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ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia 'than at the height of the cold war'

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

A foreign intelligence service sent a “sleeper” agent to Australia, who provided logistical support for visiting spies, the head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, has revealed, in a speech pledging to intensify the fight against the threat posed by espionage and foreign interference.

Delivering his first “annual threat assessment”,...

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Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's award

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's awardFacebook

Apart from committing a crime, what do you have to do or say to be stripped of your order of Australia award?

Where “a line” should be drawn is the question the Council for the Order of Australia must decide, in response to calls for outspoken men’s advocate Bettina Arndt to be stripped of her recently-bestowed AM.

It will...

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More funding promised to men's behaviour change programs, but we're still not sure they work

  • Written by: Rebecca Stewart, Doctoral Candidate at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University

In the wake of last week’s horrific murder of a woman and her three children in Brisbane at the hands of her estranged partner, Social Services Minister Anne Ruston announced A$2.4 million in federal funding for four programs to change men’s behaviour.

The ultimate aim is to achieve positive behaviour change in men and increase the...

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  2. Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll
  3. Australia's tourist numbers may take years to recover
  4. We won't have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way
  5. Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race
  6. Burnt is out, 'skinscreen' is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover
  7. I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?
  8. More than 70% of the Universe is made of 'dark energy', the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter
  9. Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
  10. Julian Assange's extradition case is finally heading to court – here's what to expect
  11. Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money
  12. Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?
  13. Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?
  14. People with cognitive disability shouldn't be in prison because they're 'unfit to plead'. There are alternatives
  15. Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom
  16. Electricity market transforming apace but security a worry: Energy Security Board
  17. Michelle Grattan on an extended travel ban, a royal commission, and zero emissions by 2050
  18. I've seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I've lost faith
  19. What is hypnobirthing, the technique the Duchess of Cambridge used?
  20. Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrong
  21. Without more detail, it's premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are 'working well'
  22. Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states
  23. who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?
  24. Albanese pledges Labor government would have 2050 carbon-neutral target
  25. Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here's how a new infrared technique can help
  26. scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows
  27. Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live
  28. Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier
  29. Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended
  30. Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities
  31. Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It's time to reset the clock
  32. Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won't fix the problem on their own
  33. How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires
  34. Australian unis may need to cut staff and research if government extends coronavirus travel ban
  35. the protein 'spike' that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells
  36. Holden was never really Australian
  37. For Australia to be respected on human rights, it needs to look deeper into its own record
  38. How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today's China, there are few to hold him to account
  39. how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people
  40. why the science on hazard reduction is contested
  41. Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside
  42. People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?
  43. I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparedness
  44. what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
  45. Indigenous pain and protest written in the history of signatures
  46. Holden's dead end shows government policy should have taken a different road
  47. Yes, the Australian bush is recovering from bushfires – but it may never be the same
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  50. Should we ban junk food in schools? We asked five experts

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