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Grattan on Friday: King Coal is wearing big boots in the Turnbull government

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageLabor mentioned Scott Morrison's "pet rock" during question time on Tuesday.Lukas Coch/AAP

It took quite a while, but the Turnbull government this week finally “landed” its package for the biggest shake up of media rules in decades.

The Senate deal was done thanks to a sprinkling of sugar for crossbenchers. Handouts for Nick Xenophon to...

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The Lionel Murphy papers shed more light on a controversial life

  • Written by: Andrew Lynch, Professor, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, UNSW
imageLionel Murphy, far right, sits beside Gough Whitlam at a media conference.The Australian

Today sees the release of thousands of pages from the parliamentary archives concerning allegations of improper conduct made against the High Court judge Lionel Murphy. They shed alarming new light on an affair that gripped the political and legal class in...

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Australians pay more for education than the OECD average – but is it worth it?

  • Written by: Megan O'Connell, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
imageAt the tertiary level, Australian households and international students contribute more than double the OECD average expenditure.Shutterstock

Australians value education, so when looking at the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2017 report, it’s not surprising to see we spend more on education than average among comparable nations.

However,...

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We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities

  • Written by: Michael Dockery, Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
imageIndigenous children who participate in AFL have better physical and mental health than those who don't.Rusty Stewart/Flickr, CC BY

Indigenous boys living in remote Australian communities have a 20% lower truancy rate if they play AFL. This is one of the findings from our latest study exploring the benefits of Indigenous people’s participation...

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  1. We're on our way to making whistleblower protections more than theoretical
  2. Rebel Wilson's $4.5 million win a sobering reminder that defaming a celebrity can be costly
  3. Where the accountability problems started at CBA
  4. Gay-identifying AI tells us more about stereotypes than the origins of sexuality
  5. While the world frets over North Korea, what to do about Iran also causes headaches
  6. My favourite album: Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice
  7. With iPhone X, Apple is hoping to augment reality for the everyman
  8. Media reform deals will reduce diversity and amount to little more than window dressing
  9. University cuts – the dire implications for the creative arts
  10. The off-topic Conversation #136
  11. Predicting disaster: better hurricane forecasts buy vital time for residents
  12. Votes for corporations and extra votes for property owners: why local council elections are undemocratic
  13. Power naps and meals don't always help shift workers make it through the night
  14. Decoding the music masterpieces: Shostakovich's Babi Yar
  15. North Korea tests not just a bomb but the global nuclear monitoring system
  16. How skills and personality traits contribute to the gender pay gap
  17. Government set to win Senate support for media deregulation
  18. More coal doesn’t equal more peak power
  19. So you bought the new iPhone? Here are your rights if it breaks
  20. The secrets of Titan: Cassini searched for the building blocks of life on Saturn's largest moon
  21. My favourite album: The Beastie Boys' Ill Communication
  22. Explainer: how does the sea 'disappear' when a hurricane passes by?
  23. Health Check: is margarine actually better for me than butter?
  24. A bloody decade of the iPhone
  25. Income inequality ticks down as the rich see their incomes fall: ABS
  26. Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives
  27. Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after
  28. Marriage vote: how advocacy ads exploit our emotions in divisive debates
  29. How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the whole planet's climate
  30. Sydney's Cloud Arch critics and our mean-spirited approach to public art
  31. Curious Kids: Why it is that the things close to the train windows zoom by really fast, but things further away seem to go by much slower?
  32. Ancient volcanic eruptions disrupted Earth's thermostat, creating a 'Snowball' planet
  33. Google architecture and what do you see? And what's a building without people?
  34. Despite the leaks, Apple's new products will still excite its fans
  35. Anti-vilification legislation for marriage ballot to pass this week
  36. Treating AGL with public contempt seems hardly the way to get the best outcome
  37. Ipsos 53-47 to Labor, but Shorten's ratings slump; Qld Newspoll 53-47 to Labor
  38. Can a federal court case against pokies succeed where politics has failed?
  39. Politics podcast: Mark Butler on energy uncertainty
  40. How the sky can help make air conditioners at least 20% more efficient
  41. Religion is not the only reason Rohingyas are being forced out of Myanmar
  42. Protecting children from abuse in organisations needs leadership and cultural change
  43. Health Check: should I replace sugar with artificial sweeteners?
  44. Australia's 'big heart'? Hypocrisy exposed in tale of multicultural adoption
  45. The smart home could worsen domestic abuse. But the same technology may also make us safer
  46. Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing climate change clues
  47. Irma and Harvey: very different storms, but both affected by climate change
  48. Australian teens doing well, but some still at high risk of suicide and self-harm
  49. 3D view helps us to understand how galaxies formed and evolved
  50. Essays on health: Australia is failing new parents with conflicting advice - it's urgent we get it right

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