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  2. Zaky Mallah: a cautionary tale of radicalisation and the need for belonging
  3. Yesterday’s future: the troubled mothers in Mad Men will live on
  4. Can inclusive education do more harm than good?
  5. Focus on illicit drugs puts Australia's drinking problem on ice
  6. The price of innovation: higher fees could stifle patents
  7. Euro nightmare unfolds: queues at banks in Greece as capital controls follow ECB funding cap
  8. Broad coalition formed to seek common ground on tackling climate change
  9. Labor refugee activists to mount strong push against Labor embracing turnbacks
  10. Making up our minds: Attitudes towards sex are changing
  11. Same-sex ruling was no surprise to Supreme Court gamblers—and shouldn't be to you either
  12. Day of terror reminds us that extremism must be a problem shared
  13. Why Islamic State attacked a Kuwait mosque during Ramadan
  14. Why kill? The dreadful psychology behind acts of terror
  15. Now the Greek people will decide – why Tsipras referendum is the right move
  16. Conservatives should embrace same-sex marriage
  17. Abbott's sister spruiks same-sex marriage at Liberal moderates' dinner
  18. Happy about the Supreme Court's ACA decision? Thank a law professor
  19. Forgiveness as the first step in reconciliation
  20. The Supreme Court upholds same-sex marriage: expert reaction
  21. Gay marriage legal in all 50 US states, thanks to Supreme Court ruling
  22. Shoestring surveillance and a shattered social model – latest France attack puts Hollande in a bind
  23. Terror in Tunisia: tourist deaths on the beaches of Sousse will kick-start a national crisis
  24. Without Network Rail upgrades, the Northern Powerhouse will falter
  25. Dutch court's climate ruling may force other states to cut emissions – or else
  26. One small law reform could bring justice to hundreds of child abuse victims
  27. Europe's quibbles over numbers leave migrants stranded
  28. Miniaturisation will lead to 'smart spaces' and blur the line between on and offline
  29. Universal sperm bank would strike at a core human freedom
  30. Terror attacks on France and Tunisia are much more than a security issue
  31. Can millennials pay attention to classwork while texting, tweeting and being on Facebook?
  32. Low aspirations don't explain why white working-class children fall behind
  33. Patrick Macnee: gallant Steed who personified the Swinging Sixties
  34. J M Barrie's returning 'lost' play gives us an early glimpse of Peter Pan
  35. Five things you need to know about the IMF's stance on Greece
  36. Glastonbury: how to sell out without 'selling out'
  37. Why anti-cancer properties in cannabis must be investigated
  38. Is the not-so beautiful men’s game putting people off women’s football?
  39. EU leaders know the plan, but need convincing of Cameron's motivations
  40. US-China cybersecurity talks should focus more on trade secret theft than espionage
  41. Megacity drought: Sao Paulo withers after dry 'wet season'
  42. Why Charleston?
  43. Emanuel AME has long been a target for hate – as well as place of hope
  44. We cannot teach race without addressing what it means to be 'white'
  45. Can we teach restaurant servers to treat all customers equally, regardless of race?
  46. It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought?
  47. News flash: affordable housing crisis is hurting all of us (except the well-heeled)
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