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After Philadephia, logic and numbers back Clinton for the win – but it's not that simple

  • Written by: Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
imageBarack Obama gave a ringing endorsement of Hillary Clinton, but will it be enough?Reuters/Mike Segar

Logic and the electoral map suggest that Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States, yet even six months ago most commentators asserted her Republican opponent would not be Donald Trump.

Clinton’s win in November is by no...

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Turnbull kills Rudd's UN secretary-general bid

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

Malcolm Turnbull has prevented Kevin Rudd from running to be secretary-general of the United Nations, declaring he is not suitable for the job.

After a divided cabinet on Thursday left Turnbull to make a “captain’s call” on the nomination, Turnbull telephoned Rudd on Friday morning to tell him of his decision.

Turnbull had been...

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No Kevin '17: Turnbull opts not to back Rudd for the UN's top job

  • Written by: Emily Crawford, Lecturer and Co-Director, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney
imageKevin Rudd had been hoping to succeed Ban Ki-moon as UN secretary-general.AAP/Dean Lewins

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed the Australian government will not nominate Kevin Rudd to be United Nations secretary-general. Rudd, a former prime minister and foreign minister, had been hoping to succeed Ban Ki-moon, whose eight-year tenure...

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Being transgender is not a mental illness, and the WHO should acknowledge this

  • Written by: Damien Riggs, Associate Professor in Social Work, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Flinders University
imageThe pathology lies in society discriminating against transgender people, not in transgender people themselves.Ted Eytan/Flickr, CC BY

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced it may no longer classify being transgender as a disorder in the revised version of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), due for release in 2018.

The...

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  1. The NT royal commission: it's a good start but more leadership is needed
  2. Report on industry assistance needs to go beyond just reporting costs
  3. Friday essay: worth a thousand words – how photos shape attitudes to refugees
  4. Separated parents and the family law system: what does the evidence say?
  5. Crippling rural debt looms as biggest threat to our beef producers
  6. Vital Signs: Get ready for the Aussie dollar to fall
  7. Rising players in higher education: the countries to watch out for
  8. Automation Can Leave Us Complacent, And That Can Have Dangerous Consequences
  9. The world's biggest cuckoos once roamed the Nullarbor Plain
  10. What are 'flat feet' in children and are they something to worry about?
  11. From act of terrorism to mental health symptom: we're shifting blame but at what cost?
  12. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull should move to add justice to Closing the Gap targets
  13. ANZ and Amex the winners in Australia's banks' fight with Apple over payment apps
  14. Rudd's fate in Turnbull's hands
  15. Ocean currents suggest where we should be looking for missing flight MH370
  16. Four qualities that helped small businesses survive the end of the resources boom
  17. Home is where the heart is: why we're getting couples therapy wrong
  18. Meter Maids, promotional models and our disturbingly hypersexual cities
  19. What kind of person joins a cult or joins a terror group?
  20. Explainer: the A, B, C, D and E of hepatitis
  21. Abuse in youth detention is not restricted to the Northern Territory
  22. Is netball a feminist triumph? Let's discuss
  23. Is Islamic banking more risky compared to conventional banking?
  24. ANZ wins class action on fees, but we still don't know the real cost of late payments
  25. Childhood shyness: when is it normal and when is it cause for concern?
  26. How far off is a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?
  27. School is not always a safe place for students with disability – this has to change
  28. As surveillance gets smart, hackers get smarter
  29. All the Olympics are a stage, and all the athletes merely players: the rich history of the modern Games
  30. Cabinet battle over Rudd a test for Foreign Minister Bishop
  31. Tasmanian Senate result: 5 Labor, 4 Liberals, 2 Greens, 1 Lambie
  32. Dopey policy: is the IOC fit for purpose?
  33. Pokécology: people will never put down their phones, but games can get them focused on nature
  34. Why we're making no progress tackling the exploitation of migrant workers
  35. Weekly Dose: fentanyl, the anaesthetic that may have been used as a chemical weapon on Chechen rebels
  36. The backlash against open plan offices: segmented space
  37. Data gaps mean Indigenous incarceration rates may be even worse than we thought
  38. Asia’s ineffective diplomacy makes life difficult for Australia
  39. CCTV: who can watch whom under the law?
  40. How do you know you're not living in a computer simulation?
  41. When terror goes viral it's up to us to prevent chaos
  42. Ten facts you need to know about the chicken and eggs on your table
  43. Is the tropical Indian Ocean to blame for southern Australia's wet winter?
  44. More scrutiny needed on commissions paid to life insurance advisers
  45. Business Briefing: what to do about low incomes
  46. What it means when kids walk on their toes
  47. Speaking with: Hannah Dahlen on pregnancy care
  48. Redetermining paradigmatic norms: is there any hope for academic writing?
  49. Evidence of NT detention centre abuse was there for all to see
  50. Backstories, Intimacies and the Ghostbusters Dilemma

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