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Editor's note
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Tasmanians voted decisively on Saturday, returning Liberal leader Will Hodgman in what Richard Eccleston says was a show of disdain for minority government. In less than two weeks it will South Australia’s turn, with energy policy set to dominate.
Both Liberal and Labor are polling behind their 2014 highs, with new competition from Nick Xenophon’s SA Best and Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives. March 17 will be the second test of whether Australian voters are willing to hand the balance of power to minor parties.
With the help of the University of South Australia, we’ll be investigating the things that matter to South Australians, fact checking the election from Adelaide. FactCheck editor Lucinda Beaman and deputy Environment & Energy editor, Madeleine De Gabriele, will be on the ground in South Australia from this week, holding the major and minor parties to account.
If you see a “fact” that you’d like us to check, email checkit@theconversation.edu.au and we’ll find an academic to test the evidence and report on the results.
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Charis Palmer
Deputy Editor/Chief of Staff
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South Australian leaders: Greens leader Mark Parnell, SA Best Leader Nick Xenophon, Liberal leader Steven Marshall and Premier Jay Weatherill.
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Lucinda Beaman, The Conversation
The Conversation's FactCheck team will be in Adelaide for the next two weeks, working with academics to test politicians' claims against the evidence as South Australians prepare to vote on March 17.
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Cities
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John Daley, Grattan Institute; Brendan Coates, Grattan Institute; Trent Wiltshire, Grattan Institute
Australian governments are faced with a choice: make the difficult decisions to fix planning systems so more houses can be built, or tap the brakes on Australia's migrant intake.
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Environment + Energy
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Adam Lucas, University of Wollongong
More than 180 individuals have moved between senior public service roles and the fossil fuel industry in Australia over the past decade - providing a golden escalator for former senior politicians.
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Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland
Some spiders produce silk than can actually be stronger than steel and 50 times as light.
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Amelie Meyer, Norwegian Polar Institute; Erik W. Kolstad, Uni Research; Mats Granskog, Norwegian Polar Institute; Robert Graham, Norwegian Polar Institute
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Health + Medicine
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Gery Karantzas, Deakin University
An affair is generally a sign things aren't right with someone's relationship. It occurs when one person sees an alternative relationship as a better way to meet their needs than their existing one.
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Steve Allsop, Curtin University; Eveline Lensvelt, Curtin University; Tanya Chikritzhs, Curtin University
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Science + Technology
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Barbara Keys, University of Melbourne
The internet and smartphones have revolutionised communication, but voice calls are declining. And that means we may be losing out on a powerful part of what connects us to each other.
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Mohamed Abdelrazek, Deakin University
The biggest mobile technology showcase of the year wrapped up in Barcelona yesterday. We took a look at some of the highlights.
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Education
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Glenn Withers, Australian National University
The benefits of university are clear and measurable, but we can do more with constructive reform.
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Arts + Culture
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Philip Almond, The University of Queensland
The Vatican is training priests to recognise and deal with the demonically possessed. This re-emergence of the Devil in popular Western culture is part of a new engagement with an enchanted world.
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Christine Judith Nicholls, Flinders University
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will target tax loopholes and concessions in a speech on Monday, arguing that the economic case for budget repair has never been stronger.
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Richard Eccleston, University of Tasmania
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
The Liberals went from a losing position in Tasmanian polls months ago to a comfortable victory on election day.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
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Adam Morton, University of Sydney
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Business + Economy
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Raquel Peel, James Cook University; Beryl Buckby, James Cook University
Our study showed that the majority of employees chose to continue attending work despite suffering repeated abuse at work.
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Remy Davison, Monash University
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Kevin Markwell, Southern Cross University
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