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Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic pollsDespite poor polling and an impeachment inquiry, Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected again.AAP/EPA/Mark Lyons

A year away from the November 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has a 41.4% approval, 54.6% disapproval rating with all polls in the FiveThirtyEight aggregate. His net approval is -13.2%, down 0.8% since my October...

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Tweaking prescribing rules won't fix chemical restraint in aged care

  • Written by: Juanita Breen (previously Westbury), Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
Tweaking prescribing rules won't fix chemical restraint in aged careOne in five nursing home residents are given antipsychotic drugs.Cineberg/Shutterstock

The Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety wasn’t supposed to make any recommendations in its interim report. Yet it identified three key areas where immediate action should be taken.

Responding to the over-reliance on chemical restraint was one. The...

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I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye's Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album

  • Written by: Andrew Legg, Associate Professor, Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania

Kanye West’s Jesus is King will probably not rate among many traditional gospel followers. Kanye is one of the world’s biggest rap artists. Gospel music has its roots in the Spiritual and the blues – African Americans singing their theology, their world view.

But, Kanye and gospel? A tantalising, provocative and interesting...

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Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there's a way to avoid it

  • Written by: Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics, University of Melbourne
Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there's a way to avoid itIron ore piles at Dampier, Western Australia. Australia could convert iron oxide to metal for export, producing it with no emissions.CHRISTIAN SPROGOE/ Rio Tinto

Four years ago in December 2015, every member of the United Nations met in Paris and agreed to hold global temperature increases to 2°C, and as close as possible to 1.5°C.

The bad...

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  1. Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?
  2. Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result
  3. the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi's hidden cameras
  4. climate change isn't just about temperature
  5. How do solar panels work?
  6. why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
  7. Australia wants to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Equal pay for the Matildas will help our chances
  8. Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline
  9. India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
  10. just 15 years' worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300
  11. Dogs really can chase away loneliness
  12. Running may help you live longer but more isn't necessarily better
  13. Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
  14. Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth
  15. Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn't need protection
  16. What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?
  17. No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can't go on like this
  18. Asylum seekers left 'desperate' and 'helpless' when they try to find work in Australia
  19. India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it
  20. how to teach science and maths so students actually care
  21. Why is Japan's Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains
  22. Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups
  23. a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men
  24. Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?
  25. A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further
  26. Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?
  27. We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer
  28. automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?
  29. Strippers on film: battlers, showgirls and hustlers
  30. Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?
  31. the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
  32. 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'
  33. How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
  34. Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
  35. Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future
  36. Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas
  37. Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom
  38. The aged care royal commission's 3 areas of immediate action are worthy, but won't fix a broken system
  39. Australia's hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process
  40. Michelle Grattan on the aged care royal commission report
  41. Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?
  42. There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless
  43. Friday essay: thinking like a planet
  44. What time of day should I take my medicine?
  45. As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda
  46. Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights
  47. Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'
  48. Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not
  49. Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
  50. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire

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