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Transurban's West Gate tollway is a road into uncharted territory

  • Written by: Crystal Legacy, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne

Last week Victorians awoke to their very own Groundhog Day, with the Victorian government signing a contract to build the controversial A$6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel Project.

Like the controversial East West Link, this project has no electoral mandate, and was rushed through the formal planning processes. It’s also part of a trend seen in...

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More Australian trans stories on our TV screens, please

  • Written by: Joanna Ruth McIntyre, Lecturer in Screen and Media Studies, University of the Sunshine Coast
imageBizarrely, a 2014 telemovie on the life of the transgender performer Carlotta featured Jessica Marais, pictured on the right with Anita Hegh, playing her.ABC/idmb

In October this year, ABC ME premiered First Day, a live action drama about a character called Hannah (Evie Mcdonald), who was transitioning into high school and also coming out as...

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Explainer: the charges against an Australian man accused of being an ‘economic agent’ for North Korea

  • Written by: Kevin Boreham, Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
imageThe charges against a 59-year-old Sydney man relate to UN sanctions and Australian autonomous sanctions.AAP/AFP

On the weekend, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested and charged a 59-year-old Sydney man over allegations he acted as an “economic agent” for North Korea by facilitating exports from the rogue nation.

The AFP claims...

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  1. From testosterone to dogs, and physics for babies: five fascinating books in 2017
  2. Finally, police are taking family violence as seriously as terrorism
  3. Climate scientists and policymakers need to trust each other (but not too much)
  4. Belles in battle: how queer US soldiers found a place to express themselves in WWII
  5. Are mosquito coils good or bad for our health?
  6. To our FactCheck Q A readers: thank you for sharing the facts in 2017
  7. No sign of alien life 'so far' on the mystery visitor from space, but we're still looking
  8. Seven charts on the 2017 budget update
  9. Government budget update saved by higher than expected economic figures
  10. Budget update shaves growth and wage forecasts but is brighter about the deficit
  11. How painting escaped the canvas and another brush with death
  12. Tide turned: surveys show the public has lost its appetite for shark culls
  13. Michael Kirby: the rainbow in Asia and the fight for gay rights in our region
  14. Brandis off to London, as Turnbull prepares his reshuffle
  15. The royal commission's final report has landed – now to make sure there is an adequate redress scheme
  16. Pregnancy doesn't 'cure' endometriosis, so where does this advice come from?
  17. From reproducers to 'flutters' to 'sluts': tracing attitudes to women's pleasure in Australia
  18. By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities
  19. Morrison will deliver better news on debt in budget update
  20. Three (funny) charts on: 2017 in business and economics
  21. Thinking of taking up WeChat? Here's what you need to know
  22. Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry
  23. Bennelong brings Turnbull a prized Lego piece – but he still has to build the set
  24. John Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Jackie Trad in Queensland
  25. Alexander holds Bennelong, Turnbull holds majority
  26. Google's artificial intelligence finds two new exoplanets missed by human eyes
  27. Royal commission report makes preventing institutional sexual abuse a national responsibility
  28. To fight the catastrophic fires of the future, we need to look beyond prescribed burning
  29. Royal commission recommends sweeping reforms for Catholic Church to end child abuse
  30. CBA admissions will make class action easier but shareholders still have a lot to prove
  31. A gas shortage next year is unlikely, but that's the only good news
  32. So you've got your ATAR, now what? Here are some options
  33. Science or Snake Oil: do skinny teas boost weight loss?
  34. We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo
  35. Racist reporting still rife in Australian media
  36. The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy
  37. Friday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek 'gay utopia'
  38. Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won't fix plane pollution
  39. Vital Signs: Australia heads into 2018 with mixed economic signals
  40. Calling all parents – Australia's future female scientists need your support now
  41. Sydney's closer to being a zero-carbon city than you think
  42. Grattan on Friday: The 'China factor' is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
  43. Greater skills diversity on boards might actually be worse for business
  44. Explainer: the politics of heavy metal
  45. Should I roll my baby back over if she rolls onto her stomach in her sleep?
  46. Measures to increase cycling in Australia are predicated on failure
  47. Instead of congratulating ICAN on its Nobel Peace Prize, Australia is resisting efforts to ban the bomb
  48. Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change
  49. It's official: 2016's Great Barrier Reef bleaching was unlike anything that went before
  50. Australians working in China should expect fallout over questions of political interference

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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