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Technology, once thought the enabler of democracy, is threatening to kill it off

  • Written by David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Democracy has entered a new phase characterised by hacking by foreign states and fake stories discrediting political representatives, disseminated by social media. The social media companies have been incapable, or unwilling, to do anything about the fact that a large part of the dissemination of this...

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Catholics vow to go hard in schools fight with government

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageTreasurer Scott Morrison is digging in behind the government's changes to the way schools are funded.AAP/Lukas Coch

The battle between the Catholics and the government on the schools funding plan appears to be ramping up, with Catholic education authorities deciding to intensify their campaign.

Catholic education sources said a discussion of the way...

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The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it

  • Written by Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
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After 200,000 years of modern humans on a 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, we have arrived at new point in history: the Anthropocene. The change has come upon us with disorienting speed. It is the kind of shift that typically takes two or three or four generations to sink in.

Our best scientists tell us insistently that a calamity is unfolding,...

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  1. Obamacare repeal vote shows power of US hard right
  2. Gene drives may cause a revolution, but safeguards and public engagement are needed
  3. Vaccinate your puppies – a new strain of parvo has been found in Australia
  4. What happens when scientists stand up for science
  5. The strange accounting behind the proposed HECS changes
  6. Leave budget forecasting to Treasury: economists
  7. For cities, hosting major sporting events is a double-edged sword
  8. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's education reforms
  9. World Trade Organisation gives Australia's plain tobacco packs the (draft) thumbs up
  10. Beware the hype – springy soles won’t make you run much faster
  11. Weekly Quiz: which Australian author wrote The Spare Room?
  12. Why older Australians don't downsize and the limits to what the government can do about it
  13. Sustainable shopping: here's how to find coffee that doesn't cost the Earth
  14. Le Pen vs Macron: after an acrimonious debate, the French will now choose their next president
  15. Vital Signs: why the government still thinks it can 'grow away' the deficit
  16. Friday essay: caring for country and telling its stories
  17. Food as medicine: how what you eat shapes the health of your lungs
  18. The rise of the pro-player as Australia hosts its richest computer gaming event
  19. Higher-density cities need greening to stay healthy and liveable
  20. Teachers shouldn't have to manage behaviour issues by themselves - schools need to support them
  21. Politics podcast: Simon Birmingham on the government's education reforms
  22. Grattan on Friday: Catholic backlash over schools policy lights another Abbott-Turnbull spark
  23. Facebook turns to real people to fix its violent video problem
  24. 'A government without newspapers': why everyone should care about the cuts at Fairfax
  25. An act of faith: watching The Young Pope
  26. How urban bushland improves our health and why planners need to listen
  27. Highlighting 'good and bad' debt will make it harder to fund social programs
  28. New drugs on the PBS: what they do and why we need them
  29. China’s Eurasian gambit needs to be taken seriously
  30. Why biased budget forecasts make poor politics
  31. Explainer: how will the changes to HELP student loans affect you?
  32. The Cashless Debit Card Trial is working and it is vital – here's why
  33. When a suburb's turn for gentrification comes ...
  34. Food as medicine: your brain really does want you to eat more veggies
  35. Space bling: 'jewelled' LAGEOS satellites help us to measure the Earth
  36. Can art put us in touch with our feelings about climate change?
  37. Mythbusting Ancient Rome - Caligula's Horse
  38. Three Little Words and Best Self Nonsense
  39. Abbott questions Turnbull's schools plan
  40. NATSEM models the impact of HELP changes
  41. Politics podcast: John Hewson on the budget climate
  42. Disappearing act: take two for the Moon and Regulus
  43. UNESCO report: surveillance and data collection are putting journalists and sources at risk
  44. The great Australian plays: sex, poetry and The Chapel Perilous
  45. With gas and hydro plans, the government is looking at the whole picture
  46. Weekly Dose: Kalydeco, the drug that treats the cause of cystic fibrosis, not just symptoms
  47. The government is swimming against the tide on Westpac's Adani decision
  48. History can provide many lessons for Turnbull as he prepares for Trump meeting
  49. Victorian budget splash raises questions about privatisation
  50. The future of Australian coal: an unbankable deposit

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