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Keating says Howard's Iraq war commitment brought the 'spectre of terrorism' to Australia

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

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has launched a ferocious attack on his successor John Howard, claiming his “craven” support of the American invasion of Iraq “visited on Australia the whole spectre of terrorism” and torched our multicultural society.

Keating said Howard’s “stubborn and unctuous...

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Grattan on Friday: Coalition gets nasty reminder debt and deficit are important, like it once said

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

The political and fiscal vice in which Malcolm Turnbull is now caught was neatly illustrated by a coincidence of timing in these early post-election days.

One of Turnbull’s first meetings was with Nick Xenophon, whose team has won three senators and one lower house seat. Turnbull was taking out insurance in case the Coalition entered minority...

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When Australia goes to war, public trust depends on better oversight

  • Written by: James Brown, Adjunct Associate Professor and Research Director, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney

The world is absorbing the implications of the long-awaited release of the Chilcot inquiry into the United Kingdom’s decision to go to war in Iraq. Australia, however, has spent comparatively little time learning lessons from the deployment of thousands of troops to fight overseas in recent years.

An official war history has just been...

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Electronic voting may be risky, but what about vote counting?

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University

Several advantages of online voting were identified in a recent post by Conversation columnist and software researcher David Glance who backed the introduction of such a scheme in Australia.

He is correct that an online voting system would be faster, more convenient and have fewer accidental informal votes. It would also reduce the donkey vote...

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  1. Friday essay: the voyage of Nicolas Baudin and 'art in the service of science'
  2. Has New Zealand lost its way in tobacco control?
  3. Katter backs Turnbull, as credit agency puts Australia on notice
  4. Now you're laughing: the unhappy state of Australia's political satire
  5. One Nation, Climate Denial and those Jewish Bankers
  6. Chilcot’s lessons for Australia
  7. News of Zika vaccine might be reassuring, but it's too late for Rio, and do we really need it anyway?
  8. Australia must act now to secure economic ties with a rising Indonesia
  9. Australia could be about to lose its AAA rating, and here's why
  10. Please don’t explain: Hanson 2.0 and the war on experts
  11. Cheerleaders of the press don't win elections like they used to
  12. There's still much to learn by visiting the giant planet Jupiter
  13. Understanding the NDIS: many eligible people with disabilities are likely to miss out
  14. Understanding the NDIS: will parents of newly diagnosed children with disability be left in the dark?
  15. Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life
  16. Why Australians should care about the South Pole
  17. Bloody good TV: how Rake changed Australian television
  18. Barnaby Joyce gives some protection on Turnbull's vulnerable right flank
  19. Queensland postal votes could give Coalition majority government
  20. The lessons to be learned now the ABC's pulled its 'inaccurate' Wi-Fried program
  21. Weekly Dose: ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young
  22. Workers are taking on more risk in the gig economy
  23. Renewable jet fuel could be growing on Australia's iconic gum trees
  24. Why drug-detection dogs are sniffing up the wrong tree
  25. Explainer: why stock market panic can signal a good time to buy
  26. Facing bumps, but on the right track: Indonesia's democratic progress
  27. Understanding the NDIS: a history of disability welfare from 'deserving poor' to consumers in control
  28. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?
  29. Defiant Hanson will test a Coalition government
  30. Business Briefing: are Hanson, NXT and the Nationals bad for business?
  31. Research fraud: the temptation to lie – and the challenges of regulation
  32. Christos Tsiolkas, the 'blasphemous' artist and Barracuda
  33. If machines can beat us at games, does it make them more intelligent than us?
  34. Koalas are feeling the heat, and we need to make some tough choices to save our furry friends
  35. Turnbull remains less than pitch-perfect
  36. By Jupiter, what we know of the gas giant so far
  37. We must convince people we believe in Medicare: Turnbull
  38. From scolds to talking underwater : Policing women's voices
  39. Are shipping containers really the answer for affordable housing? Time for a reality check
  40. Labor's 'Mediscare' campaign capitalised on Coalition history of hostility towards Medicare
  41. Politics podcast: James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence
  42. How Uber opens cities only to close them
  43. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  44. In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love
  45. Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets
  46. Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets
  47. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  48. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  49. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  50. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging

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