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Bernardi should have resigned his Senate seat: here's why

  • Written by: Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
imageCory Bernardi speaks to the media after announcing he had quit the Liberal Party.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Senator Cory Bernardi’s decision to quit the Liberal Party comes as no surprise to most political observers. For quite some time, and certainly since Malcolm Turnbull’s elevation to the Liberal leadership, Bernardi’s resignation from...

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Middle Eastern migrants aren't 'piling on to the dole queue'

  • Written by: John van Kooy, Research Fellow, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence and Honorary Researcher, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, University of Melbourne

Claims that Middle Eastern migrants are “piling on to the dole queue” are misleading. The data actually shows that, after an initial period of relatively high unemployment, labour force participation and employment rates amongst migrant communities eventually reach parity with the rest of the population.

Recently released labour force...

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We need to be clear-headed when offering land for Singapore to train its soldiers

  • Written by: John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said the Australian government has “no intention” to forcibly acquire farmland north of Rockhampton in Queensland for military purposes. While this may come as a relief to landowners fighting against the acquisition, the Australian Defence Force is still in agreement with Singapore to provide...

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The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid

  • Written by: Ian J. McNiven, Professor of Indigenous Archaeology, Monash University
imageA fish trap at Lake Condah. Damein Bell

Last month, Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull visited the Gunditjmara community of southwest Victoria to announce that the federal government had included the Budj Bim cultural landscape on its World Heritage Tentative List. It was, he said,

the first area [in Australia] exclusively listed for its Aboriginal...

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  9. Bernardi says his new party will offer a 'principled' alternative for disillusioned conservative voters
  10. A vastly changed world means consumers won't react the same to higher interest rates
  11. Bernardi exits stage right: mayhem now, obscurity later
  12. Yes there's hope, but treating spinal injuries with stem cells is not a reality yet
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  20. Robot rights: at what point should an intelligent machine be considered a 'person'?
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  42. Joe Hockey lobbies Trump's right-hand men over refugee deal
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