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How Anzac Day came to occupy a sacred place in Australians' hearts

  • Written by Carolyn Holbrook, Alfred Deakin Research Fellow, Deakin University
imageAustralians are deeply attached to the cluster of beliefs and traditions we call the 'Anzac legend'.Shutterstock

Australia is spending the extraordinary amount of A$562 million commemorating the centenary of the first world war between 2014 and 2018 — far more than any other nation, including the major combatants. This is compelling proof we...

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Discovered in WWI, bacterial viruses may be our allies in a post-antibiotic age

  • Written by Jeremy J. Barr, Lecturer in School of Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Monash University
imageMany in the Western Front contracted haemorrhagic dysentery.Wellcome Library, London

As we again reflect on the sacrifices our Anzac soldiers, nurses and doctors made during the first world war, another centenary goes by unnoticed by most Australians.

It celebrates a scientific discovery made behind the Western Front, one that might soon affect the...

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English language bar for citizenship likely to further disadvantage refugees

  • Written by Sally Baker, Research Associate, Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education, University of Newcastle
imagePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed tougher language requirements for new citizenship applicants.Lukas Coch/AAP

Citizenship applicants will need to demonstrate a higher level of English proficiency if the government’s proposed changes to the Australian citizenship test go ahead.

Applicants will be required to reach the equivalent of...

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How our addiction to safety could lead to another financial crisis

  • Written by Hammad Siddiqi, Research Fellow in Financial Economics, The University of Queensland

Research shows that the human brain is biased in favour of making safe choices. This is part of the drive behind “securitisation”, where the financial sector turns risky debt into “safe” debt by pooling assets together or carving out the safe bits.

But this debt may not be as safe as we think. And as individual traders load...

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  3. 457 visa changes won't impact on wider temporary education workforce. And maybe that's deliberate
  4. Research Check: are Aussie women ageing up to 20 years faster than US women?
  5. Why and how businesses should protect against data breaches from within
  6. Australian politics explainer: the Prices and Incomes Accord
  7. The Hobbit hits the headlines again, but is the mystery of its origins really solved?
  8. Logies 2017 – Samuel Johnson wins gold for Molly at a wonderfully daggy ceremony
  9. Macron likely to defeat Le Pen in French Presidential election runoff
  10. Lies, monsters and Kate Mulvany's intensely human portrayal of Richard 3
  11. Want to boost the domestic gas industry? Put a price on carbon
  12. The real reason Scott Morrison is playing down the budget
  13. Why China will be watching how we commemorate Anzac Day
  14. Bigfoot, the Kraken and night parrots: searching for the mythical or mysterious
  15. East Timor, war, coffee and Australia's debt of honour
  16. Bayes' Theorem: the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?
  17. Parking isn't as important for restaurants as the owners think it is
  18. Science or Snake Oil: can turmeric really shrink tumours, reduce pain and kill bacteria?
  19. How Dutton comes out of dispute about Manus claim goes to the question of character
  20. Pence visit reassures that the US remains committed to the Asia-Pacific
  21. Dark Mofo's slaughtered bull and the ethics of using animals in art
  22. Five ways to boost your nutrition before pregnancy
  23. How a more divided Turkey could change the way we think about Gallipoli
  24. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on 457 visas and the citizenship changes
  25. Step up for science at the crossroads for humanity
  26. Imposing GST on low-value imports doesn't level the playing field
  27. Crop probiotics: how more science and less hype can help Australian farmers
  28. Myths about musculoskeletal pain and Aboriginal Australians prevent high quality care
  29. Peter Doherty: why Australia needs to march for science
  30. Weekly Quiz: in what year were women granted the right to vote in Australia?
  31. Trump and North Korea: military action will be a disaster, so a more patient, thoughtful solution is required
  32. Friday essay: King, Queen and country - will Anzac thwart republicanism?
  33. Water, water, everywhere in our Solar system but what does that mean for life?
  34. Vital Signs: where are all the jobs?
  35. Vested interests behind ‘city shapers’ often subvert higher-density policies
  36. Why terms like 'shred, burn and melt' belong in the kitchen, not the gym
  37. Super funds targeted in Shorten's housing affordability package
  38. Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull forges 'values' into political weaponry
  39. Australians largely support science, but not all see the benefits
  40. Australian governments are treading lightly around Airbnb
  41. Will Jakarta's new governor stand firm against hardline religious groups?
  42. Why I’m supporting Saturday’s March for Science
  43. From the heart: why writers are putting themselves in nonfiction
  44. Let’s stop kicking the innovation football around
  45. A doctor's sexual advances towards a patient are never ok, even if 'consensual'
  46. Explainer: the proposed changes to Australian citizenship
  47. Budget explainer: if you want to know about the economy, look past the budget forecasts
  48. March for science? After decades of climate attacks, it's high time
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