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Morrison government defeated on medical bill, despite constitution play

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

The government has suffered a historic defeat in the House of Representatives, with Labor and crossbenchers passing the legislation facilitating medical transfers from Manus and Nauru by 75-74.

This came after a dramatic last-minute government ploy to try to head off the bill by declaring it was unconstitutional and so should not be considered by...

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Sunset, a danced evocation of love, loss, and rebirth

  • Written by: Stephen Chinna, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
Sunset, a danced evocation of love, loss, and rebirthSunset is collaboration between freelance director and choreographer Maxine Doyle and Western Australia’s STRUT Dance, in association with Tura New Music.Simon Pynt

Review: Sunset, Perth Festival 2019


On a humid night with strong easterlies blowing across the river, the opening night audience for dance-theatre performance Sunset was ushered...

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Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architecture

  • Written by: Kim Ransley, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney
Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architectureSize and distance are difficult for the brain to work out at the same time.Shutterstock

Optical illusions are cleverly designed to distort reality, but did you know that the same distortions occur frequently in everyday life?

Our ability to see involves the brain moulding raw sensory data into a refined form. Some of the refinements are deliberate...

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Climate change is killing off Earth’s little creatures

  • Written by: Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
Climate change is killing off Earth’s little creaturesA jumping spider, which uses sharp eyesight to hunt its prey. ThomasShahan.com/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Climate change gets blamed for a lot of things these days: inundating small islands, fueling catastrophic fires, amping-up hurricanes and smashing Arctic sea ice.

But a global review of insect research has found another casualty: 40% of insect species are...

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  2. We don't know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports
  3. Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the subtropics
  4. we need to fix dangerous loopholes in health and safety laws
  5. how to get rid of mould to protect your health
  6. Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it
  7. Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?
  8. Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading about
  9. Crossbenchers must decide between something or nothing on medical transfers bill
  10. How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault
  11. Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal
  12. Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?
  13. If Beale Street Could Talk is a sumptuous, emotional follow up to Moonlight
  14. Labor maintains Newspoll lead but Morrison's ratings up, and Abbott behind in Warringah
  15. Health Check: why do we itch?
  16. Don't click that link! How criminals access your digital devices and what happens when they do
  17. is it more dangerous for police to pursue a suspect than to call off the pursuit?
  18. Understanding Hayne. Why less is more
  19. Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what's "retiree tax"?
  20. The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill
  21. Morrison promises $78 million for combatting domestic violence
  22. Could Tony Abbott lose to an independent? If the zeitgeist is any guide, he's on thin ice
  23. a big drop in a bucket that's already full
  24. Universities have made progress on responding to sexual assault, but there's more to be done
  25. Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives
  26. Labor leads 53-47% in Newspoll as Shorten struggles with medical transfer bill
  27. The Crown is Māori too
  28. Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It'd be better to let it die
  29. The Queensland Dragon Heath is like a creature in the mist
  30. Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays
  31. Tim Wilson's 'retirement tax' website doesn't have a privacy policy. So how is he using the data?
  32. I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?
  33. what is a lawyer's duty to their client and are there exceptions?
  34. Michelle Grattan on the backlash to the banking report and the medical transfer bill
  35. Don't overlook residents' role in apartment building safety
  36. New Caledonian crows smart enough to plan three steps ahead to solve tricky problem
  37. A World Heritage Site at catastrophic risk
  38. Why do parents kill their children? The facts about filicide in Australia
  39. In debates about drug use, fun is important
  40. lost and found in the Tasmanian bush
  41. Vital Signs. If needed, this man can and will cut rates during the election campaign
  42. Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job
  43. Suspense over medical transfers bill goes down to the wire
  44. NAB's Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry quit after royal commission lashing
  45. After the floods come the mosquitoes – but the disease risk is more difficult to predict
  46. The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here's why
  47. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, prodigiously talented painter
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