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A closer look at Scott Morrison's new ministry

  • Written by: Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation
A closer look at Scott Morrison's new ministryMorrison's Cabinet features a few new faces, and several familiar ministers in different roles.Rohan Thomson/AAP

As Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s ministry is sworn in today, we’re taking a closer look at the members of the newly revamped cabinet.

Some of the faces are new – Stuart Robert, for example, takes over the new...

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Fewer Australians will have uni or TAFE skills if governments don't reform tertiary education

  • Written by: Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Fewer Australians will have uni or TAFE skills if governments don't reform tertiary educationAustralians can study nursing at both VET and university, but one means higher wages and more government support.from shutterstock.com

The re-elected Coalition government has some serious work to do with its state counterparts to get Australia’s tertiary education sector back on track. On current trends, participation rates in tertiary...

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Surgery rates are rising in over-85s but the decision to operate isn't always easy

  • Written by: Claire McKie, Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Communication Skills, Deakin University
Surgery rates are rising in over-85s but the decision to operate isn't always easyThe decision about whether to operate can't just be based on age, though age-related decline is certainly a consideration. Philippe Leone

In January, 107-year-old Daphne Keith broke her hip and became the oldest Australian to have a partial hip replacement. This isn’t something you would have heard of two or three decades ago.

For Daphne, the...

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  2. Is China's social credit system coming to Australia?
  3. Why Godzilla is the perfect monster for our age of environmental destruction
  4. Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?
  5. Crisis? What crisis? A new prime minister in PNG might not signal meaningful change for its citizens
  6. More lighting alone does not create safer cities. Look at what research with young women tells us
  7. In Suzie Miller's Prima Facie, theatre finds a voice of reckoning on sexual assault and the law
  8. Rising seas threaten Australia's major airports – and it may be happening faster than we think
  9. how do sea creatures drink sea water and not get sick?
  10. the little patches that can make managing diabetes a whole lot easier
  11. 6,000 people have donated to The Conversation. If you value expert analysis, join them
  12. High cost means more than half of NZ's young adults don't access dental care
  13. Let's make it mandatory to teach respectful relationships in every Australian school
  14. Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous
  15. Is this a housing system that cares? That's the question for Australians and their new government
  16. After his 'miracle' election, will Scott Morrison feel pressure from Christian leaders on religious freedom?
  17. China succeeds in greening its economy not because, but in spite of, its authoritarian government
  18. It's time we moved the goalposts on Indigenous policies, so they reflect Indigenous values
  19. Lights in the sky from Elon Musk's new satellite network have stargazers worried
  20. art comes alive in a modern twist on Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims
  21. turning old clothes into everything from new cotton to fake knees
  22. Mothers explain how they navigated work and childcare, from the 1970s to today
  23. Jakarta riots reveal Indonesia's deep divisions on religion and politics
  24. the more you chase it the more elusive it becomes
  25. are humans going to evolve again?
  26. Call for independent watchdog to monitor NZ government use of artificial intelligence
  27. how to have better arguments about the environment (or anything else)
  28. How might Labor win in 2022? The answers can all be found in the lessons of 2019
  29. Torres Strait Islanders ask UN to hold Australia to account on climate 'human rights abuses'
  30. A long time ago... why prequels are taking us back to the future in popular film
  31. Some public schools get nearly 6 times as much funding, thanks to parents
  32. Titanium is the perfect metal to make replacement human body parts
  33. The forgotten people in Australia's regional settlement policy are Pacific Islander residents
  34. Why Aboriginal voices need to be front and centre in the disability Royal Commission
  35. Morrison rewards friends, avoids making enemies and announces new ambassadors
  36. New indictments set up a confrontation between the US and Julian Assange
  37. Frydenberg declares tax package must be passed 'in its entirety'
  38. Why Boris Johnson would be a mistake to succeed Theresa May
  39. Uber drivers' experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers
  40. What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?
  41. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison's miracle election win
  42. How I discovered the Dalveen Blue Box, a rare eucalypt species with a sweet, fruity smell
  43. As the dust of the election settles, Australia's wildlife still needs a pathway for recovery
  44. The long and complicated history of Aboriginal involvement in football
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  47. Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians
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