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Nationals elect Bridget McKenzie as new deputy

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageBridget McKenzie beat several other candidates in the race for the Nationals' deputy leadership.AAP/Lukas Coch

The Nationals have elected Victorian senator Bridget McKenzie as deputy leader to replace Fiona Nash, who was disqualified from parliament by the High Court.

The win will propel McKenzie, 47, from the backbench into the cabinet when Malcolm...

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A new species of marsupial lion tells us about Australia's past

  • Written by: Anna Gillespie, Technical Researcher, UNSW
imageAn artist's impression of the _Wakaleo schouteni_ marsupial 'lion' challenging a thylacine over the carcass of a kangaroo in the early Miocene rainforest of Riversleigh.Peter Schouten, Author provided

My colleagues and I have discovered a new species of marsupial lion, Wakaleo schouteni, from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in northwest...

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New foreign interference laws will compound risks to whistleblowers and journalists

  • Written by: Keiran Hardy, Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Member, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
imageIncreasingly, the language of 'national security' is invoked to protect a government's broader interests.AAP/Mick Tsikas

The Turnbull government has announced a crackdown on foreign interference in Australian politics and national security. Proposed laws include a ban on foreign political donations, new criminal offences, and a transparency...

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  2. Ban on foreign political donations is both too broad and too narrow, and won't fix our system
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  4. They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor – if key concerns are fixed
  5. From 'demented' to 'person with dementia': how and why the language of disability changed
  6. Children have strokes too and doctors often miss them. New guidelines will help
  7. Out of character: how acting puts a mental strain on performers
  8. High Court to rule on two Labor MPs, but partisan row protects others
  9. Russia's humiliating ban from the Winter Olympics is the right move to protect integrity in sport
  10. International study shows many Australian children are still struggling with reading
  11. Bali's Mt Agung eruption shows how businesses should and shouldn't react to uncontrollable events
  12. My favourite album: Miles Davis’s A Tribute to Jack Johnson
  13. I've got varicose veins. What can I do about them?
  14. Near enough may not be good enough as parliament's dual citizenship crisis deepens
  15. A new approach to regional higher education is essential to our economic future
  16. How the excuse of 'pure fantasy' works in online child sex abuse cases
  17. Green groups and charities could be collateral damage in government's foreign donation ban
  18. People love parklets, and businesses can help make them happen
  19. What makes us sign up to subscription boxes
  20. From Oregon to Belgium to Victoria – the different ways suffering patients are allowed to die
  21. China’s growing footprint on the globe threatens to trample the natural world
  22. Still counting: why the visual arts must do better on gender equality
  23. Curious Kids: Where does the oxygen come from in the International Space Station, and why don’t they run out of air?
  24. Ten things Australia can do to be a human rights hero
  25. Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
  26. New blow for Labor as David Feeney hits citizenship hurdle
  27. What consumers need from the ACCC inquiry into Google and Facebook
  28. Sydney's stadiums debate shows sport might not be the political winner it once was
  29. How Australia can help reform higher education in India
  30. Pinchgut's Poppea plays hedonism, violence and passion to the hilt
  31. Amazon's track record may signal a change in Australian industrial relations
  32. Thinking of taking opioids for low back pain? Here's what you need to know
  33. The off-topic Conversation #143
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  36. The horror and pleasure of misused words: from mispronunciation to malapropisms
  37. How the law responds when emoji are the weapon of choice
  38. In whose best interests? Sam Dastyari and the politics of public intelligence
  39. Government guarantee opens investment highway to affordable housing
  40. Why coaching, not gadgets, is key to getting the most out of employees
  41. 'No, I don't wanna... wahhhh!' A parent's guide to managing tantrums
  42. Shadow minister Katy Gallagher was British when she nominated for 2016 election
  43. Newspoll and Ipsos give Labor a 53-47 lead as Barnaby Joyce wins convincingly in New England
  44. Young people still find it hard to get a job, despite using the same tactics as older job seekers
  45. How social enterprises are building a more inclusive Australian economy
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