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Explainer: why the Japanese economy is stuck in a holding pattern

  • Written by: Shino Takayama, Research Fellow in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland
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The Bank of Japan is pulling yet another new monetary policy out of its bag of tricks in a bid to combat deflation, this time it’s “yield-curve control”. This is the latest in a history of unusual monetary policy, such as negative interest rates, that the bank maintains have been effective in improving Japan’s economy.

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Liberal director Nutt cold on foreign donation ban

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

Liberal Party director Tony Nutt has warned of potential dangers and difficulties in seeking to ban foreign political donations.

With a parliamentary committee examining the issue after the Sam Dastyari controversy – in which the Labor senator took money from donors with links to the Chinese government to pay personal debts – Nutt said...

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The Great Barrier Reef's 'new normal' is a forlorn sight

  • Written by: Lesley Hughes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University

Images of this year’s coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef shocked the world. Some tour operators expressed concern that the extensive and sometimes simplistic media coverage would hurt their businesses.

The reef was a hot-button issue during the federal election, with both major parties pledging funding for programs to enhance water...

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Why Christine Lagarde says women are the answer to the world's economic growth problem

  • Written by: Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has once again reminded global leaders that if they want economic growth they could start by investing in women.

All too often the response to such a suggestion is an uncomfortable silence. Lagarde’s most recent comments were directed at Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agrees with Lagarde...

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  1. Beyond the war of words: how might the Australian media's coverage of China affect social cohesion?
  2. Race to the White House: foreign policy disputes, first presidential debate, and Trump Jnr's tweet
  3. We can already see how a 'debate' about love will lead to violence and hate
  4. ASEAN goal to eradicate drugs in the region leads to disregard for human life
  5. More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers
  6. No, cutting your car's carbon emissions won't cost you more
  7. The revolving door: why politicians become lobbyists, and lobbyists become politicians
  8. Birmingham prepares for fundamental changes to Labor's Gonski funding model
  9. Explainer: the nine swing states that will decide the next US president
  10. DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians
  11. What is infant reflux and will it get better?
  12. Explainer: what is fat studies?
  13. It takes a community to raise a startup
  14. Turnbull to UN: Climate change threatens 'the future of generations'
  15. No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
  16. Business Briefing: we're overusing and underestimating 'disruption'
  17. FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign-owned?
  18. Weekly Dose: LSD – dangerous, mystical or therapeutic?
  19. Resettlement is the test for Malcolm Turnbull on refugees
  20. In an age of rhetoric, Australian politics is missing the American flair
  21. The view from inside the Beltway
  22. Gen Y carers don't want a free ride, so welfare reform shouldn't single them out
  23. Sydney Metro's Sydenham-to-Bankstown line – nirvana or nightmare?
  24. Did the suicide rate decrease during Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage?
  25. Acknowledge the brutal history of Indigenous health care – for healing
  26. How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
  27. Turnbull announces a new refugee plan, but will it solve the crisis?
  28. Introduce eggs and peanuts early in infants' diets to reduce the risk of allergies
  29. If the normal rules of political engagement don't apply, how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  30. Costly choices: how well will Trump or Clinton manage the Australia-US alliance?
  31. ASIC company data should be open and free – even Malcolm Turnbull agrees
  32. Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn't fair
  33. We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space
  34. Create to regenerate: cities tap into talent for urban renewal
  35. Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?
  36. If no plebiscite, settle same-sex marriage in parliament: poll
  37. Common Australian mosquitoes can't spread Zika
  38. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?
  39. Could Clinton win Utah?
  40. 'Not fit to be president': Hillary Clinton and our problem with older women
  41. If you love me, don’t feed me bacon
  42. The future of the US Supreme Court is at stake no matter who wins in November
  43. Migrants are sacrificing their working rights because of greedy governments
  44. Perspectives on migrants distorted by politics of prejudice
  45. From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces
  46. Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution
  47. Invasive predators are eating the world's animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home
  48. Gold Coast light rail study helps put a figure on value capture's funding potential
  49. Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
  50. To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem

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