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Thinking of taking up WeChat? Here's what you need to know

  • Written by: Meg Jing Zeng, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
imageAustralia was one of the first offshore markets targeted by WeChat Pay.from www.shutterstock.com

WeChat is the most popular social media app in China. Since 2011, it has transformed from a messaging tool to an all-in-one super portal, with more than 900 million monthly active users. Its parent company, Tencent, is one of the most valuable...

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Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry

  • Written by: Jan Garrard, Senior Lecturer, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University

We all know physical activity is good for us; that most of us should do more of it; and that walking is a cheap and convenient physical activity. So, all those people we see out there pounding the pavement are doing it to get healthy, right? Well, no, especially the young people.

When you ask people aged 15 to 20 why they walk, they’ll likely...

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Bennelong brings Turnbull a prized Lego piece – but he still has to build the set

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull's excitement, no doubt fuelled by relief, at the Bennelong byelection win was obvious.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Sometimes Malcolm Turnbull is as transparent as a child. In Bennelong on Saturday night, he was like the four-year-old welcoming Santa. He was full of excitement – fuelled by relief – at a result that, if it had come...

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John Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Jackie Trad in Queensland

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
imageThe Bennelong byelection result will boost Malcolm Turnbull's standing in the Coalition.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Liberal John Alexander defeated Labor’s Kristina Keneally in the Bennelong byelection by a 54.2-45.8 margin, a swing to Labor of 5.6 points since the 2016 election. Primary votes were 44.1% Alexander (down 6.3), 36.3% Keneally (up 7.8),...

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  1. Alexander holds Bennelong, Turnbull holds majority
  2. Google's artificial intelligence finds two new exoplanets missed by human eyes
  3. Royal commission report makes preventing institutional sexual abuse a national responsibility
  4. To fight the catastrophic fires of the future, we need to look beyond prescribed burning
  5. Royal commission recommends sweeping reforms for Catholic Church to end child abuse
  6. CBA admissions will make class action easier but shareholders still have a lot to prove
  7. A gas shortage next year is unlikely, but that's the only good news
  8. So you've got your ATAR, now what? Here are some options
  9. Science or Snake Oil: do skinny teas boost weight loss?
  10. We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo
  11. Racist reporting still rife in Australian media
  12. The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy
  13. Friday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek 'gay utopia'
  14. Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won't fix plane pollution
  15. Vital Signs: Australia heads into 2018 with mixed economic signals
  16. Calling all parents – Australia's future female scientists need your support now
  17. Sydney's closer to being a zero-carbon city than you think
  18. Grattan on Friday: The 'China factor' is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
  19. Greater skills diversity on boards might actually be worse for business
  20. Explainer: the politics of heavy metal
  21. Should I roll my baby back over if she rolls onto her stomach in her sleep?
  22. Measures to increase cycling in Australia are predicated on failure
  23. Instead of congratulating ICAN on its Nobel Peace Prize, Australia is resisting efforts to ban the bomb
  24. Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change
  25. It's official: 2016's Great Barrier Reef bleaching was unlike anything that went before
  26. Australians working in China should expect fallout over questions of political interference
  27. A bubble? We don't even know how to value Bitcoin
  28. Between innocence and experience: the sexualisation of girlhood in 19th century postcards
  29. Structuring thought and imagination brick by brick, Lego is more than child's play
  30. Cutting funding for hospital complications is unlikely to change patient care – here's why
  31. Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate byelection in stunning upset; Bennelong is tied 50-50
  32. Why we removed an article on the My Health Record
  33. The off-topic Conversation #144
  34. Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
  35. Westfield's history tracks the rise of the Australian shopping centre and shows what's to come
  36. What the robots of Star Wars tell us about automation, and the future of human work
  37. What is going rotten in the franchise businesses plagued by scandals
  38. Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online
  39. Reporting a few cases of negative side effects from long-acting contraceptives is alarmist and damaging
  40. NAPLAN 2017: results have largely flat-lined, and patterns of inequality continue
  41. Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy
  42. Vocational education and training sector is still missing out on government funding: report
  43. The growing skills gap between jobs in Australian cities and the regions
  44. The government is miscounting greenhouse emissions reductions
  45. New Zealand discovery of fossilised 'monster bird' bones reveals a colossal, ancient penguin
  46. Curious Kids: Why do humans not have fur like chimpanzees and gorillas?
  47. Young workers are most likely to use their phones while driving – here's how can we change that
  48. The grim reality of the brothels of Pompeii
  49. Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
  50. Surprise! Digital space isn't replacing public space, and might even help make it better

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