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The larrikin as leader: how Bob Hawke came to be one of the best (and luckiest) prime ministers

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
The larrikin as leader: how Bob Hawke came to be one of the best (and luckiest) prime ministersPrime Minister Bob Hawke celebrates the final cabinet meeting in Old Parliament House, 1988.National Archives of Australia

The rise of Bob Hawke to the prime ministership now seems to have been so unstoppable, so inevitable, that it is hard to imagine Australian political history might have unfolded differently.

But what if, instead of entering the...

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This is how WestConnex can deliver Sydney a better city centre

  • Written by: Rob Roggema, Professor of Sustainable Urban Environments, University of Technology Sydney
This is how WestConnex can deliver Sydney a better city centreMuch of the traffic using Sydney's Anzac Bridge and, in the distance, Harbour Bridge is travelling through the city centre, not to it or from it.Rob Roggema, Author provided

People are debating the need for new roads and in particular the need to build WestConnex in Sydney. These discussions are always about more or less cars, relief of congestion...

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Friday essay: ‘It’s not over in the homes’ – impotence, domestic violence and former POWs

  • Written by: Christina Twomey, Professor of History, Monash University
Friday essay: ‘It’s not over in the homes’ – impotence, domestic violence and former POWsAn ex-8th Division prisoner of war is reunited with his family at Ingleburn POW reception camp in New South Wales, November 1945. Ernest McQuillan/Australian War Memorial, CC BY-SA

“It’s fine to say ‘be a man shake hands with the Japs the war is over’,” Betty, a timber worker’s wife, pleaded in 1958....

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Grattan on Friday: Is Barnaby's baby a matter of public interest or just of interest to the public?

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

A few decades ago, then deputy prime minister Jim Cairns’ affair with staffer Juni Morosi rocked an already embattled Whitlam government.

Debate occurred about the reporting of that relationship - which Cairns at the time refused to admit was sexual - but the case for airing was pretty clear given Morosi’s role. She was a political...

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  2. Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
  3. Whistleblowers still in the firing line from foreign influence and official secrets laws
  4. I've been diagnosed with iron deficiency, now what?
  5. Politics podcast: Mark Dreyfus on changing the government's foreign interference bill
  6. The off-topic Conversation #151
  7. Closing the gap in Indigenous literacy and numeracy? Not remotely – or in cities
  8. CBA's board needs to take ultimate responsibility for the bank's failings
  9. Sense, think, act: the principle that governs everything from rocket landings to interest rates
  10. 2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics
  11. Australia's financial regulators need policing
  12. Unions can't just rely on promises of favourable laws to regain lost ground
  13. Labor's 2% cap on private health insurance premium rises won't fix affordability
  14. Listen to abuse survivors and advocates to clear the way to a national redress scheme
  15. How a German migrant planted citizen science in Australia – and why it worked
  16. Australia's jobs and migration policies are not making the best use of qualified migrants
  17. Explainer: the symbolism of The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry cycle
  18. NSW could lead the way in educating students with a disability
  19. Putting the pieces together to create safe public spaces for all
  20. George Brandis warns Liberals against rise of populist right
  21. Government unmoved by Labor MP Susan Lamb's emotional story
  22. Snowboarding and freeskiing got the Olympics by carving their own path
  23. How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims
  24. Private health insurance rebates don't serve their purpose. Let's talk about scrapping them
  25. The Hendra vaccine has no effect on racehorse performance
  26. Russian Olympic doping saga shows need for a radically different approach
  27. Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads
  28. If democracy is failing, why do so many lay claim to it?
  29. A sports car and a glitter ball are now in space – what does that say about us as humans?
  30. This is why you won't be able to swat that fly
  31. Cape Town is almost out of water. Could Australian cities suffer the same fate?
  32. Driverless cars could create new jobs in a welcome boost to Australia's motor industry
  33. Trump and Turnbull have little cause for satisfaction over progress in Afghanistan
  34. Craig McLachlan, defamation and getting the balance right when sexual harassment goes to court
  35. Curious Kids: why does rain only come from grey clouds?
  36. Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin flags that he won't stand aside
  37. How we're developing underground mapping technologies - lessons from the Beaumont case
  38. The smart strategy behind Tourism Australia's 'Croc Dundee' Super Bowl pitch to the Americans
  39. Cat plague is back after nearly 40 years in hiding – here's what you need to know
  40. ASX and Wall Street fall: investors should start to worry when volatility seems low
  41. Turnbull and the Coalition begin the year on a positive polling note – but it's still all about the economy
  42. From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China
  43. Will a controversial sports funding strategy give Australia's Winter Olympians the winning edge?
  44. How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship
  45. What should I do if my child is a cyberbully?
  46. Tasmania can't only rely on a growing population for an economic boost
  47. The rise of the super-diverse 'ethnoburbs'
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