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Turnbull remains less than pitch-perfect

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull is struggling to produce the right response in the aftermath of his election debacle.

On Saturday he did not take on any blame and lashed out at Labor’s “Mediscare” tactic. On Tuesday he took “full responsibility” for the campaign and admitted the government had provided some fertile ground for Labor...

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By Jupiter, what we know of the gas giant so far

  • Written by Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageJupiter and its Great Red Spot. NASA, ESA, and M. Kornmesser., CC BY

Look towards the north-west after sunset and there is currently one bright point of light that easily stands out relative to everything around it. That is the planet Jupiter, shining with an intense and steady glow.

After a journey of five years, and decades in the planning,...

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We must convince people we believe in Medicare: Turnbull

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull has taken “absolutely full responsibility” for his criticised election campaign, and declared the Coalition must rebuild public trust in itself on the issue of Medicare.

Turnbull said the fact people were willing to switch their vote on the basis of Labor’s “grotesque lie”, claiming the government...

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From scolds to talking underwater : Policing women's voices

  • Written by Michelle Smith, Research fellow in English Literature, Deakin University
imageA New England woman wearing a scold's bridle (1885). Wikipedia

Why is it that when a woman talks, she is more likely to be understood as excessively vocal, irritating, or a nag as compared with when a man speaks?

Eddie McGuire recently joked about drowning journalist and football commentator Caroline Wilson. Sam Newman’s contribution to the...

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  1. Are shipping containers really the answer for affordable housing? Time for a reality check
  2. Labor's 'Mediscare' campaign capitalised on Coalition history of hostility towards Medicare
  3. Politics podcast: James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence
  4. How Uber opens cities only to close them
  5. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  6. In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love
  7. Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets
  8. Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets
  9. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  10. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  11. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  12. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging
  13. Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length
  14. Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
  15. This parliament – hung or unhung – will bring us another continuous election campaign
  16. 'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising
  17. FactCheck Q A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
  18. We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change
  19. Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement
  20. Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?
  21. Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease
  22. The off-topic Conversation #100
  23. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
  24. Even if he keeps the top job, Malcolm Turnbull's troubles have only just begun
  25. Lessons for the post-EU British film industry from the collapse of the Soviet Union
  26. How ants walk backwards carrying a heavy load and still find home
  27. Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registered
  28. Pollution guidelines leave a blind spot for assessing the impact of coal and oil
  29. Labor leadership talk a bit of mischievous arson
  30. Turnbull stands solid against returning Abbott to frontbench
  31. Enigmatic Turnbull creates his own misfortune and will be forever diminished by it
  32. An uncertain election result may lead to stagnant financial markets
  33. Economic policy challenges will swamp our election outcome, no matter who ends up winning
  34. The myth of public opinion
  35. Explainer: why don't we know who won the election and what happens now?
  36. Explainer: what is a ‘hung parliament’, and how will a government be formed?
  37. After messy night, Coalition more likely to form government – but Pauline Hanson is in the Senate
  38. Malcolm Turnbull sounded tone deaf to election message
  39. Major rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull as poll result hovers on knife edge
  40. Infographic: what we know so far about the results of Election 2016
  41. Final polls have Coalition favoured
  42. Gina Rinehart, Weight Loss and Women Under the Microscope
  43. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  44. Overcharged for hearing aids? Australia's audiology industry isn't rogue, but needs improvement
  45. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  46. Just how safe are Australia's airports?
  47. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  48. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the campaign's final week
  49. Higher education pays for itself many times over
  50. Crossing the line: why the royal commission examined initiation rituals and defence abuse
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