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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the private lives of our politicians

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the private lives of our politiciansAAP/Lukas Coch

The University of Canberra’s Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, including whether the private lives of politicians are in the public interest, Cathy McGowan’s proposal to ban personal relationships between MPs and their staffers, Jacqui Lambie ousting Steve Martin from her party, and Labor...

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Health Check: how can extreme heat lead to death?

  • Written by: David Shearman, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
Health Check: how can extreme heat lead to death?Our climate is going to get warmer, and we need to protect ourselves from heat-related illness.from shutterstock.com

Our climate is becoming hotter. This is our reality. Extreme heat is already responsible for hundreds of deaths every year. It’s a big environmental killer, and deaths from heatwaves in Australian cities are expected to double i...

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Two Koreas working together on Winter Olympics is a small but important step toward peace

  • Written by: Jay Song, Senior Lecturer, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Two Koreas working together on Winter Olympics is a small but important step toward peaceSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in is pushing for a thawing of the relationship between the Koreas through events such as the Winter Olympics.EPA/Jeon Heon-Kyun

South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to use his country’s hosting of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to renew the inter-Korean relations that have become strained over the past...

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Hidden depths: why groundwater is our most important water source

  • Written by: Emma Kathryn White, PhD Candidate, Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne
Hidden depths: why groundwater is our most important water sourceDeep dive: water flows from a bore in Birdsville, Queensland.Lobster1/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Vivid scenes of worried Cape Town residents clutching empty water vessels in long snaking queues are ricocheting around the globe. Everyone is asking, “How did this happen?” Or, more precisely, “Can it happen in my city?” The...

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  1. Five active volcanoes on my Asia Pacific 'Ring of Fire' watch-list right now
  2. Kokoda Track blockade alludes to deeper development issues in Papua New Guinea
  3. How copyright law is holding back Australian creators
  4. Sustainable shopping: your guilt-free guide to flowers this Valentine's Day
  5. Public hospital blame game – here's how we got into this funding mess
  6. Essays On Air: Why grown-ups still need fairy tales
  7. Vital Signs: future expectations causing sharemarket gyrations and interest rate doubts
  8. Proposed new regulations for 3D printed medical devices must go further
  9. The larrikin as leader: how Bob Hawke came to be one of the best (and luckiest) prime ministers
  10. This is how WestConnex can deliver Sydney a better city centre
  11. Friday essay: ‘It’s not over in the homes’ – impotence, domestic violence and former POWs
  12. Grattan on Friday: Is Barnaby's baby a matter of public interest or just of interest to the public?
  13. World-first genetic analysis reveals Aussie white shark numbers
  14. Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
  15. Whistleblowers still in the firing line from foreign influence and official secrets laws
  16. I've been diagnosed with iron deficiency, now what?
  17. Politics podcast: Mark Dreyfus on changing the government's foreign interference bill
  18. The off-topic Conversation #151
  19. Closing the gap in Indigenous literacy and numeracy? Not remotely – or in cities
  20. CBA's board needs to take ultimate responsibility for the bank's failings
  21. Sense, think, act: the principle that governs everything from rocket landings to interest rates
  22. 2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics
  23. Australia's financial regulators need policing
  24. Unions can't just rely on promises of favourable laws to regain lost ground
  25. Labor's 2% cap on private health insurance premium rises won't fix affordability
  26. Listen to abuse survivors and advocates to clear the way to a national redress scheme
  27. How a German migrant planted citizen science in Australia – and why it worked
  28. Australia's jobs and migration policies are not making the best use of qualified migrants
  29. Explainer: the symbolism of The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry cycle
  30. NSW could lead the way in educating students with a disability
  31. Putting the pieces together to create safe public spaces for all
  32. George Brandis warns Liberals against rise of populist right
  33. Government unmoved by Labor MP Susan Lamb's emotional story
  34. Snowboarding and freeskiing got the Olympics by carving their own path
  35. How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims
  36. Private health insurance rebates don't serve their purpose. Let's talk about scrapping them
  37. The Hendra vaccine has no effect on racehorse performance
  38. Russian Olympic doping saga shows need for a radically different approach
  39. Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads
  40. If democracy is failing, why do so many lay claim to it?
  41. A sports car and a glitter ball are now in space – what does that say about us as humans?
  42. This is why you won't be able to swat that fly
  43. Cape Town is almost out of water. Could Australian cities suffer the same fate?
  44. Driverless cars could create new jobs in a welcome boost to Australia's motor industry
  45. Trump and Turnbull have little cause for satisfaction over progress in Afghanistan
  46. Craig McLachlan, defamation and getting the balance right when sexual harassment goes to court
  47. Curious Kids: why does rain only come from grey clouds?
  48. Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin flags that he won't stand aside
  49. How we're developing underground mapping technologies - lessons from the Beaumont case
  50. The smart strategy behind Tourism Australia's 'Croc Dundee' Super Bowl pitch to the Americans

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