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A reshuffle that's come with plenty of pain and questionable gain

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull pressed Attorney-General George Brandis to take the London high commissioner job.AAP/Daniel Munoz

There is not a great deal to be said for Malcolm Turnbull’s reshuffle, and quite a lot to be said against it.

The immediate concentration has been on the angst it’s caused – and that is due to Deputy Prime Minister...

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Turnbull's reshuffle undermined by Barnaby Joyce's ousting of Darren Chester

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull said he regretted having to drop Darren Chester from his frontbench line-up.AAP/Daniel Munoz

Prime Minister’s Malcolm Turnbull’s reshuffled cabinet has five new faces, but one of the Nationals’ best performers, Darren Chester, has been unceremoniously dumped by his party leader Barnaby Joyce.

Christian Porter...

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Miss out on our live Conversation Starters? We have you covered

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation
imageCharis Palmer, Michelle Grattan and Fabrizio Carmignani discussing the year that was in #aupol and the economy.

Last week, The Conversation left the confines of a newsroom and jetted across Australia to bring audiences our live Conversation Starter series.

From the future of AI, IVF and CRISPR, to the state of our nation, all things #auspol and an...

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  2. Health Check: what should you do with your unused medicine?
  3. More Australian trans stories on our TV screens, please
  4. Explainer: the charges against an Australian man accused of being an ‘economic agent’ for North Korea
  5. From testosterone to dogs, and physics for babies: five fascinating books in 2017
  6. Finally, police are taking family violence as seriously as terrorism
  7. Climate scientists and policymakers need to trust each other (but not too much)
  8. Belles in battle: how queer US soldiers found a place to express themselves in WWII
  9. Are mosquito coils good or bad for our health?
  10. To our FactCheck Q A readers: thank you for sharing the facts in 2017
  11. No sign of alien life 'so far' on the mystery visitor from space, but we're still looking
  12. Seven charts on the 2017 budget update
  13. Government budget update saved by higher than expected economic figures
  14. Budget update shaves growth and wage forecasts but is brighter about the deficit
  15. How painting escaped the canvas and another brush with death
  16. Tide turned: surveys show the public has lost its appetite for shark culls
  17. Michael Kirby: the rainbow in Asia and the fight for gay rights in our region
  18. Brandis off to London, as Turnbull prepares his reshuffle
  19. The royal commission's final report has landed – now to make sure there is an adequate redress scheme
  20. Pregnancy doesn't 'cure' endometriosis, so where does this advice come from?
  21. From reproducers to 'flutters' to 'sluts': tracing attitudes to women's pleasure in Australia
  22. By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities
  23. Morrison will deliver better news on debt in budget update
  24. Three (funny) charts on: 2017 in business and economics
  25. Thinking of taking up WeChat? Here's what you need to know
  26. Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry
  27. Bennelong brings Turnbull a prized Lego piece – but he still has to build the set
  28. John Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Jackie Trad in Queensland
  29. Alexander holds Bennelong, Turnbull holds majority
  30. Google's artificial intelligence finds two new exoplanets missed by human eyes
  31. Royal commission report makes preventing institutional sexual abuse a national responsibility
  32. To fight the catastrophic fires of the future, we need to look beyond prescribed burning
  33. Royal commission recommends sweeping reforms for Catholic Church to end child abuse
  34. CBA admissions will make class action easier but shareholders still have a lot to prove
  35. A gas shortage next year is unlikely, but that's the only good news
  36. So you've got your ATAR, now what? Here are some options
  37. Science or Snake Oil: do skinny teas boost weight loss?
  38. We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo
  39. Racist reporting still rife in Australian media
  40. The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy
  41. Friday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek 'gay utopia'
  42. Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won't fix plane pollution
  43. Vital Signs: Australia heads into 2018 with mixed economic signals
  44. Calling all parents – Australia's future female scientists need your support now
  45. Sydney's closer to being a zero-carbon city than you think
  46. Grattan on Friday: The 'China factor' is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
  47. Greater skills diversity on boards might actually be worse for business
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