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ABC and SBS are not distorting media market, government inquiry finds

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

The government’s inquiry into whether the ABC and SBS are competing fairly with the private sector’s media operators has given a tick to the public broadcasters.

The report concluded: “Given their market shares, and other factors, this inquiry considers the National Broadcasters are not causing significant competitive distortions...

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Anthony Albanese on Labor's road ahead

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

Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese, a senior minister in the last Labor government and briefly deputy prime minister, is preparing to “hit the ground running” if the ALP wins next year’s election.

But meanwhile the opposition is concentrating on staying focused and on message, fully aware that things can always go wrong.

Speaking...

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Three things high school graduates should keep in mind when they have their ATARs

  • Written by: Ittima Cherastidtham, Fellow, Higher Education Program, Grattan Institute
Three things high school graduates should keep in mind when they have their ATARsAbout one in five school leavers who start university will not complete a degree within nine years.www.shutterstock.com

School leavers across Australia are about to get their ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank). In the coming weeks, they will get a chance to update their university course preferences.

Most students attend university to improve...

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Ten essential reads to catch up on Australian Space Agency news

  • Written by: Sarah Keenihan, Section Editor: Science + Technology, The Conversation

The Australian government announced today South Australia is home to the Australian Space Agency.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said Adelaide was selected to host the agency after putting forward the strongest case. She explained:

South Australia is already home to more than 60 organisations and 800 employees in the...

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  2. Time Magazine's Person of the Year recognises the global assault on journalism
  3. An opt-out system isn't the solution to Australia's low rate of organ donation
  4. What the Victorian government's decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year
  5. Alex Seton's stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble
  6. How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?
  7. How cinema's new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods
  8. Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future
  9. What's the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol
  10. Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians
  11. Morrison government promises $1.25 billion for health care
  12. 'Designer' babies won't be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins
  13. Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll
  14. why is Australia adopting the global refugee compact but not the migration compact?
  15. ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky
  16. Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes' success?
  17. How much physical activity should teenagers do, and how can they get enough?
  18. The off-topic Conversation #171
  19. ADHD prescriptions are going up, but that doesn't mean we're over-medicating
  20. Huawei executive's arrest will further test an already shaky US-China relationship
  21. Digital platforms. Why the ACCC's proposals for Google and Facebook matter big time
  22. How physical activity in Australian schools can help prevent depression in young people
  23. Cities can grow without wrecking reefs and oceans. Here's how
  24. Recovered Aboriginal songs offer clues to 19th century mystery of the shipwrecked 'white woman'
  25. As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution
  26. Australia is still listening to Voyager 2 as NASA confirms the probe is now in interstellar space
  27. did more people buy their seventh home than bought their first home last year?
  28. How low will Bitcoin now go? The history of price bubbles provides some clues
  29. Going travelling? Don't forget insurance (and to read the fine print)
  30. Where do dreams come from?
  31. should I lie to my children about Santa?
  32. Grey nomad lifestyle provides a model for living remotely
  33. Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines
  34. How researchers assess whether medications work
  35. the power of a symbol
  36. The government can restrain electricity prices without threatening to break up power companies. Its adviser says so
  37. forest giants house thousands of animals (so why do we keep cutting them down?)
  38. The government's encryption laws finally passed despite concerns over security
  39. Michelle Grattan on a chaotic final week of parliament for 2018
  40. The problems with small satellites – and what Australia's Space Agency can do to help
  41. Five ways to reduce the risk of stillbirth
  42. The best thing about the new Oz horror film The School is its poster
  43. how working parents manage school holidays and their jobs
  44. Sexual subcultures are collateral damage in Tumblr’s ban on adult content
  45. Australians love their sport, but investing in new venues is another matter
  46. love hurts – on a life of sports fandom
  47. Men get postnatal depression too, and as the mother's main support, they need help
  48. Darwin port's sale is a blueprint for China's future economic expansion
  49. 35 extraordinary years. What the float of Australian dollar bought us
  50. Are the tech giants taking over as your city leaders?

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