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Conservative landslide at UK's Brexit election; Trump's ratings rise on strong US economy

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Conservative landslide at UK's Brexit election; Trump's ratings rise on strong US economyLed by Boris Johnson, the Conservatives won 56% of the vote and will have an 80-seat majority.AAP/EPA/ VIckie Flores

At the December 12 UK election, the Conservatives won 365 of the 650 House of Commons seats (up 48 since the 2017 election), Labour 202 (down 60), the Scottish National Party (SNP) 48 (up 13) and the Liberal Democrats 11 (down one)....

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Johnson's thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell them

  • Written by: Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics, University of Bristol
Johnson's thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell themWith Johnson's crushing win, Brexit will now happen. But this may also be the start of the break-up of the UK. AAP/EPA/Vickie Flores

So for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a crushing victory over Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party in the UK’s general...

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Morrison won't have a bar of public service intrusions on government's power

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Morrison won't have a bar of public service intrusions on government's powerScott Morrison has rejected or sidelined a number of recommendations from the long-awaited Thodey review.AAP/Paul Braven

Scott Morrison has rejected or sidelined a number of recommendations from the long-awaited Thodey review of the public service that might have constrained his and his government’s power.

Not surprisingly, a proposal to...

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Michelle Grattan reflects on the year in politics

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

For their last video for the year, University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan look backwards to the big issues which have shaped political discourse. They discuss the surprise election results, and the ongoing natural disasters which have become increasingly political issues. They also discuss the biggest issues the...

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  2. Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires
  3. Your Christmas shopping could harm or help the planet. Which will it be?
  4. Right-swipes and red flags – how young people negotiate sex and safety on dating apps
  5. Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over
  6. Friday essay: eco-disaster films in the 21st century
  7. Australia's wafer-thin surplus rests on a mine disaster in Brazil
  8. A new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 years
  9. Private health insurance premiums should be based on age and health status
  10. these 5 charts show our democracy is safe in the hands of future voters
  11. Knowledge is a process of discovery: how constructivism changed education
  12. Climate winds blowing on Morrison from Liberal party's left
  13. The federal government's response to the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry is a let down
  14. what actually works to protect us from bushfire smoke?
  15. how a small island nation found itself in the grips of an outbreak disaster
  16. As weary Britons head to the polls again, parties seem incapable of handling the nation's problems
  17. I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world
  18. Indonesian cave paintings show the dawn of imaginative art and human spiritual belief
  19. As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that
  20. a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician's muse
  21. What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem
  22. How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings
  23. 6 things to think about if you want a baby and 1 if you don't
  24. Australian law doesn't go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right
  25. riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race
  26. Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?
  27. ancient penguins were as tall as people. We've discovered the species that started the downsizing trend
  28. Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn't mean they're justified
  29. So your kid's finished their first year of school. Here's what they should have learnt
  30. 5 human rights issues that defined 2019
  31. As heat strikes, here's one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes
  32. Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg
  33. Don't blame the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It's climate and economic change driving farmers out
  34. seven reasons to be wary of waste-to-energy proposals
  35. In our time of climate crisis, the exhibition Water is a subtly crafted plea
  36. We're still fighting city freeways after half a century
  37. Why were tourists allowed on White Island?
  38. why do we get bruises?
  39. To save koalas from fire, we need to start putting their genetic material on ice
  40. (Almost) everyone's a winner? Art is meant to break rules and prizes must adapt
  41. Unlawful metadata access is easy when we’re flogging a dead law
  42. Why the profit motive fails in education
  43. a particle new to physics might solve the dark matter mystery
  44. The water crisis has plunged the Nats into a world of pain. But they reap what they sow
  45. 2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality – and 2020 is likely to be worse
  46. Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worried
  47. Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities
  48. PISA doesn't define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won't fix whatever is broken
  49. Toxic sport cultures are damaging female athletes' health, but we can do better
  50. How our screen stories of the future went from flying cars to a darker version of now

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