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Australian politics explainer: the White Australia policy

  • Written by Benjamin T. Jones, Australian Research Council Fellow in the School of History, Australian National University
imageThe 'White Australia' ideology was commercialised and used to sell things from soaps and games to pineapple slices.Multicultural Research Library

The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key moments in Australian political history, looking at what happened, its impact then, and its relevance to politics today.


Prime Minister Malcolm...

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Australian gas: between a fracked rock and a socially hard place

  • Written by Kim de Rijke, Lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s response to the looming east coast gas shortage has been to secure a promise from gas producers to increase domestic supply.

In a televised press conference last month, he said:

We must continue the pressure on state and territory governments to revisit the restrictions on gas development and exploration.

But...

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The golden age of superhero films ignores the golden aged at its peril

  • Written by Colin Yeo, PhD Candidate, English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia
imageHugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart depict something unusual for superhero films in Logan: ageing. Marvel Entertainment and 20th Century Fox

As the two major comic book giants DC and Marvel continue to vie for our attention on the big screen, the current “golden age” of superhero films remains steady. But among the inundation of remakes...

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What housing issues should the budget tackle? This is what our experts say

  • Written by Richard Tomlinson, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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The Conversation has published many articles by Australia’s foremost academics on policies that affect housing. In the lead-up to expected announcements in the federal budget in May, we review the arguments in the articles since January 2016 – 81 were identified, of which 58 concerned housing policy.

This article focuses on the most...

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  5. Exoplanet discovery by an amateur astronomer shows the power of citizen science
  6. With Syria missile strikes, Trump turns from non-intervention to waging war
  7. The number of new flu viruses is increasing, and could lead to a pandemic
  8. Connecting with Frankenstein: Modern Monsters and Belonging
  9. Three charts on Australia's population shift and the big city squeeze
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Liberal Party campaign review
  11. How insurers can get better at responding to natural disasters
  12. France’s presidential campaign pits a strategy of fear against one of opportunity
  13. Vital Signs: regulators fiddle while house prices sizzle
  14. The stampede of wind farm complaints that never happened
  15. Why anyone can steal our articles. Yes, really.
  16. Northern NSW is no stranger to floods, but this one was different
  17. Why I use emoji in research and teaching
  18. Friday essay: the remarkable yidaki (and no, it's not a 'didge')
  19. Australian politics explainer: the writing of our Constitution
  20. Taking Bitcoin to the stockmarket won't do much for its risky image
  21. Making sense of the global infrastructure turn
  22. Explainer: what is rhabdomyolysis and what's its connection to Crossfit?
  23. Grattan on Friday: Liberals headhunt for a miracle worker
  24. Apple Pay may have won the battle but it may not win the war
  25. Driverless cars might be safer but they'll still keep the courts busy
  26. The Great Barrier Reef's safety net is becoming more complex but less effective
  27. Politics podcast: Matthew Sussex on Russia's long game
  28. How ethical is sexual assault research?
  29. Why suburban tensions and inequality will drive infrastructure innovation
  30. 'Record seizure' headlines mark another false step in misguided war on drugs
  31. #ThanksforTyping: the women behind famous male writers
  32. Explainer: what is the blood-brain barrier and how can we overcome it?
  33. Can a four-year-old be sexist?
  34. Love connection: breakthrough fights crown-of-thorns starfish with pheromones
  35. Young people's voices are all but invisible in the Don Dale royal commission's interim report
  36. Terrorist or hipster – what does a beard mean?
  37. Stumbling into the future: living with the legacy of the great infrastructure sell-off
  38. Diversity and inclusion are the heroes in Overwatch, a runaway commercial gaming success
  39. Beyond the gloomy headlines, this global index suggests manufacturing is in good shape
  40. People who shoot risk unhealthy levels of lead exposure
  41. Liberal director Tony Nutt quits
  42. Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything
  43. Labor gains in Newspoll to move to 53-47 lead
  44. ATNIX: Debbie misses Twitter
  45. Squeezed by gravity: how tides affect the groundwater under our feet
  46. Explainer: why the High Court ruled Bob Day's election to the Senate invalid
  47. There are many ways to treat jellyfish stings – peeing on them isn't one
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