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Define the boundaries in new phase of Australia-China relationship: Wong

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

Shadow foreign minister Penny Wong says Australia needs to “define the boundaries” of its engagement with China now the relationship between the two countries is in a new phase.

Focusing on China policy in a Monday address – released ahead of delivery – Wong acknowledges the “substantial and growing differences”...

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Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics can be powerful advocates

  • Written by: Merrilyn Delporte, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology

Australia’s refugee policy has led to a two-track education system. Those processed offshore, and deemed refugees by the time they have arrived in Australia, are entitled to fee support for university. But the almost 30,000 boat arrivals, considered illegal entrants, can only access temporary visas. This means a degree has to be paid in...

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Organs 'too risky' to donate may be safer than we think. We crunched the numbers and here's what we found

  • Written by: Karen Waller, PhD candidate, University of Sydney
Organs 'too risky' to donate may be safer than we think. We crunched the numbers and here's what we foundAccepting a donor kidney with a small risk of carrying HIV or hepatitis B or C might be worth thinking about.from www.shutterstock.com

Organs from potential donors once rejected as being unsafe to transplant may not be as risky as once thought, new Australian research shows.

Our study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, suggests organs...

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why congestion charging is fairer than you might think

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
why congestion charging is fairer than you might thinkPeak-time drivers to the CBDs of Sydney and Melbourne typically earn much more than the average worker.Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock

Congestion charging should be introduced in Australia’s largest cities, as Grattan Institute’s latest report shows. Our analysis also finds that the people who commute to the Melbourne and Sydney CBDs by...

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  2. a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
  3. Lesson for Australia. Make it hard for people to get benefits, and they'll stop, but they mightn't get jobs
  4. Labor announces inquiry by former attorney-general Lavarch into scandal-ridden NSW head office
  5. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Extinction Rebellion protests
  6. mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignored
  7. Can Eliud Kipchoge run a sub-2hr marathon? It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds
  8. We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrong
  9. what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks
  10. Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right way
  11. As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great
  12. Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer
  13. Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it
  14. Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck
  15. A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
  16. A virus is attacking koalas' genes. But their DNA is fighting back
  17. a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta
  18. It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
  19. A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate
  20. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
  21. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  22. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  23. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  24. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  25. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  26. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  27. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  28. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  29. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  30. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  31. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  32. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  33. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  34. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  35. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  36. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  37. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  38. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries
  39. Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfaction
  40. Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe
  41. Looking to rent a home? 6 things that will help or hinder you
  42. No, serving sizes on food labels don't tell us how much we should eat
  43. why we should invest more in our indie game creators
  44. we shouldn't fund them like they do
  45. Kangaroos (and other herbivores) are eating away at national parks across Australia
  46. why some people still think climate change isn't real
  47. Painting Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as a superhero is part of a long Australian tradition
  48. Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energy
  49. Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power play
  50. how our country is failing to protect its children

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