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When it comes to election campaigns, is the gambling lobby all bark and no bite?

  • Written by: Francis Markham, PhD Candidate, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
imagePoker machines are wildly unpopular in the electorate – so why fight an election on them?AAP/Paul Jeffers

The gambling lobby’s influence in overriding popular opinion and the public interest in Australia is well-known. But is its electoral power exaggerated? A look at this year’s ACT election suggests that perhaps the gambling...

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Explainer: why some churches teach that women are 'separate but equal'

  • Written by: Tanya Riches, Research, Training and Development Officer, University of Sydney
imageSome Christians interpret Biblical teachings to say that women are essentially equal to men, but should be submissive to male leaders in the church and home. Shutterstock

Complementarianism is the idea held in some faiths that men and women play different, complementary roles in life, society and – particularly – religious practice.

Rath...

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Use it or lose it: the search for enlightenment in dark data

  • Written by: Shazia Sadiq, Professor, Data and Knowledge Engineering, The University of Queensland
imageHow to make sense of it all?Shutterstock

Big data is big news these days. But most organisations just end up hoarding vast reams of data, leaving them with a massive repository of unstructured – or “dark” – data that is of little use to anyone.

Given the potential benefits of big data, it’s crucial that we find better...

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2016, the year that was: Business and Economics

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
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Around this time last year, the Coalition government was trying to manage the nation’s economy despite political shakeups, we were all watching a country on the verge of leaving the European Union, and some businesses were in the spotlight for behaving badly. Anyone getting déjà vu?

As we look back at what made news in business...

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