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Fifty years on from the Six Day War, the prospects for Middle East peace remain dim

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageUS President Donald Trump talks to Arab leaders in Riyadh on his recent tour of the Middle East.Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

The world will note this Monday, June 5, as one of the more significant dates on the international calendar. This was the day 50 years ago when Israel launched a preemptive strike against its Arab foes. In less than a week, it...

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Australia can’t lose in the global race for cheaper, cleaner energy

  • Written by: Paul Graham, Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO

Despite our sometimes heated national debate about our energy future, Australia is well positioned to benefit from innovative low emission technologies. No matter which avenue we take to cleaner energy, our energy-rich resources means there are opportunities for Australian businesses – and cheaper energy for Australian consumers.

That’...

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Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally

  • Written by: Robyn J. Whitaker, Bromby Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Trinity College; Lecturer, University of Divinity
imageMargaret Court's views on homosexuality do not reflect those of most Christians.The Conversation/Shutterstock

Margaret Court is wrong to claim marriage is “a union between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible”, as she did in her open letter to Qantas, or that a “biblical view” of marriage is between one man and one...

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Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal

  • Written by: Christian Downie, Fellow and Higher Degree Research Convener, Australian National University

President Donald Trump’s announcement overnight that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement comes as no surprise. After all, this is the man who famously claimed that climate change was a hoax created by the Chinese.

While it will take around four years for the US to withdraw, the prospect is complicated by...

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  2. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  3. Making sense of Russiagate: what do Russians think?
  4. A new discovery of gravitational waves has black holes in a spin
  5. Flat white urbanism: there must be better ways to foster a vibrant street life
  6. Worshipping at the church of Ford: how modern brand devotion connects people online
  7. Vital Signs: have we finally reached 'peak' house prices?
  8. Friday essay: power, perils and rites of passage – the history of the female tattoo
  9. Explainer: how does funding work in the Catholic school system?
  10. Grattan on Friday: Now it's the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right
  11. In defence of grammar pedantry
  12. How our research is helping clean up coal-mining pollution in a World Heritage-listed river
  13. Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani
  14. Explainer: how proceeds-of-crime law works in Australia
  15. Indonesian Muslim women engage with feminism
  16. Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
  17. Explainer: what is chemotherapy and how does it work?
  18. Not all students with a disability need funding
  19. Taking Asia’s temperature at Shangri-La
  20. Family break-up raises homelessness risk, and critical period is longer for boys
  21. After-hours GP home visits strain the budget (and don't help emergency departments)
  22. Three charts on: Australia's changing drug and alcohol habits
  23. The world's coral reefs are in trouble, but don't give up on them yet
  24. Global stocktake shows the 43 greenhouse gases driving global warming
  25. The best way to support writers is to feed them new ideas
  26. Regional universities have a pivotal role to play in Australia's City Deals
  27. Fancy government financing could still cost the taxpayer
  28. From botnet to malware: a guide to decoding cybersecurity buzzwords
  29. Liberal MP confronts Turnbull over aged care decisions
  30. Companies should take charge of the potential toxins in common products
  31. Juno mission unveils Jupiter’s complex interior, weather and magnetism
  32. After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognition
  33. No rest over Easter as the barrage of news continues on Twitter
  34. It's happening again ... our love affair with TV reboots
  35. Twitter's plan to help young people not get too overwhelmed by bad news doesn't go far enough
  36. Research shows if you improve the air quality at work, you improve productivity
  37. Curious Kids: Why do adults think video games are bad?
  38. Sydneysiders blame foreign investors for high housing prices – survey
  39. The government should pick towns, not industries, to fund
  40. Christianity does not play a significant role in Australian politics, but cultural conservatism does
  41. The science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
  42. How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia
  43. The US quitting the Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
  44. Tax take shrinks as online accommodation agents rake it in
  45. GetUp raises nearly $200,000 in crowdfunding to campaign against Peter Dutton
  46. Newspoll steady at 53-47 to Labor. Plus UK and French elections
  47. When it comes to ransomware, it's sometimes best to pay up
  48. Review: Wonder Woman reinvigorates tired superhero conventions
  49. Trump demands a post-post-truth response
  50. Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways

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