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Good riddance to innovation talk, in Abbott's view

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

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull’s “innovation” narrative and called for “another big push” on repairing the budget.

Abbott has also warned the Coalition should not attempt to bring in same-sex marriage this term without a plebiscite.

And he has continued to press to be put on...

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I used to be 'neoliberal', but I'm 'hard left' now

  • Written by: Brian McNair, Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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It’s been a long time coming, but hey, it’s well worth the wait.

We Australian journalism academics compete to see who will get denounced next by the News Corp hack pack. Matthew Ricketson at Canberra, Meg Simons at Melbourne, and David McKnight (formerly UTS and UNSW) have led the field thus far. David’s critical...

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Farewell Fidel: Castro dies aged 90

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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20th-century political icons don’t get much bigger than Fidel Castro. His death will reignite many important and still-unresolved debates about his particular place in history, and about the revolutionary ideas he seemed to epitomise.

For many of my generation, he retained a special place in our collective imagination,...

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Carmichael mine jumps another legal hurdle, but litigants are making headway

  • Written by: Justine Bell-James, Lecturer in Law, The University of Queensland

The Carmichael coal mine planned for Queensland’s Galilee Basin has cleared another legal hurdle, with the state’s Supreme Court dismissing a legal challenge to the validity of the Queensland government’s decision to approve the project.

The court found in favour of the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection,...

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  8. A new phonics test is pointless – we shouldn't waste precious money buying it from England
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  11. Smash it up, burn it down: should Joe Corré set fire to punk history this weekend?
  12. Workers fight back with deviant behaviour in a precarious workplace: study
  13. Zika 'health emergency' status removed but it's sad news for reproductive health
  14. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on One Nation's troubles
  15. The rise and rise of the omniscient ‘I’
  16. Why we need to educate journalists about Aboriginal women's experience of family violence
  17. Changes to contract laws could give small farming businesses more control of data and innovation
  18. Reinventing density: bending the rules can help stop urban sprawl
  19. Friday essay: the loss of music
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  22. 2050 climate targets: nations are playing the long game in fighting global warming
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  25. Politics podcast: Jenny Macklin on Labor's approach to welfare
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  32. ARIA there yet? Causes galore and some poop talk at the music industry awards
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  36. The key to future food supply is sitting on our cities' doorsteps
  37. There are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them
  38. Reinventing density: co-living, the second domestic revolution
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