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Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics

  • Written by: Barney Glover, Vice-Chancellor, Western Sydney University
imageAustralia's medal success in the sciences.Shutterstock/Niyazz

The hand-wringing that’s followed every Olympics since 2004 has become so predictable it’s now almost a post-games ritual for Australia’s athletes and officials.

Questions are being asked about our performance at the Rio Olympic Games as we struggle to rationalise our...

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Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works?

  • Written by: Claire Brown, Associate Director, The Victoria Institute; National Director, AVID Australia, Victoria University
imageTeachers can help parents support their child's maths learning at home.from www.shutterstock.com

In our series, Better Teachers, we’ll explore how to improve teacher education in Australia. We’ll look at what the evidence says on a range of themes including how to raise the status of the profession and measure and improve teacher...

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EcoCheck: the Grampians are struggling with drought and deluge

  • Written by: John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University
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Our EcoCheck series takes the pulse of some of Australia’s most important ecosystems to find out if they’re in good health or on the wane.

The Grampians National Park is a large conservation reserve, sprawling across 168,000 hectares embedded in western Victoria’s agricultural landscape. With a rich cultural heritage and...

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Grattan on Friday: A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job

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

A year next Wednesday since the coup that installed Malcolm Turnbull, many Liberals are disappointed and surprised he has turned out, so far, a mediocre prime minister. Others, with their leopard-and-spots analysis, feel vindicated.

“The Liberal Party always had to have its Malcolm Turnbull experiment,” says one who voted for the change...

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  1. The limit of labels: ethical food is more than consumer choice
  2. The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
  3. Apple is losing the innovation game, it can't trap users anymore
  4. Renewables are getting cheaper all the time – here's why
  5. Our i18n Workflow
  6. Welcome Back!
  7. Urban food systems may be just a 'side dish' at Habitat III
  8. Indulge me this: how not to read Daniel Dennett’s comments on philosophy and self-indulgence
  9. Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
  10. Just how great a tennis player is Serena Williams?
  11. To improve their relationship, Australia and Indonesia should focus on shared geopolitical interests
  12. Apple's new devices confirm we are at peak mobile . It is the software that counts
  13. Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing
  14. Racist kitsch begs a deeper question – can Jews really be part of Poland?
  15. Redressing, not exacerbating, inequality is the real moral challenge for this government
  16. Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
  17. Our oceans are out of balance – can we learn some tips from feng shui?
  18. Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
  19. Company results wrap: is the resources downturn structural or cyclical?
  20. We're all at risk from scary medicine side effects, but we have to weigh the risks with the benefits
  21. Coaches are teachers of sport, but there's a lot to learn from the classroom
  22. Dastyari forced off frontbench
  23. Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive
  24. When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?
  25. Love in the time of racism: 'Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms' explores the politics of romance
  26. What is soft power? Hint: it's not footing Sam Dastyari's bills
  27. Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
  28. We really must talk about gas
  29. Dastyari resigns, but will Labor's proposals fix the political donations system?
  30. Full response from the Productivity Commission
  31. FactCheck: has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled or declined?
  32. How can we fix Australia's Indonesia anxiety?
  33. Brandis diaries case shows how Freedom of Information has been deliberately neglected
  34. A brief history of the Paralympic Games: from post-WWII rehabilitation to mega sport event
  35. Pacific pariah: how Australia’s love of coal has left it out in the diplomatic cold
  36. Company results wrap: energy companies are facing disruption
  37. By 2030, 'no Australian child will be living in poverty' – why can't we promise that?
  38. Nicotine for vaping should be legalised in Australia: 40 international and Australian experts
  39. Speaking with: Juan Francisco Salazar about colonising Antarctica and Mars
  40. To a modern audience, Othello is simply another story of domestic abuse
  41. Both statins and a Mediterranean-style diet can help ward off heart disease and stroke
  42. You can't eat with us! When the working class meet high-end cooking shows
  43. Government review supports Australia's marine reserves – now it’s time to move on
  44. Explainer: how the Paralympics classification system keeps things fair
  45. Australia must heed the lessons of ‘hybrid warfare’ to avoid falling behind on the battlefield
  46. How happiness improves business results
  47. Please can we give up on complementary, alternative and 'integrative therapies' now?
  48. Apple and Ireland are betting on 'Nation Inc' and a world of shareholder citizens
  49. China’s G20 summit was big on show, but short on substance
  50. Company results wrap: news publishers are transforming, but into what?

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Turning Your Empty Tables into Revenue

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High-Impact Dental Marketing Strategies That Are Driving Real Practice Growth Today

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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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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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