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Editor's note
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The UK will officially serve notice today of its intention to withdraw from the European Union, after nine months of uncertainty. Despite our geographical distance this will affect Australia profoundly. As Ben Wellings writes, Brexit provides us with economic and geopolitical opportunities and challenges.
And as Queensland picks up the pieces after its buffeting by Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Liz Ritchie-Tyo takes an in-depth look at how the storm unfolded.
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Top story
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Despite our geographical distance, Britain leaving the EU will affect Australia substantially.
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Ben Wellings, Monash University
For Australia, Brexit is the diplomatic equivalent of moving into a shared house with a divorcing couple.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In his latest Quarterly Essay, journalist David Marr delves into why Pauline Hanson attracts so much attention.
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Kevin Boreham, Australian National University
The usual procedures for extradition between countries with substantial and complex bilateral relations – like those that Australia and China have – will now not be available.
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Jenny McArthur, UCL
Urban planners have been blamed for a lot of things, including higher housing costs. But the solution is to refine the process, not sideline the good planning that makes cities safe and liveable.
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Environment + Energy
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Liz Ritchie-Tyo, UNSW
The category 4 cyclone - the fifth storm of this year's season, and the strongest so far - has buffeted the Queensland coast across a wide area centred on Airlie Beach.
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Dylan McConnell, University of Melbourne
Victoria will be able to import more electricity to make up for any shortfalls from Hazelwood power station's closure.
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Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne
Australia's animals and plants are already demonstrating their resilience to climate change.
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Arts + Culture
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Karen Austin, Flinders University
Aboriginal stand-up comedy is thriving and no topic, it seems, is off limits. As the Melbourne International Comedy Festival opens, here's the lowdown on Indigenous humour.
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Heather L. Robinson, Flinders University
UNSETTLED, an extraordinary exhibition in Adelaide, displays the UNESCO-listed Mountford-Sheard Collection of photographs in a new context.
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Business + Economy
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Jim Minifie, Grattan Institute; Cameron Chisholm, Grattan Institute
Many of the claims about the impact of the company tax are overblown, including the government's estimation of how much it would cost.
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Robert Breunig, Australian National University
Economic arguments against immigration often rest on simplistic arguments of supply and demand. The data show immigration has a negligible effect on wages, employment or hours worked.
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Science + Technology
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Winnifred Louis, The University of Queensland; Cassandra Chapman, The University of Queensland
Here are some all-too-common errors when it comes to interpreting statistics, and how to avoid them.
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Fabio Zambetta, RMIT University
The technology needed to create a real Star Trek-like Holodeck is not that far out of reach.
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Health + Medicine
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Dave Hawkes, University of Melbourne
A new study has found rates of genital warts have decreased significantly since the HPV vaccine was introduced.
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Justin Denholm, Melbourne Health
In Australia, there are around 1200 to 1300 cases of tuberculosis each year which means we are among the lowest-risk countries in the world.
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Education
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Helen Proctor, University of Sydney; Arathi Sriprakash, University of Cambridge
Selective schools have never operated in isolation from broader historical forces — including Australia’s connected histories of racial exclusion and immigration.
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