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Turnbull beats Abbott with promise of party reform but what can he deliver?

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

Malcolm Turnbull and Mike Baird triumphed over Tony Abbott at the NSW Liberals’ weekend meeting but it remains to be seen whether their initiative for broad reform will lead to meaningful democratisation of the faction-ridden NSW party after a proposed convention next year.

The NSW division has an entrenched bad culture, among both right and...

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Is someone really trying to find out if they can destroy the internet?

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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A prolonged Internet outage affecting major sites like Twitter, Netflix, Spotify and The New York Times on friday has commentators concerned that this is was a practice run for future, more widespread disruption of the internet. The distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) targeted the dynamic domain name...

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Review: Sonic Sea at the Environmental Film Festival

  • Written by: Gary Truong, Phd Candidate, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Australia
imageRight whales have been shown to be affected by noise pollution. FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The sounds of the sea are associated with tranquillity and relaxation. People go to the beach to enjoy the soothing crash of ocean waves. But beneath the surface of the ocean, there is no peace and quiet for whales and...

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Australia is at risk of losing migrants who are vital to the health of our economy

  • Written by: Chris F. Wright, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Australia’s immigration system is at risk of losing public confidence, undermining its long running success. The government needs to make policy changes to put migrant workers and employers back on equal footing.

The successful “Brexit” campaign to leave the European Union illustrates the consequences of failing to properly manage...

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  4. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the political gun debate
  5. Race, gender and the future of the Republican Party
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  7. Housing: the hidden health intervention
  8. How social media is helping Australian journalists uncover stories hidden in plain sight
  9. Are wind farms messing up the electricity market?
  10. Gable Tostee case: how common is death by falling?
  11. Clinton triumphs over a trio of Trumps
  12. Meet Savannasaurus, Australia's newest titanosaur
  13. Trump's claims of a conspiracy against him are undermining democracy
  14. Collapse of Australian car manufacturing will harm R D in other sectors: study
  15. Yes, you heard right: more cane toads really can help us fight cane toads
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  17. Friday essay: why literary celebrity is a double-edged sword
  18. September brought the world's record-breaking hot streak to an end - but don't chill out
  19. Corporate climate risk is all about turning a profit, not fixing the problem
  20. Is the red wine compound resveratrol a miracle drug for infertility and ageing?
  21. Grattan on Friday: A 'game-changer' gun changes Turnbull-Abbott game
  22. Trump claims the election is rigged – is it?
  23. Turnbull and Abbott in conflict over deal on sunset clause
  24. Business Briefing: rate tracker mortgages
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  26. Cracked it! A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot
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  30. Clinton and Trump meet in final presidential debate: experts respond
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  37. Where the action really is: control of the Senate, and the Supreme Court
  38. Respectful relationships education isn't about activating a gender war
  39. Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they're deeply flawed
  40. Western Australia's economic future remains uncertain after the mining boom: study
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  42. Why sport is a spiritual experience – and failure can help
  43. Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?
  44. Zika and Ebola had a much worse effect on women: we need more research to address this in future
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