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We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space

  • Written by: Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
imageOuter space should be used for peace not war.Shutterstock/Rustam Zagidullin

When the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched on October 4, 1957, it heralded the need for legal regulation of the exploration and use of outer space.

Since then international law has been developed to facilitate the use of technologies such as...

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Create to regenerate: cities tap into talent for urban renewal

  • Written by: Bree Trevena, PhD Researcher, Research Unit in Public Cultures, University of Melbourne
imageAt Tolhuistuin, the government provides the land, old building stock and a maintenance budget for a fixed period while the creatives develop the precinct themselves.Maurice Mikkers/flickr, CC BY-SA

The creative industries – ranging from game development to architecture, media, design and the arts – are a hot issue in urban development.

Cr...

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Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?

  • Written by: Andrew Harvey, Director, Access and Achievement Research Unit, La Trobe University
imageBetween 2008 and 2015, the number of disadvantaged students enrolled at Australian institutions increased by 50.2%.from www.shutterstock.com

The Department of Education has commissioned an evaluation of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), which helps to improve access to university for disadvantaged students –...

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If no plebiscite, settle same-sex marriage in parliament: poll

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

More than two-thirds of voters oppose the government’s decision to give public funding to the yes and no campaigns in a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, according to an Essential poll published on Tuesday.

Only 22% approved the government allocating A$7.5 million to each side; 68% disapproved.

In the poll 60% said they would vote yes to the...

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  2. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?
  3. Could Clinton win Utah?
  4. 'Not fit to be president': Hillary Clinton and our problem with older women
  5. If you love me, don’t feed me bacon
  6. The future of the US Supreme Court is at stake no matter who wins in November
  7. Migrants are sacrificing their working rights because of greedy governments
  8. Perspectives on migrants distorted by politics of prejudice
  9. From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces
  10. Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution
  11. Invasive predators are eating the world's animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home
  12. Gold Coast light rail study helps put a figure on value capture's funding potential
  13. Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
  14. To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
  15. Explainer: what are cataracts?
  16. Academics are unhappy – it's time to transform our troubled university system
  17. The OzAsia Festival is young and confident – here are the shows to watch
  18. Barnaby Joyce's challenge: applying the whip to the Nationals' whip
  19. FactCheck Q A: Is Australia one of the few countries worldwide to accept foreign political donations?
  20. Can an app help us find mindfulness in today's busy high-tech world?
  21. FactCheck Q A: would the Constitution need to be changed to ban political donations from unions?
  22. Health Check: how do I know if I drink too much?
  23. The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities
  24. To cut urban sprawl, we need quality infill housing displays to win over the public
  25. The silencing of the seas: how our oceans are going quiet
  26. Australia's educational policies both embody and entrench low expectations of students
  27. Full response from a spokesperson for Doug Cameron
  28. Private resettlement models offer a way for Australia to lift its refugee intake
  29. Australia has an internationalisation, not an innovation and R D problem
  30. A degree doesn't count for South Sudanese job seekers
  31. Today's leaders could learn from Menzies, who built modern Australia without acting in haste
  32. Child sex abuse doesn't create paedophiles
  33. Gaps in education data: there are many questions for which we don't have accurate answers
  34. The great movie scenes: Antonioni's The Passenger
  35. Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking
  36. 'Grotesque spectacle'? Rio has a long way to go to become more accessible
  37. Hard to see compromise on same-sex marriage plebiscite
  38. Here she comes again – how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  39. Humans can make rockfalls from earthquakes more dangerous
  40. WA ReachTEL: Liberals stage big recovery to election winning position
  41. Community wellbeing best measured from the ground up: a Yawuru example
  42. Climate Policy’s House of Cards
  43. The strange case of Stephen Conroy's invisible resignation
  44. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on Turnbull's trip to the US
  45. Why we run Author Q As
  46. Paralympian role models: media hype, political rhetoric or the real deal?
  47. Attacks on renewable energy policy are older than the climate issue itself
  48. Lionel Shriver and the responsibilities of fiction writers
  49. The world's carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness
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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

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The pressure cooker: life in urban Australia in 2026

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What Actually Makes a Good Criminal Lawyer in Melbourne

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Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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How A Diploma Of Project Management Builds Practical Skills For Modern Work Environments

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