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Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement

  • Written by: Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Lecturer, Eastern Institute of Technology

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has asserted that the current tuition fee arrangements for Australian students in New Zealand will end if the policy does not remain reciprocal. In a debate during the general election campaign, Adern stated:

If [Australia] lock us out of tertiary education, we will lock them out of it here.

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'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration

  • Written by: Ronan Lee, PhD Candidate, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
imageA military crackdown has led to staggering 600,000 people fleeing Myanmar on foot since late August.Ronan Lee, Author provided

If there’s anything positive about the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, it’s that the residents – despite their appalling recent experiences and obvious deprivation...

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Five claims about coconut oil debunked

  • Written by: Rosemary Stanton, Nutritionist & Visiting Fellow, UNSW
imageIs coconut oil all it's really cracked up to be, or is it just another fad?Sebastien Gabriel/Unsplash, CC BY

Coconuts have been a valued food in tropical areas for thousands of years, traditionally enjoyed as coconut water from the centre of the coconut, coconut flesh, or coconut “milk” (made by steeping the flesh in hot water).

Solid...

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The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone

  • Written by: Brendan Markey-Towler, Industry Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Business and Economics and School of Economics, The University of Queensland

The latest iPhone is going on pre-sale today for the eye-watering price of around A$1,800 for 256GB. But who on earth would pay that, and why is Apple charging so much? The answer comes down to behavioural economics.

By setting prices so high, companies like Apple can extract the most revenue possible. People for whom having the latest technology...

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  1. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  2. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  3. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  4. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  5. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  6. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  7. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  8. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  9. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  10. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  11. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  12. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  13. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  14. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  15. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  16. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  17. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  18. How climate change affects the building blocks for health
  19. Unemployment is falling, but who’s getting left behind?
  20. Teaching kids about maths using money can set them up for financial security
  21. With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
  22. Thor: Ragnarok pitches superheroes against science (and how does Hulk keep his pants on?)
  23. Imagining a better world: the art of degrowth
  24. Five ways to help parents cope with the trauma of stillbirth
  25. Cash staff member quits over media tip offs as AWU affair backfires
  26. China's ambition burns bright – with Xi Jinping firmly in charge
  27. Hanging out with the boys: how bromance often steals the spotlight in The Bachelorette
  28. Performance funding is not the way to improve university teaching
  29. Replacing pharmacists with robots isn't the answer to better productivity
  30. Nothing but truthiness: Adani and Co's post-truth push for the Carmichael mine
  31. Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark
  32. Zippers make a jump for science and technology
  33. Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'
  34. 5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN
  35. There are serious problems with the concept of 'financial literacy'
  36. Census data shows just how bad we've been at closing inequality gaps
  37. What is behind the rising price of butter?
  38. Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors: the NZ convicts sent to Australia
  39. We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
  40. 'Bang, bang, bang!': the shock of a boy playing with a gun on a suburban street
  41. Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more
  42. What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas
  43. Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians
  44. Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
  45. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  46. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes
  47. Big bang: Germinal creates a universe out of nothing on stage
  48. Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
  49. Why reforming health care is integral for our economy
  50. Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China

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