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Morrison government toughens foreign investment scrutiny to protect 'national security'

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

The Morrison government will significantly strengthen its scrutiny of foreign investment to protect sensitive national security technology and information and further ring fence the nation’s critical infrastructure.

It will insert a new “national security test” on bids, in a sweeping overhaul of the foreign investment regime.

The...

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In publishing Tom Cotton, the New York Times has made a terrible error of judgment

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
In publishing Tom Cotton, the New York Times has made a terrible error of judgmentWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

When a newspaper with the authority of The New York Times chooses to publish a party-political essay calculated to further inflame the violence wracking cities across America, serious questions arise.

On June 3 the Times published in its opinion section an essay by a Republican senator from Arkansas, Tom...

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New Zealand hits a 95% chance of eliminating coronavirus – but we predict new cases will emerge

  • Written by: Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury
New Zealand hits a 95% chance of eliminating coronavirus – but we predict new cases will emergeDaniele Cossu/Shutterstock

There is now a 95% chance COVID-19 has been eliminated in New Zealand, according to our modelling, based on official Ministry of Health data.

As of June 4, New Zealand has had 20 consecutive days of zero new cases, with only one active case remaining. The last new reported case of COVID-19 was on May 15 (going by the date...

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Scott Morrison’s HomeBuilder scheme is classic retail politics but lousy economics

  • Written by: Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
Scott Morrison’s HomeBuilder scheme is classic retail politics but lousy economicsEasypads

Scott Morrison’s new housing stimulus package is straight-out retail politics.

HomeBuilder offers homeowners (including first home buyers) a grant of A$25,000 to build a new home worth less than $750,000 or to spend between $150,000 and $750,000 renovating an existing home.

The scheme is limited to owner-occupiers with reported...

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  2. Statistician David Gruen and the race for real-time pandemic data
  3. it might be a marketing ploy, but it also shows leadership
  4. the black square is a symbol of online activism for non-activists
  5. Lessons from history point to local councils' role in Australia's recovery
  6. a world first effort to return threatened pangolins to the wild
  7. Sixty years on, two TV programs revisit Australia's nuclear history at Maralinga
  8. There's another health crisis looming – what happens when the pokies switch back on?
  9. Henry Parkes had a vision of a new Australian nation. In 1901, it became a reality
  10. Are your kids using headphones more during the pandemic? Here's how to protect their ears
  11. how Australia compares to the rest of the world
  12. 4 ways Australia's coronavirus response was a triumph, and 4 ways it fell short
  13. Why even the best case for jobs isn't good. We'll need more JobKeeper
  14. Economic snap-back? Not so fast
  15. Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century
  16. Giving it away for free
  17. We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often
  18. Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission
  19. Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes
  20. what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra Modi
  21. Love the parasite you're with
  22. How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession
  23. Jacinda Ardern's support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia's
  24. Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia's deeply ancient Wollemi pine
  25. The fascinating history of clinical trials
  26. Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
  27. When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution
  28. Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too
  29. Morrison's VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money
  30. it's time to fix our national employment standards
  31. Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it
  32. 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
  33. Why does crowd noise matter?
  34. Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble
  35. only urgent intervention can save New Zealand's media
  36. what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees
  37. Matt Canavan says Australia doesn't subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does
  38. Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat
  39. Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they'll need trust as well as tech
  40. could the world stop using fossils fuels today?
  41. this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite
  42. Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic
  43. 'I can't breathe!' Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody
  44. Is your super money safe? Here's how you can dodge cyber fraud
  45. Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew
  46. Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it's probably got a lot to do with their mental health
  47. Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media
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