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Heed Hawke's call – Australian federalism is an idea whose time has ended

  • Written by Bede Harris, Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
imageBob Hawke recently renewed calls for Australia to axe state governments.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Former prime minister Bob Hawke’s recent call for the state governments to be abolished is worthy of support.

Labor has historically been in favour of centralisation, while the Coalition has supported federalism. So, Hawke’s position is not...

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The mosquito-borne Zika virus can also be transmitted by sexual activity

  • Written by Jayne Lucke, Professor & Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
imageThe Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector of the Zika virus (ZIKV)University of Liverpool

The Zika virus (ZIKV) dominated global public health concerns during 2016. Affecting over 60 countries, this primarily mosquito-borne disease has been associated with serious birth defects including microcephaly, and complications such as...

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What's the point of sex? It's communication at a biological level

  • Written by Sarah Robertson, Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
imageSex is a form of biological communication, and women use it to make decisions on whether to invest in a pregnancy. from www.shutterstock.com

The act of penetrative sex has evolved over millions of years as a mechanism to deliver sperm to eggs and initiate pregnancy. But there’s more to sex than just the meeting of two sets of genes. The...

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Game, set and match-fix: what more can be done to stop corruption in tennis?

  • Written by Diarmaid Harkin, Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
imageYoung Australian tennis player Oliver Anderson has been charged with match-fixing over a game in 2016.AAP/Lukas Coch

The charges brought recently against reigning Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson, and the suspensions of three low-ranking Australian players for match-fixing, highlight the ongoing issue of corruption in tennis.

With...

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More Articles ...

  1. What can the medieval King Roger teach us about tolerance?
  2. Thinking about a sustainable retrofit? Here are three things to consider
  3. Australia must make the environment integral to economic decision-making
  4. Why did US President Obama seek to punish female Russian hacker Alisa Shevchenko?
  5. WA ReachTEL: 52-48 to Labor, but One Nation at 10.8%
  6. Ley goes, and Turnbull's reforms pave way for fewer expenses scandals
  7. Centrelink data-matching problems show the need for a government blockchain
  8. Should over 50’s avoid that afternoon coffee? Maybe.
  9. Trump, Putin and the new international order
  10. Indonesia’s Minangkabau culture promotes empowered Muslim women
  11. 9 ways 'won’t-power' is better than 'willpower' for resisting temptation and helping you eat better
  12. What is heart failure? It's not as common a cause of death as reports would have us believe
  13. How the insights of the Large Hadron Collider are being made open to everyone
  14. Is FIFA expanding the football World Cup for the good of the game?
  15. Are our busy doctors and nurses losing empathy for patients?
  16. For gangs with a social media presence like Apex, there’s no such thing as bad publicity
  17. Myuran Sukumaran's voice in his first exhibition is raw, premature and unsettling
  18. Hot dogs and cool cats: keeping pets cool without blowing your energy bill
  19. We need to find new ways to measure the Australian labour force
  20. Five things to consider when designing a policy to measure research impact
  21. How to manage Russia becomes one of the most pressing questions in US, and world, affairs
  22. Shorter or longer tennis matches: what's the right balance?
  23. Putin, the political technologist
  24. Explainer: why has Rod Culleton been disqualified from the Senate?
  25. Aboriginal Australians co-existed with the megafauna for at least 17,000 years
  26. 'I'm not a mind reader': understanding your partner's thoughts can be both good and bad
  27. Expenses reform is easy and essential – the only thing lacking is politicians' resolve to do it
  28. Beyond La La Land: the top ten toe-tapping film musicals
  29. Life in a post-flying Australia, and why it might actually be ok
  30. There is no silver bullet to stop fraudsters
  31. Trump and Showering Golden
  32. Note to Centrelink: Australian workers' lives have changed
  33. Hospitals feel the heat too from extreme weather and its health impacts
  34. Bright Lights – a TV farewell to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  35. School dress 'debate' is a nonsense: just have a range of options, and let students choose
  36. Children learn empathy growing up, but can we train adults to have more of it?
  37. James Hird's suspected drug overdose: invasive reporting breaches a right to privacy
  38. Can poetry stop a highway? Wielding words in the battle over Roe 8
  39. Old floods show Brisbane's next big wet might be closer than we think
  40. Why are most people right handed? The answer may be in the mouths of our ancestors
  41. Book Review: Trillion Dollar Baby
  42. How virtual reality technology is changing the way students learn
  43. 10 years on, the iPhone has revolutionised life and freed us from multiple tyrannies
  44. Are the ingredients in Peppa Pig sunscreen safe?
  45. Stamping out political rorts requires a cultural change, not more bodies to police it
  46. What's behind Timor-Leste terminating its maritime treaty with Australia
  47. A 'tougher' citizenship test should not be used to further divide and exclude
  48. Five ways kids can benefit from being outside this summer break
  49. One year on, we should remember David Bowie as both genius and flawed human
  50. Why Centrelink should adopt a light touch when data matching

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