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When truth is the first casualty of politics and journalism

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
imageDonald Trump has become the poster boy for 'post-truth' politics.Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Donald Trump’s conduct throughout his campaign for president of the United States has brought into renewed focus a question made famous by Pontius Pilate: what is truth?

Trump has exploited the 24/7 symbiotic news cyclone in which social media and the...

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Unusual conditions: what is Rapunzel syndrome and why do some people eat hair?

  • Written by: Imogen Rehm, Research Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
imageMost patients with Rapunzel syndrome present to doctors with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.ihave3kids/Flickr, CC BY

In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the trapped Rapunzel lets down her long hair through a tower window so a prince can climb up and rescue her.

Named after this tale, Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare medical condition where...

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Turnbull walks right into Shorten's gun-sight

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

The government has a new buzzword. In the partyroom on Tuesday Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce urged the troops to make the Coalition’s policies “tactile”.

In less-fancy terminology, what they mean is showing people how the benefits of policies are tangible and real.

Turnbull instanced talking about health savings being about...

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Politics podcast: Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore on life in the Senate

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

Nick Xenophon’s two new Senate colleagues, Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore, are no strangers to the political process, having both worked with Xenophon behind the scenes.

In a joint interview, they tell Michelle Grattan about their contrasting experiences in becoming politicians. Kakoschke-Moore says she has had the benefit of being...

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  2. Crown employee arrests show danger of assumptions about China
  3. How a saviour of the ozone hole became a climate change villain – and how we're going to fix it
  4. Australians have little to fear from terrorism at home – here's why
  5. Teaching in higher education – there isn't enough evidence to tell us what works and why
  6. Bacchus Marsh baby deaths: Australia should learn from the UK and publish clinician performance data
  7. Accusations of deliberate, cruel abuse of refugee children must prompt a more humane approach
  8. Catching the waves: it's time for Australia to embrace ocean renewable energy
  9. Queensland's renewable target isn't 'aggressive', it's entirely achievable
  10. Executive's short-term outlooks the real killer of Australian innovation
  11. Why has Trump succeeded where others would have failed?
  12. How investigative journalists are using social media to uncover the truth
  13. Steel from old tyres and ceramics from nutshells – how industry can use our rubbish
  14. Man Up: inspired genius or half-baked celebrity expertise?
  15. If Google Assistant or Siri aren't smart enough for you, you can build your own AI
  16. Politics podcast: Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding
  17. Health Check: what determines whether we're night owls or morning larks?
  18. There is one way to put a stop to BHP's tax avoidance
  19. Family First's Bob Day quits Senate following business collapse
  20. 12 deadly Indigenous Australian social media users to follow
  21. Full response, Jane McAdam
  22. FactCheck Q A: what are the real numbers on refugees and other migrants coming to Australia?
  23. Slow start to new standards requirements for financial advisers
  24. How the housing boom is remaking Australia’s social class structure
  25. Why auctions are a better way to resolve business splits
  26. Breast self-examination: should you really 'pledge to check'?
  27. Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly
  28. Brain stimulation is getting popular with gamers – is it time to regulate it?
  29. We need to rethink recruitment for men in primary schools
  30. Not really Hollywood: the media’s misleading framing of Islamic State videos
  31. More tropical cyclones likely for Australia this year: here’s why
  32. The risks in Australia's housing market shouldn't be downplayed
  33. Dystopian Donald: the horror and the hope in Trump's presidential campaign
  34. Government targets ALP's Kitching over union past
  35. Labor wins ACT election decisively
  36. The great policy void
  37. WhatsApp is secure and OK for politicians to use, provided simple steps are followed
  38. His Bobness gets a much deserved gong
  39. Sparks fly at inquiry into battle between first and second law officers
  40. Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?
  41. Genetic testing isn't a crystal ball for your health
  42. Can travellers transform a beggar’s life with a generous gift?
  43. Forcing insurers to reveal rejected claims a win for consumers
  44. Explainer: are Bob Dylan’s songs 'Literature'?
  45. Thailand's controversial king-to-be faces a challenge to gain the people's respect
  46. 'It can’t happen here?' Fascism is now on the ballot
  47. How to praise your child: why simply saying 'well done' is not helpful
  48. Raging bull: Trump versus the media, and this time it's personal
  49. In honouring Dylan, the Nobel Prize judges have made a category error
  50. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's trouble with marriage equality

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