relationships between ministers and their staff.

They also talk about a...

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Banning workplace romances won't solve the problem of sexual misconduct in the office

  • Written by: Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
Banning workplace romances won't solve the problem of sexual misconduct in the officeMalcolm Turnbull gave several justifications for his ban on ministers having sexual relationships with their staff.AAP/Lukas Coch

The recent revelation of a sexual relationship between Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and a young woman working in his office has created considerable embarrassment for the government and those involved. Prime...

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Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphere

  • Written by: Jenny Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong
Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphereWe need to measure the volatile compounds that waft off the products in our homes and offices.

Picture the causes of air pollution in a major city and you are likely to visualise pollutants spewing out of cars, trucks and buses.

For some types of air pollutants, however, transportation is only half as important as the chemicals in everyday consumer...

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  2. Utopia or nightmare? The answer lies in how we embrace self-driving, electric and shared vehicles
  3. Airbnb is blamed for Tasmania's housing affordability problems, but it's actually helping small businesses
  4. Friday essay: species sightings
  5. Essays On Air: When did Australia’s human history begin?
  6. Abuse in care versus not in care: we need to tackle potential bias in a national redress scheme
  7. States' dummy-spit over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan clouds the real facts
  8. Charging ahead: how Australia is innovating in battery technology
  9. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's excoriation of Joyce has changed the game, but how?
  10. Turnbull announces sex ban – and signals Joyce should consider his position
  11. When galaxies collide, size matters if you want to know the fate of our Milky Way
  12. Barnaby Joyce dumped as acting prime minister next week
  13. I've always wondered: do fluorescent lights emit UV, and can it harm me?
  14. Myer once stood for the aspirational middle class but now it's lost sight of who its customers are
  15. Police in schools: helpful or harmful? It depends on the model
  16. Semitransparent solar cells: a window to the future?
  17. What makes a winning halfpipe snowboarder like Scotty James?
  18. Be realistic – demand the impossible: the legacy of 1968
  19. Governments shouldn't be so hasty in declaring victory on wages policy
  20. Without mandatory safety standards, indoor trampoline parks are an accident waiting to happen
  21. Latest twist in the Adani saga reveals shortcomings in environmental approvals
  22. How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease
  23. The dystopian mash-up Altered Carbon is peak Anthropocene TV
  24. Neighbourhood living rooms – we can learn a lot from European town squares
  25. Three ways East Asia can avoid a North Korean refugee 'crisis'
  26. Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to help
  27. Nationals rally behind Joyce's leadership but he is on notice
  28. Liberals gain a Tasmanian long Senate term due to citizenship saga, while polling on Adani is mixed
  29. Explainer: how Winter Olympic athletes cope with the cold
  30. The off-topic Conversation #152
  31. No science minister, and it's unclear where science fits in Australia
  32. Is Perth really running out of water? Well, yes and no
  33. As selling pets online becomes normal, we need to regulate it
  34. This is why health has to be at the heart of the New Urban Agenda
  35. FactCheck Q A: are 'almost 60%' of small business owners paid '$50,000 or less'?
  36. Curious Kids: How does pain medicine work in the body?
  37. Almost every young person in WA detention has a severe brain impairment
  38. Six lessons on how to make affordable housing funding work across Australia
  39. Beyond #MeToo, we need bystander action to prevent sexual violence
  40. In Harley Windsor, Australia has its first Indigenous Winter Olympian – why has it taken so long?
  41. Why social media is in the doghouse for both the pollies and the public
  42. Sex and the sisterhood: how prostitution worked for women in 19th-century Melbourne
  43. A new definition of 'worker' could protect many from exploitation
  44. To really close the gap we need more Indigenous university graduates
  45. 'Epic Duck Challenge' shows drones can outdo people at surveying wildlife
  46. Nationals president urges party: Don't act hastily on Barnaby
  47. The Barnaby Joyce affair highlights Australia's weak regulation of ministerial staffers
  48. As the world looks to put cities on a sustainable path, the Australian government goes missing
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