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It turned into a profitable day at the office for Nat rat

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

The Nationals’ internal turmoil has created further chaos in the Coalition, with rebel backbencher Llew O'Brien defying the government to win a House of Representatives vote for deputy speaker – a day after quitting his party.

In a highly astute tactical play, Labor nominated O'Brien, who defeated the government candidate,...

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Adam Bandt on Greens' hopes for future power sharing

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

Adam Bandt began his political journey in the Labor party, but the issue of climate change drew him to the Greens. Last week he became their leader, elected unopposed.

Asked about his ambitions for the party, Bandt aspires to a power-sharing situation with a Labor government, akin to the Gillard era.

“Ultimately Labor’s got to decide...

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What is autoinflammatory disease, the rare immune condition with waves of fever?

  • Written by: John Silke, Leader, Infection, Inflammation and Immunity theme, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Just over 20 years ago, people from three generations of an American family were referred to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington DC with an unknown disease.

They were ten to 82 years old and had symptoms including monthly episodes of unexplained high fevers (up to 41℃), lasting two to seven days.

The...

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Yes, more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere helps plants grow, but it’s no excuse to downplay climate change

  • Written by: Vanessa Haverd, Principal research scientist, CSIRO
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The alarming rate of carbon dioxide flowing into our atmosphere is affecting plant life in interesting ways – but perhaps not in the way you’d expect.

Despite large losses of vegetation to land clearing, drought and wildfires, carbon dioxide is absorbed and stored in vegetation and soils at a growing rate.

This is called...

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