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Near enough may not be good enough as parliament's dual citizenship crisis deepens

  • Written by: Lorraine Finlay, Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
imageLabor senator Katy Gallagher has been referred to the High Court over her possible dual citizenship status.AAP/Lukas Coch

Over the past five months, a growing of numbers MPs elected at the 2016 federal election have either been disqualified or resigned from parliament because of dual citizenship issues.

This extraordinary chain of events started...

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A new approach to regional higher education is essential to our economic future

  • Written by: Adam Shoemaker, Vice Chancellor, Southern Cross University

The 30% of Australians who live outside a capital city are experiencing a period of rapid change. A new era of food and crop production prosperity is being driven by technological disruption and farm business consolidation. This is occurring alongside ballooning unemployment, poorer health outcomes, and social dislocation in regional communities....

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How the excuse of 'pure fantasy' works in online child sex abuse cases

  • Written by: Tim Matthews, Sessional Academic, Law School, University of Sydney
imageFormer TV reporter Ben McCormack's lawyer suggested McCormack's online chats discussing child sex abuse were 'fantasy talk'.AAP/Ben Rushton

This article contains material that may be disturbing to some readers.


Former Nine Network reporter Ben McCormack was sentenced to a three-year good behaviour bond today after pleading guilty to two counts of...

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  5. China’s growing footprint on the globe threatens to trample the natural world
  6. Still counting: why the visual arts must do better on gender equality
  7. Curious Kids: Where does the oxygen come from in the International Space Station, and why don’t they run out of air?
  8. Ten things Australia can do to be a human rights hero
  9. Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
  10. New blow for Labor as David Feeney hits citizenship hurdle
  11. What consumers need from the ACCC inquiry into Google and Facebook
  12. Sydney's stadiums debate shows sport might not be the political winner it once was
  13. How Australia can help reform higher education in India
  14. Pinchgut's Poppea plays hedonism, violence and passion to the hilt
  15. Amazon's track record may signal a change in Australian industrial relations
  16. Thinking of taking opioids for low back pain? Here's what you need to know
  17. The off-topic Conversation #143
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  20. The horror and pleasure of misused words: from mispronunciation to malapropisms
  21. How the law responds when emoji are the weapon of choice
  22. In whose best interests? Sam Dastyari and the politics of public intelligence
  23. Government guarantee opens investment highway to affordable housing
  24. Why coaching, not gadgets, is key to getting the most out of employees
  25. 'No, I don't wanna... wahhhh!' A parent's guide to managing tantrums
  26. Shadow minister Katy Gallagher was British when she nominated for 2016 election
  27. Newspoll and Ipsos give Labor a 53-47 lead as Barnaby Joyce wins convincingly in New England
  28. Young people still find it hard to get a job, despite using the same tactics as older job seekers
  29. How social enterprises are building a more inclusive Australian economy
  30. Blocks are still the best present you can buy children for Christmas
  31. Explainer: what is inflammation and how does it cause disease?
  32. Sustainable Shopping: the eco-friendly guide to online Christmas shopping
  33. Radical rethink of Closing the Gap required, despite some progress
  34. Australia isn't dominated by big businesses that gouge customers: Grattan report
  35. It's not just women at the top who are paid less than men
  36. With the right tools, we can mine cities
  37. Social media, the 'bikini bridge' and the viral contagion of body ideals
  38. It's time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data
  39. STEM education in primary schools will fall flat unless serious issues are addressed
  40. Viagra to be supplied without prescription in the UK: should Australia do the same?
  41. Coalition behind in two new polls as triumphant Joyce heads back to Canberra
  42. Barnaby Joyce storms home in New England byelection victory
  43. Proposed poultry standards leave Australia trailing behind other industrialised countries
  44. People with disability have a lot to offer employers
  45. Go now: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's blunt message to Turnbull
  46. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's backflip on the banking royal commission
  47. How the same-sex marriage vote will impact on human rights and democracy
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