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Race to the White House – Episode One

  • Written by: Tom Switzer, Research Associate, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney

In the first podcast of our series, Race to the White House, Brendon O'Connor and Tom Switzer look at the current state of the US presidential race. Who is leading in the polls? Which states will matter in November? How can either candidate carve out a path to the 270 Electoral College votes required to win?

Also on the agenda: should we consider...

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Social media and defamation law pose threats to free speech, and it's time for reform

  • Written by: David Rolph, Associate Professor of Media Law, University of Sydney
imageWant to improve freedom of speech? Then let's talk about defamation lawShutterstock

Who can say what to whom in Australia? In this six-part series, we look at the complex idea of freedom of speech, who gets to exercise it and whether it is being curtailed in public debate.


Recent discussion about freedom of speech in Australia has focused almost...

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FactCheck: Have eight of Australia's 12 most emission intensive power stations closed in the last five years?

  • Written by: Dylan McConnell, Research Fellow, Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne

But in Australia we are seeing a very significant change. We’ve seen eight out of our 12 most emission intensive power stations close in the last five years. All of those have been coal. – Environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg, interview, September 5, 2016.

When discussing Australia’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas...

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Breaking news: marriage has very little to do with religion (and vice versa)

  • Written by: Timothy W. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
imagein Australia, marriage is regulated by the state, not the church.Shutterstock

As further tensions emerge in the Coalition government over the details of the proposed marriage plebiscite, reportage of the religious nature of the “no” campaign is becoming more prominent. Yet the relationship between religion and marriage is not clear to...

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  1. Media owners steer government away from reform in the public interest
  2. Why are Aboriginal children still dying from rheumatic heart disease?
  3. Shadow banking increases the risk of another global financial crisis
  4. Here’s looking at: John Olsen, Summer in the You Beaut Country, 1962
  5. What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?
  6. Squandering riches: can Perth realise the value of its biodiversity?
  7. Into the spotlight: media coverage of the Paralympic Games has come a long way
  8. Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies
  9. Pauline Hanson 20 years on: same refrain, new target
  10. Newspoll steady, with Turnbull's poor ratings continuing
  11. Senator, You're No Socrates
  12. Foreign donations on agenda for parliamentary inquiry
  13. Shorten shoots down plebiscite
  14. To get young people into work, we first need to understand how the workplace is changing
  15. Despite the funding cut, ARENA's glass is still half full – here's how to spend the money
  16. Weekly Dose: cannabis has been used medicinally for millennia, why is legalising it taking so long?
  17. Explainer: why Hanjin's ships are stranded around the globe
  18. A day for turning parking spaces into pop-up parks
  19. How Game of Thrones' Emmy-award-winning battle scene was made
  20. Going bankrupt is a life changing decision – so why is the process to do it so easy?
  21. Yes, education funding has increased – but not everyone benefits
  22. Politics podcast: Don Watson on the rise of Trump
  23. Explainer: the same-sex marriage plebiscite
  24. Section 18C is an important part of a civilised society and no threat to free speech
  25. Why is the advertising industry still promoting violence against women?
  26. Why is trachoma blinding Aboriginal children when mainstream Australia eliminated it 100 years ago?
  27. Business Briefing: trusting an algorithm with investment decisions
  28. First person: how the Paralympics changed my life
  29. We have a moral obligation to allow drug analysis at music festivals
  30. Australia is locking up too many women but the UK offers a blueprint for a radical new approach
  31. Guide to the classics: Ovid's Metamorphoses and reading rape
  32. Confused? Don't worry because that can be a good thing
  33. People are 'blind' to plants, and that's bad news for conservation
  34. Australian Renewable Energy Agency saved but with reduced funding – experts react
  35. What is the role of a teacher?
  36. Gay Liberal senator denounces marriage plebiscite
  37. Australia's housing affordability problem explained in five historical steps
  38. Risky business: how companies are getting smart about climate change
  39. Government gets a deal for $6.3 billion in savings to pass parliament
  40. Here's why we need nurse-resident ratios in aged care homes
  41. Dickensian approach to residential tenants lingers in Australian law
  42. Australia's Health 2016 report card: experts respond
  43. Young people worldwide fear a lack of economic opportunities – it's easy to see why
  44. LNP abandons hope of challenging Herbert result
  45. Chris Mitchell writes a love letter to himself
  46. The democratic paradox
  47. Political meddling in teacher education needs to stop
  48. Free speech is at risk in Australia – and it's not from Section 18C
  49. Get out of my face! We're more antisocial in a shared office space
  50. Plebiscite looks set to fail, but the push for same-sex marriage will not

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