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We need a better understanding of how we manage dogs to help them become better urban citizens

  • Written by: Simon Carter, Research Fellow in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
imageEven within our homes dogs can be perceived as a nuisance.AAP/Mike Gee

Our cities are more densely packed than ever before, with people and their dogs living in smaller dwellings and vying for increasingly limited public space. The urban dog has an emerging political identity and, given its place as humanity’s “best friend”,...

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Can Facebook influence an election result?

  • Written by: Michael Brand, A/Prof of Data Science, Monash University
imageShowing your voting support with a button can be more powerful on Facebook.Shutterstock/dfoto

Facebook was in hot water this May over allegations of a liberal bias in its “Trending” topics feature.

This was not the first time Facebook had been accused of covertly meddling with politics.

In 2012, Facebook took heat for tweaking the news...

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Trump and Clinton face off in first US presidential debate: experts respond

  • Written by: Nicole Hemmer, Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageThe first presidential debate was marked by interruptions from Republican nominee Donald Trump.Reuters/Adrees Latif

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have met in the first of three presidential debates as the race to the White House heats up. The at-times-fiery encounter was marked by interruptions by the Republican nominee as the two candidates...

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Electricity infrastructure like Ausgrid is a safe bet for super funds

  • Written by: Bernard Mees, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University

The latest bid for a share of the New South Wales electricity distributor, Ausgrid, from two big Australian superannuation funds is part of a wider investing trend where infrastructure is the new black.

AustralianSuper and IFM Investors announced an unsolicited offer of a reported A$10 billion after two much larger bids from Chinese interests were...

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  12. The Memory Code: how oral cultures memorise so much information
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  25. Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before cars
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  39. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
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