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GST carve-up to be examined by the Productivity Commission

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government has ordered the Productivity Commission (PC) to review how the GST revenue is sliced up, setting the scene for a new round of hostilities between states over what they get from the tax.

The review, to report by the end of January, follows long-standing pressure from Liberals in Western Australia, which currently loses out heavily...

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Queensland Galaxy: 52-48 to Labor as One Nation slumps

  • Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

A Queensland Galaxy poll has Labor leading by 52-48, a one point gain for Labor since early February. Primary votes are 36% for Labor (up 5), 34% for the Liberal Nationals (up 1), 17% for One Nation (down 6) and 7% for the Greens (down 1).

Given the large increase in Labor’s primary vote, the one point gain after preferences is low,...

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Wittgenstein and the Dangers of Certainty

  • Written by John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
imageLudwig Wittgenstein, in Swansea, Wales, September 1947Ben Richards

The following notes on the politics of rising uncertainty and the future of democracy were prepared for the inaugural CISS global forum, Peace and Security under Uncertainty, Quarantine Station, Sydney, April 28 2017. The remarks were inspired by a remarkable set of 676 aphorisms...

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Malcolm Turnbull leaves Julie Bishop in the hot seat in Abdel-Magied affair

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull has left the decision on Yassmin Abdel-Magied's place on the Council for Australian-Arab relations with Julie Bishop.AAP/Lukas Coch

Malcolm Turnbull engaged in an unedifying cop-out when questioned about the Yassmin Abdel-Magied affair on Friday.

Quizzed by 3AW’s Neil Mitchell, Turnbull described her Anzac day Facebook post...

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  1. How Australia should react to the Trump tax cuts
  2. Government's oil and gas tax response will leave regional communities at a loss
  3. Trigger Warnings, Evidence-Based Policy and Media Literacy
  4. Inventing the Wicked Witch: Review of Susan Bordo’s The Destruction of Hillary Clinton
  5. Van Gogh and the Seasons is a sensitively curated crowd-pleaser despite a paucity of masterpieces
  6. Why we shouldn't ignore what 13 Reasons Why is trying to tell us
  7. Evidence mounts for a search further north for missing flight MH370
  8. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's first meeting with Trump
  9. Economists split over Turnbull's plan to reserve gas for Australian customers
  10. Weekly Quiz: who was the youngest Twist child in Round The Twist?
  11. We must plan the driverless city to avoid being hostage to the technology revolution
  12. Teenagers who are both bully and victim are more likely to have suicidal thoughts
  13. Merged minor parties chase votes on the right as identity crisis grips Coalition
  14. Friday essay: moving autism on TV beyond the genius stereotype
  15. Unstacked: revealing the hidden gems of the State Library of NSW
  16. Every picture tells a story, but visualisation can tell the right one
  17. Vital Signs: what will end up in Scott Morrison's 'good' books?
  18. Why brain stimulation isn't what it's cracked up to be
  19. French and Australian experts on solving the world's sustainability challenge
  20. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's pipe dreams channel ghost of Rex Connor
  21. Talking to John Clarke: a friend and biographer reflects
  22. Australian politics explainer: the MV Tampa and the transformation of asylum-seeker policy
  23. The multi-billion-dollar subsidy for private health insurance isn't worth it
  24. Why S-Town invites empathy not voyeurism
  25. Housing still out of reach for many even as rents fall in post-boom Western Australia
  26. Age discrimination in the workplace happening to people as young as 45: study
  27. The slow death of Australian children's TV drama
  28. Cyber attacks ten years on: from disruption to disinformation
  29. Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title
  30. How virtual reality spiders are helping people face their arachnophobia
  31. Budget to distinguish good and bad debt
  32. Gas export restrictions imposed to ensure domestic supply
  33. Abdel-Magied Anzac row is a storm over not much
  34. The schoolgirls of Charles Blackman – haunting works from a politically innocent age
  35. Explainer: what is reflation and is Australia experiencing it?
  36. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on North Korea's aggression
  37. Macron and Le Pen battle voter disdain as they square off for French presidency
  38. Investing in rural health brings dollar returns to local economies (and improves health)
  39. Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay
  40. Self-esteem among narcissists is 'puffed up, but shaky'
  41. Chevron is just the start: modelling shows how many billions in revenue the government is missing out on
  42. The US, Russia and China: a twisted tale of personal ego, profound mistrust and foolish nationalism
  43. Five things the east coast can learn from WA about energy
  44. Here's looking at: Vincent Van Gogh’s Olive grove with two olive pickers
  45. Cities are complex systems – let’s start looking at them that way
  46. Health Check: what can your doctor tell from your urine?
  47. No, epigenetics and environmental responsiveness don’t undermine Darwinian evolution
  48. Curious Kids: Does space go on forever?
  49. Your headphones aren't spying on you, but your apps are. Here is why
  50. Turnbull expects to meet Trump next week

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