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Long before Trump rolled in the deep, music and politics were entwined

  • Written by: John Street, Professor of Politics, University of East Anglia
imageDonald Trump in Scotland – musicians have asked that he refrain from using their songs at his political events. David Moir/Reuters

Take three apparently trivial events: Ukraine wins the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, a rock star cancels a concert and a political rally features the song Rolling in the Deep by Adele

None of these moments might...

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Clinton clearly ahead of Trump in US Presidential contest

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

I have not written about the US Presidential election since late June, owing to coverage of the Australian Federal election. The US election will be held on 8 November.

In July, following the FBI’s damaging report on Clinton’s emails and international terrorist attacks, Trump reduced Clinton’s lead from about six points to three....

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The price of victory: Caster Semenya again on trial

  • Written by: Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Caster Semenya’s gold medal in the women’s 800 metres track event at the Rio Olympics may be supplemented, in coming months, by an upgrade from silver to gold for the same event at the London Games. Re-testing of biological samples from 2012 either has or will involve anti-doping cases being brought against numerous...

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Philippines cannot build a nation over the bodies of 100,000 dead in Duterte's 'war on drugs'

  • Written by: Nicole Curato, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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There are rare instances when there is value to a politician’s failure to deliver on a campaign promise. This is particularly true when the promise goes like this: I will kill 100,000 criminals if I become president. I will dump their corpses into Manila Bay for the fish to eat. Funeral parlours will be a booming industry. It will be bloody.

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  1. Politics podcast: Karen Middleton on Albanese – Telling It Straight
  2. Gambling gallops on, stats reveal – but what can be done to curb its harms?
  3. Explainer: what is parliament's role in the marriage equality debate?
  4. Landmark study finds diversity lagging on Australian TV
  5. What construction jobs will look like when robots can build things
  6. Keeping global warming to 1.5C, not 2C, will make a crucial difference to Australia, report says
  7. Without a longer-term view, the Paris Agreement will lock in warming for centuries
  8. Why the spectacle of the Olympics will go on despite Rio's disappointments
  9. 'No reason for livin': early death in female popular musicians
  10. Emerging infertility treatment could be a less invasive and cheaper alternative to IVF
  11. Their body politics: Malcolm, John and the junk in Tony’s trunks
  12. Migrants from Africa bear brunt of discrimination but remain positive, survey finds
  13. Business Briefing: Simon McKeon on removing the retirement label
  14. Not on struggle street yet, but mortgage stress risk is rising
  15. Shorten to Turnbull: Here are my budget repair ideas
  16. A pub brawl over research funding doesn't benefit any of us
  17. Poor and rich retirees spend about the same
  18. Eddie Betts and racism in sport: it's not enough to just not join in
  19. Climate change will create new ecosystems, so let's help plants move
  20. How to get a better bang for the taxpayers' buck in all sectors, not only Indigenous programs
  21. Aleppo's dying children and shattered health system: is there light at the end of the tunnel?
  22. The victims' verdict: what happens when they try to report online fraud
  23. Ben-Hur can be fun on film but the real Roman spectacle would have thrilled anyone
  24. Explainer: why some economists think the RBA should drop its inflation target
  25. Doctors or activists? Who draws the line?
  26. Winning Edge fails to deliver, so what now for Australia's Olympic hopes?
  27. Do you know a Bunji from a Boorie? Meet our dictionary's new Indigenous words
  28. Malaysia’s Bersih movement shows social media can mobilise the masses
  29. Science or Snake Oil: is A2 milk better for you than regular cow’s milk?
  30. Shock horror: the big end of town has finally discovered Australia's media is a whitewash
  31. Australia's new focus on gas could be playing with fire
  32. Quantimentals, signal surfing and fast walkers: mapping the rise of weird data
  33. Universities Australia to survey prevalence of sexual abuse on campuses
  34. If you're going to ridicule research, do your homework
  35. Australia continues to be shamefully silent on Indonesia's human rights abuses
  36. The price of victory: comparing the cost of Olympic gold to an elite arts prize
  37. New Zealand is letting economics rule its environmental policies
  38. New modelling on bushfires shows how they really burn through an area
  39. Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard: how the media shape our view of leaders as 'women'
  40. Health Check: should kids be given antibiotics in their first year?
  41. Omran Daqneesh: the poster child for cognitive dissonance
  42. The Panopticons are coming! And they'll know when we think the grass is greener
  43. Genes are not destiny: environment and education still matter when it comes to intelligence
  44. A fortune built on slavery: the Bright Family Papers and their journey from UK to Melbourne
  45. Here's to coaches, unsung heroes and role models for social change
  46. Why Rio, like Sydney and London before it, won't turn locals into sports stars
  47. Viewpoints: is addiction a disease?
  48. Offshore detention: Australians have a right to know what is done in their name
  49. Can buying up fishing licences save Australia's sharks?
  50. New risks for disability care workers under the NDIS

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