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Indonesia's new cabinet built on political transactions

  • Written by Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, PhD Candidate in Politics at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
imageIndonesian President Joko Widodo announces the new members of his cabinet on Wednesday.Reuters

It is not surprising that the new ministers recently appointed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo still reflect a cabinet of compromise.

As a political outsider, the president lacks the support of a strong political machinery. In the context of...

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A complacent, secretive IMF failed to deal with EU crisis; what's changed?

  • Written by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

In a 650-page report last week, the IMF’s own Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) has castigated the Fund’s handling of the Eurozone crisis.

The IEO cited a “culture of complacency” in the IMF; a “failure to identify the build-up of vulnerabilities”; and maintaining an “unworkable strategy” for too...

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Commuters help regions tap into city-driven growth

  • Written by Todd Denham, PhD Candidate, School of Global, Urban & Social Studies, RMIT University
imageConnecting the city and regions, long-distance commuting is a significant factor in regional centres.Peter Mackey/flickr, CC BY-ND

There is a strong geographic element to the transitions in the Australian economy that our prime minister so frequently refers to. Generally, the old economy, based on manufacturing, mining and agriculture, provided...

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The casual stigmatisation of opioid use is lazy journalism

  • Written by Michael Vagg, Clinical Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Medicine & Pain Specialist, Barwon Health

I was a bit annoyed by this article that appeared on The Age website and was retweeted widely. The title - Opioid addiction: Treatments get people off painkillers, but it is a hard road - suggests the story is about prescription opioid addiction.

The body of the piece then sets out the familiar narrative (to me at least) that current prescribing...

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  1. Reimagining NSW: how the care economy could help unclog our cities
  2. Australia can learn from the limitations of New Zealand's welfare reforms
  3. Why it's so hard to 'eat local' when it comes to fish
  4. Childhood cancer deaths have fallen in Australia, but some types remain more of a challenge
  5. Please rewind: a final farewell to the VCR
  6. Should we be locking people up in prisons at all?
  7. Why arts schools matter, not just for art's sake but for urban renewal in Sydney and other cities
  8. Labor's Herbert win means Turnbull has a majority of only one
  9. Capitalism and Democracy [part 2]
  10. Why multicultural policy looms as a Senate bargaining chip
  11. Rudd correspondence to Turnbull: you said you supported me many times
  12. Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady on the campaign for same-sex marriage
  13. Looking for a nursing home place for your parent with dementia? Here's what to consider
  14. Turnbull ban on Rudd's UN bid gives Liberal conservatives a win over Bishop
  15. Consumers lose out to Australia's protectionist anti-dumping laws
  16. The tragi-comedy Down Under appropriates Cronulla rather than offering insight
  17. As Indonesia conducts more executions, Australia's anti-death-penalty advocacy is still lacking
  18. Kevin gets canned
  19. How fiction helps us understand the reality of a mother abandoning her newborn baby
  20. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Don Dale royal commission
  21. After Philadephia, logic and numbers back Clinton for the win – but it's not that simple
  22. Turnbull kills Rudd's UN secretary-general bid
  23. No Kevin '17: Turnbull opts not to back Rudd for the UN's top job
  24. Being transgender is not a mental illness, and the WHO should acknowledge this
  25. The NT royal commission: it's a good start but more leadership is needed
  26. Report on industry assistance needs to go beyond just reporting costs
  27. Friday essay: worth a thousand words – how photos shape attitudes to refugees
  28. Separated parents and the family law system: what does the evidence say?
  29. Crippling rural debt looms as biggest threat to our beef producers
  30. Vital Signs: Get ready for the Aussie dollar to fall
  31. Rising players in higher education: the countries to watch out for
  32. Automation Can Leave Us Complacent, And That Can Have Dangerous Consequences
  33. The world's biggest cuckoos once roamed the Nullarbor Plain
  34. What are 'flat feet' in children and are they something to worry about?
  35. From act of terrorism to mental health symptom: we're shifting blame but at what cost?
  36. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull should move to add justice to Closing the Gap targets
  37. ANZ and Amex the winners in Australia's banks' fight with Apple over payment apps
  38. Rudd's fate in Turnbull's hands
  39. Ocean currents suggest where we should be looking for missing flight MH370
  40. Four qualities that helped small businesses survive the end of the resources boom
  41. Home is where the heart is: why we're getting couples therapy wrong
  42. Meter Maids, promotional models and our disturbingly hypersexual cities
  43. What kind of person joins a cult or joins a terror group?
  44. Explainer: the A, B, C, D and E of hepatitis
  45. Abuse in youth detention is not restricted to the Northern Territory
  46. Is netball a feminist triumph? Let's discuss
  47. Is Islamic banking more risky compared to conventional banking?
  48. ANZ wins class action on fees, but we still don't know the real cost of late payments
  49. Childhood shyness: when is it normal and when is it cause for concern?
  50. How far off is a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?
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