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Remembering Bill Tutte: another brilliant codebreaker from World War II

  • Written by Graham Farr, Professor, Faculty of IT, Monash University
imageBill Tutte, the brilliant codebreaker.Newmarket Journal

One of the greatest mathematicians and codebreakers of the 20th century, William (Bill) Tutte, was born a century ago this Sunday, May 14.

His wartime work enabled the British to break into the communications of the highest levels of the Nazi regime, motivated the development of a...

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Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?

  • Written by Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, PhD Candidate in Politics at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
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Anxiety about radicalism and religious tolerance in Indonesia have triggered reactionary responses that could be dangerous for the country’s democracy. Joko Widodo’s administration recently announced plans to disband Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia, which seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate. The government is looking to implement legal...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 2017 budget

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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The University of Canberra’s vice-chancellor and president, Deep Saini, and professorial fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics – including the 2017 federal budget, Scott Morrison’s budget speech, how the tax on the big banks will affect consumers, drug testing of welfare recipients, and Bill...

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Distrust of experts happens when we forget they are human beings

  • Written by Rod Lamberts, Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
imageOne of these is a human, the other not. Can you tell the difference? from www.shutterstock.com

In 2016, conservative, pro-brexit, British politician Michael Gove announced that people in England “…have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong”.

In...

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  1. Every critic counts: why Fairfax must keep its arts journalists
  2. Why media reform in Australia has been so hard to achieve
  3. La théologie a-t-elle sa place à l’université ?
  4. Shorten fights on fairness in budget reply, but will it be enough?
  5. Friday essay: smile and stay thin – life as a 60s air hostess
  6. Not a lizard nor a dinosaur, tuatara is the sole survivor of a once-widespread reptile group
  7. Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia
  8. Assessment design won’t stop cheating, but our relationships with students might
  9. There's a strong link between anxiety and depression, and sleep problems, and it goes both ways
  10. Budget 2017 charts new social and affordable housing agenda
  11. Grattan on Friday: With Malcolm Turnbull in pursuit, Bill Shorten decides to run faster
  12. Labor to oppose Medicare levy for lower and middle earners
  13. Vale Mark Colvin: eternal optimist and journalistic force of nature
  14. Budget 2017: welfare changes stigmatise recipients and are sitting on shaky ground
  15. Mental health funding in the 2017 budget is too little, unfair and lacks a coherent strategy
  16. The 2017 budget has axed research to help Australia adapt to climate change
  17. Aussies don't always copy the US - unlike Americans, our self-esteem has stayed the same since the 70s
  18. Budget 2017: a glimmer of support for innovation and advanced manufacturing
  19. Budget 2017: lack of competition is why government is moving so hard against the banks
  20. Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts
  21. Survival of the fittest? Perhaps not if you're a Tasmanian devil
  22. The off-topic Conversation #122
  23. Explainer: how the brain changes when we learn to read
  24. Humane and intimate, how the Red Cross helped families trace the fates of WW2 soldiers
  25. How our gut bacteria affect cancer risk and response to treatment
  26. Budget needs a sharper policy scalpel to help first home buyers
  27. Islam and feminism are not mutually exclusive, and faith can be an important liberator
  28. Why data-driven science is more than just a buzzword
  29. Sustainable shopping: with the right tools, you can find an eco-friendly car
  30. Banks may squeal about new tax but they are outgunned
  31. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Anna Bligh on the new bank tax
  32. Senate inquiry told zero tax or royalties paid on Australia's biggest new gas projects
  33. 'Short-sighted' budget means universities can't deliver their full economic benefit
  34. Budget bank levy: too big to fail, not too big to take a hit
  35. From breaking glass to chest bursting, the scientists' review of Alien: Covenant
  36. Australian media at a crossroads amid threats to diversity and survival
  37. Terror, Muslims, and a culture of fear: challenging the media messages
  38. Is this the budget that forgot renters?
  39. Explainer: what is cancer radiotherapy and why do we need proton beam therapy?
  40. Bond aggregator helps build a more virtuous circle of housing investment
  41. Evidence of ancient life in hot springs on Earth could point to fossil life on Mars
  42. Have the arts come out of the cold or is it another sleight of hand?
  43. Curious Kids: What plants could grow in the Goldilocks zone of space?
  44. Decoding the music masterpieces: Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor
  45. To get the 'good debt' tick, infrastructure needs to be fit for the future
  46. Prescribing generic drugs will reduce patient confusion and medication errors
  47. Budget 2017: Medicare levy rise finances NDIS and banks hit for budget repair
  48. Budget 2017: government goes hard on gas and hydro in bid for energy security
  49. Budget's 'good debt' conversion underpins $70b-plus infrastructure program: experts respond
  50. Budget 2017 sees Medicare rebate freeze slowly lifted and more funding for the NDIS: experts respond

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