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Trump and Turnbull have little cause for satisfaction over progress in Afghanistan

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Trump and Turnbull have little cause for satisfaction over progress in AfghanistanWhat to do about Afghanistan will likely be on the agenda when Malcolm Turnbull meets with Donald Trump later this month.Reuters/Omar Sobhani

When Malcolm Turnbull sits down in the White House later this month for the Australian prime minister’s first substantive discussion with Donald Trump on American soil, Afghanistan will almost certainly...

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Craig McLachlan, defamation and getting the balance right when sexual harassment goes to court

  • Written by: Rick Sarre, Adjunct professor, University of South Australia

Last week Rocky Horror Show actor Craig McLachlan issued defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media, the ABC and former co-star Christie Whelan Browne, one of the women who has accused McLachlan of sexual harassment. While no criminal charges have been laid, police are currently investigating allegations McLachlan committed multiple sexual...

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Curious Kids: why does rain only come from grey clouds?

  • Written by: Justin Peter, Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Curious Kids: why does rain only come from grey clouds?Only clouds that are tall with big water drops can make rain, but they also stop most of the light, which makes them look grey.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome...

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Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin flags that he won't stand aside

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

The High Court has ruled that Steve Martin, from the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN), is eligible to enter the Senate, dismissing the argument that his mayoral position disqualified him under the Constitution’s Section 44.

After the decision Martin quickly rejected any suggestion he might stand aside to allow Lambie to return to the Senate,...

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  4. ASX and Wall Street fall: investors should start to worry when volatility seems low
  5. Turnbull and the Coalition begin the year on a positive polling note – but it's still all about the economy
  6. From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China
  7. Will a controversial sports funding strategy give Australia's Winter Olympians the winning edge?
  8. How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship
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  11. The rise of the super-diverse 'ethnoburbs'
  12. Virtual reality chatroom app could boost VR industry
  13. Pesticide bans might give us a buzz, but they won't necessarily save the bees
  14. Daniel Day Lewis shines as the tortured artist in Phantom Thread
  15. How cyberbullies overtly and covertly target their victims
  16. Relics of colonialism: the Whitlam dismissal and the fight over the Palace letters
  17. Despite good intentions, the Olympics has its limits in promoting peace
  18. Elon Musk is launching a Tesla into space – here's how SpaceX will do it
  19. What employers need to do to protect workers from cyberbullying
  20. Hospitals are risky places – but some are better than others
  21. Vice-chancellors' salaries are just a symptom of what's wrong with universities
  22. Australian cities are far from being meccas for walking and cycling
  23. The benefits of job automation are not likely to be shared equally
  24. The Murray Darling Basin Plan is not delivering – there's no more time to waste
  25. Curious Kids: Do animals sleep like people? Do snails sleep in their shells?
  26. Why Call the Midwife satisfies our enduring need for heroic stories of fertility and birth
  27. Insecure by design – lessons from the Meltdown and Spectre debacle
  28. Stakes are high as Turkey, Russia and the US tussle over the future of Syria
  29. Encouragement for Turnbull in Newspoll as Parliamentary year starts
  30. With Feeney gone, Greens sniff a chance in Batman, and has Xenophon's bubble burst in South Australia?
  31. The Cabinet Files show that we need to change the nature of record-keeping
  32. Four ways precision medicine is making a difference
  33. We have a national STEM strategy, but what we need is a successful one
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  35. Shorten goes colder on Adani coal mine as the battle for Batman begins
  36. Fixing pain management could help us solve the opioid crisis
  37. Is Democracy Dead or Alive? What democracy exactly are we supposed to nurture?
  38. Designers of mixed reality experiences shouldn’t overlook the communal nature of video games
  39. The truth about political donations: there is so much we don't know
  40. Community highlights: Rancid milk and a rare moon moment
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  43. Friday essay: the Chauka bird and morality on our Manus Island home
  44. Essays On Air: Reading Germaine Greer’s mail
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  46. Visa policy for overseas students with a disability is nonsensical and discriminatory
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