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Labor motion on Palestinian recognition could put the Jewish vote in play at the next election

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageAAP/William West

Vexed argument in the Labor Party about relations with Israel is set to come to a head at the conference later this month of the party’s dominant New South Wales branch. Barring the successful intervention of federal Labor, the NSW branch will call for recognition of Palestine along lines of various Scandinavian countries, inc...

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Why the climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than weather records suggest

  • Written by: Andrew Glikson, Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
imageA new paper improves our estimate of the climate's sensitivity to carbon dioxide.NASA/Wikimedia Commons

One of the key questions about climate change is the strength of the greenhouse effect. In scientific terms this is described as “climate sensitivity”. It’s defined as the amount Earth’s average temperature will ultimately...

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Explainer: what is ballistic missile defence – and would it stop a missile from North Korea?

  • Written by: James Dwyer, Teaching Fellow and PhD Candidate, Politics and International Relations Program, University of Tasmania
imageThe US and several of its allies currently deploy several ballistic missile defence systems that would be used in the event North Korea actually launched an attack.Reuters/KCNA

North Korea’s test this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile has reignited interest and debate on the feasibility of ballistic missile defence systems, and...

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  2. Vivacious and unapologetic, The Rover's 17th-century feminism is painfully pertinent
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  4. Wayne Rooney for Everton
  5. What income inequality looks like across Australia
  6. Don't worry about the huge Antarctic iceberg – worry about the glaciers behind it
  7. How Angela Merkel has become – and remains – one of the world's most successful political leaders
  8. The Australian palaeodiet: which native animals should we eat?
  9. Satellites reveal melting of rocks under volcanic zone, deep in Earth's mantle
  10. Brisbane's Cross River Rail will feed the centre at the expense of people in the suburbs
  11. The great movie scenes: Steven Spielberg's Jaws
  12. Viewpoints: should euthanasia be available for people with existential suffering?
  13. After the Medicare breach, we should be cautious about moving our health records online
  14. E-cigarettes are some young people's training wheels for smoking. Here's the evidence
  15. Leaky Liberals spill the beans again
  16. Axing the Walkley for international reporting: another nail in the coffin
  17. Suburbs 'swamped' by Asians and Muslims? The data show a different story
  18. Three charts on: the changing face of Australian union members
  19. The West's hyperbole on North Korea will only fuel Kim Jong-un's propaganda
  20. Doctors and nurses can't always tell if someone's drunk or on drugs, and misdiagnosis can be dangerous
  21. Spider-Man: Homecoming spins a web of fact and fantasy
  22. Curious Kids: why do some people find some foods yummy but others find the same foods yucky?
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  24. City planning suffers growth pains of Australia's population boom
  25. How to tell when the housing market is slowing
  26. Read, listen, understand: why non-Indigenous Australians should read First Nations writing
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  28. Surgery to make intersex children 'normal' should be banned
  29. Land clearing isn't just about trees – it's an animal welfare issue too
  30. SA Galaxy: 50-50 tie. Labor, Greens gain in Essential
  31. Government behavioural economics 'nudge unit' needs a shove in a new direction
  32. Do we claim 'bullying' too often?
  33. Doing away with the annual performance review? More feedback isn't necessarily better
  34. No, nanoparticles in baby formula will not harm your baby
  35. 'Cyber revolution' in Australian Defence Force demands rethink of staff, training and policy
  36. New maps reveal cancer levels across Australia, and across the social strata
  37. How to reduce sexism in screenplays
  38. Bloom and boom: how babies and migrants have contributed to Australia's population growth
  39. Higher education fees are rising – so is it still worthwhile enrolling?
  40. Gig economy businesses like Uber and Airtasker need to evolve to survive
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  42. Essays on health: microbes aren't the enemy, they're a big part of who we are
  43. Community sector offers a solid platform for fair social housing
  44. Liberal party reform becomes the next proxy battle in Abbott versus Turnbull
  45. The media dangerously misuses the word 'trolling'
  46. Why exploitation and corruption continue to dog Australia's VET sector
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