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Business Briefing: breaking down the 457 visa myths

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation

Peter McDonald, a professor of demography at the University of Melbourne, says a 457 visa worker is more likely to take the job of a young academic than that of a blue collar worker.

Labor and the Coalition government are suggesting changes to the 457 visa workers scheme to ensure these workers aren’t taking jobs that would otherwise be...

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Book extract: The Mind of the Islamic State

  • Written by: Robert Manne, Personal Chair in Politics, La Trobe University

Robert Manne’s new book, The Mind of the Islamic State, traces the evolution of the jihadist group’s world view. By poring over Islamic State’s texts, online magazines, and prison accounts by key figures, Manne offers insight into an ideology that most have heard of but few understand. In this extract, Manne unpacks the split...

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Whale shark mugshots reveal teenage males hang around WA's coast

  • Written by: Samantha Andrzejaczek, PhD candidate, The UWA Oceans Institute & School of Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Western Australia
imageA researcher taking a photo-identification shot of a whale shark(C) Peter Verhoog, Dutch Shark Society

Every year in March juvenile male whale sharks arrive at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, supporting a thriving ecotourism industry. But where do they go in July once they leave this meeting site?

Results from our study, published today in Royal...

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Five traps to be aware of when reading success rates on IVF clinic websites

  • Written by: Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
imageClaims by IVF clinics can be misleading making it difficult to interpret success rates. Couple on computer/Shutterstock

A recent review of in-vitro fertilisation treatment (IVF) clinics in Australia, conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), identified some misleading ways they present people’s chances of a...

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  1. There may be a silver lining to Trump's trade policies
  2. As the world pushes for a ban on nuclear weapons, Australia votes to stay on the wrong side of history
  3. Three good reasons to worry about Trump having the nuclear codes
  4. Give prisoners internet access for a safer and more humane community
  5. There is more to good central bank governance than independence
  6. Modi’s surgical strike on black money relies on uptake of electronic payments
  7. Not everyone loves wheat -- so why not remove the bad bits
  8. National parks are vital for protecting Australia's endangered plants
  9. Trench art tells a story of survival and resilience
  10. Explainer: how do our bodies balance themselves?
  11. Prospective higher education students need better information about admissions process: Shergold report
  12. Humans are still evolving but in ways that might surprise you
  13. The government shouldn't use super to help low-income savers
  14. Raimond Gaita on Donald Trump's America: a cloud cuckoo land devoid of fact, evidence and argument
  15. Banks are hedging their bets on costly branch networks
  16. Forty years of measuring the world's cleanest air reveals human fingerprints on the atmosphere
  17. Change section 18C? Critics should do this crash course first
  18. Women aren't the problem in the film industry, men are
  19. Why virtual reality won't replace cadavers in medical school
  20. Nothing to see here? The abuse and neglect of children in care is a century-old story in Australia
  21. Hurt by sea: how storm surges and sea-level rise make coastal life risky
  22. If smoking doesn't kill, Mike Pence, neither does the plague
  23. Underwater health check shows kelp forests are declining around the world
  24. Women in prison: histories of trauma and abuse highlight the need for specialised care
  25. Why was Shakespeare's death such at non-event at the time?
  26. Australian business should hold fire in reacting to Trump election
  27. Scabies: a neglected parasitic disease we already know how to treat
  28. Xenophon tells voters he's still considering lifetime ban bill
  29. World set for hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organization
  30. Be prepared, always: the tsunami message from New Zealand's latest earthquake
  31. What happened in New Zealand's magnitude 7.5 earthquake
  32. Health Check: is cheese good for you?
  33. Trump’s victory spells trouble but also exciting, unimagined opportunities
  34. Policy uncertainty continues to hamper carbon emissions management
  35. To understand how storms batter Australia, we need a fresh deluge of data
  36. Plan to reduce Indigenous suicides finally acknowledges lack of evidence and need for hope
  37. Clinton's loss was not because of sexism, but because she wasn't radical enough
  38. Fossil fuel emissions have stalled: Global Carbon Budget 2016
  39. US deal is a good news story for refugees -- here's why it took so long
  40. Turnbull's asylum seeker ban violates Australia's human rights obligations
  41. Franchisees don't do their homework and are too optimistic about risks: research
  42. Why Trump's victory will mean the end of US soft power
  43. David Hockney interrogates space and time
  44. Sexually transmissible infections on the rise in Australia: a snapshot
  45. We need more support systems for people who want to work during and after cancer treatment
  46. Tasmanian devils reared in captivity show they can thrive in the wild
  47. IBM's Watson would do a better job at being a bank teller than most current staff
  48. A deal to be welcomed but detail is missing
  49. Australia shores up defences against asylum seekers as US deal provides escape for refugees
  50. Newspoll: Labor gains to lead 53-47

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