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Shorten promises $2.3 billion package to relieve costs for cancer patients

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

Bill Shorten has promised his government would introduce a A$2.3 billion four year package to slash cancer patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and has committed $1 billion to give extra tax relief for low income earners, above what they would get from Tuesday’s budget.

In his budget reply on Thursday night, the opposition leader pitched to...

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New livestreaming legislation fails to take into account how the internet actually works

  • Written by: Andre Oboler, Senior Lecturer, Master of Cyber-Security Program (Law), La Trobe University
New livestreaming legislation fails to take into account how the internet actually worksThe new laws could mean internet service providers could end up being forced to surveil the activities of users. from www.shutterstock.com

In response to the live streamed terror attack in New Zealand last month, new laws have just been passed by the Australian Parliament.

These laws amend the Commonwealth Criminal Code, adding two substantive new...

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dingoes can keep feral cats in check

  • Written by: Mike Letnic, Professor, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW
dingoes can keep feral cats in checkFeral cats are linked to the extinction of at least 20 Australian mammals.Shutterstock

The role of dingoes in the Australian landscape is highly debated between ecologists, conservationists and graziers. They kill livestock, but also hunt introduced animals and keep kangaroo populations in check.

Now new research sheds more light on the benefits...

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How Leonardo da Vinci, 'Master of Water', explored the power and beauty of its flow

  • Written by: Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia
How Leonardo da Vinci, 'Master of Water', explored the power and beauty of its flowOld man (possible self-portrait) and water studies, c 1508-9.Wikimedia Commons

On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth.

The artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci was once famously named a “Master of Water” in...

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  2. Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself
  3. What Najib Razak's corruption trial means for Malaysia – and the region
  4. A 'seiche' wave can outpace a tsunami, and both can be triggered by meteorites and earthquakes
  5. Shorten's budget reply will outbid government on tax relief for low income earners
  6. federal budget will widen gap between rich and poor
  7. Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?
  8. Coral reproduction on the Great Barrier Reef falls 89% after repeated bleaching
  9. a dreadful year that demands action
  10. Ex-prisoners are more likely to become homeless but the reverse isn't true
  11. Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise
  12. Helmet churn adds to challenges of e-scooter disruption
  13. racism, resilience and the right to belong
  14. What makes a school good? It's about more than just test results
  15. Jim Chalmers on Labor's budget reaction
  16. a vision for the arts in the 2019 budget
  17. ABC inquiry finds board knew of trouble between Milne and Guthrie, but did nothing
  18. Government gives Newstart recipients energy payment to smooth passage of legislation
  19. Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know
  20. don't blame online for killing discount department stores
  21. The budget super change that helps the wealthy at the expense of the young
  22. Were you paying attention on budget night? Test yourself with this quiz
  23. Is bottom-pinching still 'indecent' by today's community standards?
  24. The first known case of eggs plus live birth from one pregnancy in a tiny lizard
  25. Going to the naturopath or a yoga class? Your private health won't cover it
  26. How Leonardo da Vinci made a living from killing machines
  27. Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual
  28. Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities
  29. women don't get a fair go in sports administration
  30. Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond
  31. Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on budget strategy and numbers
  32. Budget 2019 boosts aged care and mental health, and modernises Medicare: health experts respond
  33. Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs
  34. Michelle Grattan, Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on the election-eve budget chock full of sweeteners
  35. Budget 2019 at a glance
  36. budget tax-upmanship as we head towards polling day
  37. Frydenberg’s budget looks toward zero net debt, but should this be our aim?
  38. Tax giveaways in Frydenberg’s 'back in the black' budget
  39. It’s the budget cash splash that reaches back in time
  40. Iron ore dollars repurposed to keep the economy afloat in Budget 2019
  41. The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian cities
  42. Zuckerberg's 'new rules' for the internet must move from words to actions
  43. The importance of sports in recovery from trauma: lessons from and for Christchurch
  44. Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?
  45. The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times
  46. Many professions have codes of ethics
  47. Married at First Sight - a 'social experiment' all but guaranteeing relationship failure
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