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Apple's new MacBook Pro models bring a new touch to the traditional keyboard

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageMacBook Pro featuring the Touch BarApple

Apple revealed 3 new models of their MacBook Pro range Thursday on the 25th anniversary of Apple’s first notebook.

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The major new feature of at least two of the models, is the “Touch Bar”, a small screen that replaces the top row of keys on the...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on housing affordability

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

Treasurer Scott Morrison this week reignited the discussion about housing affordability in Australia. The question is: will the government be willing to bring about meaningful reform?

Michelle Grattan tells University of Canberra deputy vice-chancellor of education Nick Klomp that Scott Morrison is putting all the emphasis on the supply side of...

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'Healthy’ fast food chains not living up to their claims

  • Written by: Lyndal Wellard, PhD Student in Nutrition and Dietetics and Senior Nutrition Project Officer at Cancer Council NSW, University of Sydney
imageSo-called 'healthier' fast food chains are misleading consumers with claims their foods are lower in salt, sugar and fat than their traditional fast food counterparts. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Each month, 11.5 million Australians consume fast food. Alongside traditional burger, fried chicken and pizza chains, new chains are positioning...

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Jessica Wongso found guilty in cyanide coffee case, but she may not yet have had a fair trial

  • Written by: Simon Butt, Professor of Indonesian Law, University of Sydney
imageJessica Wongso during her sentence hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta.AAp/Oscar Siagian

On Thursday in Central Jakarta District Court, a panel of three judges decided one of the most high-profile and controversial criminal cases in Indonesian legal history.

The case highlights issues with Indonesia’s widelycriticised judi...

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  8. Is Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' really the most unread bestseller?
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  36. Another prime minister, another endorsement for coal – but why?
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  38. Life interrupted: young people need help moving forward after cancer
  39. A Trump presidency could bring a range of economic disasters
  40. New APRA guidance on lending will hurt home owners when it should be the banks
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