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Politics podcast: John Hewson on the budget climate

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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John Hewson, a former Liberal leader and chair in the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University, describes the uncertain economic climate into which Treasurer Scott Morrison will deliver next week’s budget.

“I think it’s an occupational hazard for treasurers that they’re always...

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Disappearing act: take two for the Moon and Regulus

  • Written by Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageA composition, a landscape, the universe. Chechi Peinado/flicr, CC BY-NC-ND

On Thursday evening, May 4, we’ll get our second chance to see the Moon pass directly in front of the bright star Regulus. From across Australia, the star will appear to blink out of view before emerging from behind the Moon about an hour later.

There was a Lunar...

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UNESCO report: surveillance and data collection are putting journalists and sources at risk

  • Written by Julie Posetti, Journalism lecturer, University of Wollongong
imagePress freedom is being undermined by the global trend towards mass surveillance and data retention.www.shutterstock.com

The ability of journalists to report without fear is under threat from mass surveillance and data retention.

Released this week, my UNESCO report Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age shows that laws protecting...

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  1. With gas and hydro plans, the government is looking at the whole picture
  2. Weekly Dose: Kalydeco, the drug that treats the cause of cystic fibrosis, not just symptoms
  3. The government is swimming against the tide on Westpac's Adani decision
  4. History can provide many lessons for Turnbull as he prepares for Trump meeting
  5. Victorian budget splash raises questions about privatisation
  6. The future of Australian coal: an unbankable deposit
  7. Gonski 2.0: Is this the school funding plan we have been looking for? Finally, yes
  8. Found with cocaine in Colombia, we should presume Cassandra Sainsbury's innocence
  9. Our uniquely lopsided brain
  10. Australian Twitter is more diverse than you think
  11. Feeling worn out? You could have iron overload
  12. All care and no responsibility: why Airtasker can't guarantee a minimum wage
  13. Full response from Airtasker CEO Tim Fung
  14. Police officer suicide: it's not just about workplace stress, but culture too
  15. Food as medicine: why do we need to eat so many vegetables and what does a serve actually look like?
  16. New to Australia? Good luck! Migrants can no longer afford 'gateway' suburbs
  17. Curious Kids: Why don’t cats wear shoes?
  18. Bob Brown takes to the High Court to put hardline anti-protest laws to the test
  19. A new literary portrait of Helen Garner leaves you wanting to know more
  20. Protecting young people's privacy as Facebook claims it can identify their anxieties
  21. Turnbull announces schools funding and a new Gonski review
  22. Chasing the audience: is it over and out for cricket on free to air TV?
  23. Charter schools and vouchers not a solution for Australian schooling
  24. WA's economic mismanagement is not a reason to review how the GST is carved up
  25. Higher education reform: small changes for now but big ones to come
  26. Government to build second Sydney airport
  27. How 3D food printers could improve mealtimes for people with swallowing disorders
  28. When exploiting kids for cash goes wrong on YouTube: the lessons of DaddyOFive
  29. Three charts on: crane-spotting, a way to tell which Australian cities are growing and where
  30. Google, Facebook fall into line on tax, but eBay remains defiant
  31. Affordable housing is not just about the purchase price
  32. Who goes to MONA? Peering behind the 'flannelette curtain'
  33. Change Agents: David Buchanan and Fr Paul Kelly on ending the gay panic defence
  34. Rather than capping tax revenue, the government should reform the system
  35. A short history of anaesthesia: from unspeakable agony to unlocking consciousness
  36. The hunt for the Superstars of STEM to engage more women in science
  37. The solar panel and battery revolution: how will your state measure up?
  38. The bark side: domestic dogs threaten endangered species worldwide
  39. 2017 higher education reform: cuts to universities, higher fees for students
  40. University students to pay more as government looks to $2.8 billion saving
  41. FactCheck Q A: do 80% of Australians and up to 70% of Catholics and Anglicans support euthanasia laws?
  42. Why Chinese investors find Australian real estate so alluring
  43. Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
  44. Men can help women deal with their PMS
  45. Action on problem gambling online is a good first step, but no silver bullet
  46. The off-topic Conversation #121
  47. Australian values are hardly unique when compared to other cultures
  48. Five ways an Australian housing bubble could burst
  49. Missing in action: the ABC and Australia’s screen culture
  50. Money given to GPs from ending the Medicare rebate freeze should target reform

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