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ASIO chief's assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorism

  • Written by: Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
ASIO chief's assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorismAAP/Darren England

Words matter. Especially when you are the director-general of security and head of ASIO. Barely three months into the post, and delivering his first ASIO Annual Threat Assessment, Mike Burgess spoke with evident care and precision, promising to be “as open and frank with you as I can be about what we do and why we do...

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New modelling shows the importance of university research to business

  • Written by: Deborah Terry, Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University
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This is an edited extract of a speech to the National Press Club given by Chair of Universities Australia, Professor Deborah Terry AO


New modelling for Universities Australia prepared by Ernst and Young finds close to 17,000 companies in Australia collaborated with a university last year.

That’s a 5% jump in two years. The direct...

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Young women won't be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?

  • Written by: Emma Maguire, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, James Cook University
Young women won't be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash

In today’s terms, June Dally-Watkins was Australia’s OG (original gangster) #girlboss.

The illegitimate child of a single mother, Dally-Watkins came from humble rural beginnings and found fame as a young model in 1950s Sydney. She turned this fame into a fortune, using her profile to start a chain of...

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it's a proven way to reduce emissions but everyone's too scared to mention it

  • Written by: Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese sought to claim the climate policy high ground last week with his commitment to a net-zero emissions target by 2050.

But figures on Australia’s emissions from the Department of the Environment and Energy help frame the political debate, and put the policies of both Labor and the Coalition in context....


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  2. women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault
  3. Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago
  4. Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donations
  5. Retirement Income Review can't ignore the changing role of home
  6. The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you've heard, and it's changing us
  7. the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton
  8. Inquiry probing 55 matters relating to special forces' alleged misconduct in Afghanistan
  9. If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake
  10. Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award
  11. Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done
  12. After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?
  13. The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature
  14. there's scant evidence the 'binaural beats' illusion relaxes your brain
  15. Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful
  16. Why do men kill their families? Here's what the research says
  17. Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard
  18. 3 ways to help children think critically about the news
  19. The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but researchers warn it's not for weight loss
  20. First recorded 'marsquakes' reveal the red planet's rumbling guts
  21. Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans
  22. ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia 'than at the height of the cold war'
  23. Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's award
  24. More funding promised to men's behaviour change programs, but we're still not sure they work
  25. 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain
  26. Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll
  27. Australia's tourist numbers may take years to recover
  28. We won't have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way
  29. Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race
  30. Burnt is out, 'skinscreen' is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover
  31. I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?
  32. More than 70% of the Universe is made of 'dark energy', the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter
  33. Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
  34. Julian Assange's extradition case is finally heading to court – here's what to expect
  35. Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money
  36. Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?
  37. Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?
  38. People with cognitive disability shouldn't be in prison because they're 'unfit to plead'. There are alternatives
  39. Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom
  40. Electricity market transforming apace but security a worry: Energy Security Board
  41. Michelle Grattan on an extended travel ban, a royal commission, and zero emissions by 2050
  42. I've seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I've lost faith
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