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(Real) football: the reds buy the Reds?

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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Football isn’t what it used to be. In Australia, they don’t even know what football is actually called (it’s not soccer). But what’s even stranger is football has become very popular in countries that – to put it delicately – aren’t really traditional football powers.

True, you might make the same...

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Labor easily wins NT election

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

At the 2012 Northern Territory election, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) won 16 of 25 seats, to 8 for Labor and 1 Independent. During a chaotic term, 4 CLP and 1 Labor members defected to sit as Independents, so the pre-election parliamentary numbers were 12 CLP, 7 Labor and 6 Independents.

At yesterday’s NT election, the ABC is calling 15...

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Adrift in a sea of violence: Obama’s legacy, and the prospect of a Trump or Clinton presidency

  • Written by: Joseph Camilleri, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
imageVery little of what Barack Obama promised to achieve in foreign affairs has come to pass.Reuters/Jim Bourg

As the first African-American US president, Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009 amid public euphoria and high expectations of greater racial harmony and reduced gun violence at home and a more stable and peaceful international order....

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The Miles Franklin winner: a dark, sorrowful story with moments of light and tenderness

  • Written by: Jen Webb, Director of the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra
imageBlack Rock White City (2015) by AS Patric.Transit Lounge Australia

And we have a winner. Black Rock White City, AS Patric’s dark, sorrowful story has impressed the judges sufficiently for them to award it first prize. I too was captured by the world of the novel, and by the central characters: Jovan, who “had been a poet in Yugoslavia...

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More Articles …

  1. Same-sex marriage plebiscite appears doomed
  2. Is your employer watching you? Online profiling blurs the boundary of our public and private lives
  3. Abbott steps into budget debate, saying reform is a precondition for tax cuts
  4. Young people with cancer should have affordable options to preserve their fertility
  5. Australia's stance on nuclear deterrence leaves it on the wrong side of history
  6. EcoCheck: Australia's vast, majestic northern savannas need more care
  7. Telegraph story on research funding does nothing to advance Australian journalism
  8. VET FEE-HELP reforms will merely paper over the cracks of a system prone to abuse
  9. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on budget savings
  10. Two million Aussies are experiencing high financial stress
  11. Earthquakes don't kill, our collapsing structures do. So how can we build them to stay up?
  12. Electronic baby simulators could increase, not decrease, teen pregnancy
  13. America is moving to end its use of private prisons – should Australia follow suit?
  14. Friday essay: From Bowie to Bieber – the under-appreciated art of the music video
  15. Interview: Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and inventor of the home computer
  16. Why males are more likely to die from conception to old age
  17. Australia needs to lead again on democratic innovation
  18. Feral animals are running amok on Australia's islands – here's how to stop them
  19. Vital Signs: Jackson Hole could deliver the monetary change Xenophon wants
  20. Di Natale takes Hanson-Young out of asylum seeker area
  21. Grattan on Friday: Shorten wants to play hardball but can he dodge the 'opportunist' tag?
  22. Politics podcast: Derryn Hinch on becoming a senator
  23. Oil, gas and marine parks really can coexist in our oceans – here's how
  24. Scott Morrison has correctly diagnosed the problem, but needs to be flexible about solutions
  25. Touching, ferocious and poetic, the Miles Franklin shortlist is worthy of your attention
  26. How to manage weight issues with your teenager when you're not meant to talk about weight
  27. Turnbull steps in as promised, but don't expect a swift end to firefighter dispute
  28. Watch your language, Scott Morrison
  29. What you see is not always what you get: how virtual reality can manipulate our minds
  30. Why 100 years without slum housing in Australia is coming to an end
  31. A world with inequality everywhere is a moral and economic threat
  32. Why is sexual harassment in the AFP systemic? And can the culture be changed?
  33. Full response from SGS Economics and Planning
  34. FactCheck: does the average Australian family spend up to $22,000 every year on transport?
  35. Why obesity is not a 'left versus right' issue
  36. Australia should look overseas for ideas to increase its number of women MPs
  37. The Industrial Revolution kick-started global warming much earlier than we realised
  38. Sustainable housing's expensive, right? Not when you look at the whole equation
  39. 154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science
  40. An open letter to the Prime Minister on the climate crisis, from 154 scientists
  41. Explainer: arthrogryposis – the congenital disorder linked to Zika
  42. Rio 2016 was just the latest round in the long-running doping arms race
  43. Why STEM subjects and fashion design go hand in hand
  44. Despite China free trade agreement Australian beef producers are missing out
  45. A super test for Australia's political system
  46. Say hello to the Earth's nearest exoplanet neighbour: Proxima Centauri b
  47. Italy's deadly earthquake is the latest in a history of destruction
  48. Taxi driver compensation for Uber is unfair and poorly implemented
  49. Shorten offers deal on super while hardening stand on plebiscite
  50. Culture, free speech and celebrating Mao downunder

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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From Application To Court: How Family Violence Orders Work In Victoria

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