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Turnbull and the Coalition begin the year on a positive polling note – but it's still all about the economy

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Turnbull and the Coalition begin the year on a positive polling note – but it's still all about the economyMalcolm Turnbull makes a point in Question Time.AAP/Mick Tsikas

The first Newspoll of 2018, conducted February 1-4 from a sample of 1,616, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the final Newspoll of 2017 in mid-December. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (up two), 37% Labor (steady), 10% Greens (steady) and 5% One Nation...

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From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China

  • Written by: Meg Jing Zeng, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in ChinaIn Chinese, the phrase "rice bunny" is pronounced as "mi tu" and has become a nickname for the #MeToo campaign.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

Rice bunny says, “the only thing I want for the coming Lunar New Year is anti-sexual harassment rulings… You can take my plate away, but you cannot shut my mouth.”

So reads the...

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Will a controversial sports funding strategy give Australia's Winter Olympians the winning edge?

  • Written by: Lisa Gowthorp, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University
Will a controversial sports funding strategy give Australia's Winter Olympians the winning edge?Snowboarding is one of just two Winter Olympic sports to receive funding under Winning Edge.AAP/Andy Green

Australia will send 51 athletes to this month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to compete across 11 disciplines. Freestyle skiing and snowboarding are the most popular sports; 28 athletes will represent Australia in these disciplines.

Nati...

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How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship

  • Written by: Hal Colebatch, Visiting Professorial Fellow, UNSW
How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenshipMembers of the Australasian Federation Conference, 1890.Parliamentary Education Office

For those who take only an ordinary interest in politics, the drama over citizenship and eligibility to be a member of parliament has been puzzling. Surely these people looked at the rule book, the Australian Constitution, before deciding to stand for...

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