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Editor's note
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First, there was Malcolm Turnbull’s capitulation on energy policy. Then, there was the leadership speculation, which as Frank Bongiorno writes, has a long history in Australian politics. The latest wobbliness – this time over the NEG – is another example of the fact that many in the Liberal Party do not see Turnbull as one of them, Bongiorno says, but as “Labor in Liberal drag”.
As if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, there were then reports that Peter Dutton – seen as the main challenger to Turnbull’s leadership – may in fact be ineligible to stand for parliament. Constitutional expert Anne Twomey explains why this may be so, and the significant implications it could have not just for Dutton but for the Coalition government. Who knows what Tuesday may hold?
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
Our penchant for overturning political leaders didn't appear overnight. But it has been intensified through constant polls and, in the Liberals' case, the fact that the party allows it.
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Politics + Society
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Anne Twomey, University of Sydney
It is possible the home affairs minister is in breach of Section 44(v) of the Constitution – and if the High Court were to find him so, it would cause yet another headache for the government.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
If the next few days go quietly, Turnbull will live now from poll to poll, with enemies circling like crows over a weakened animal.
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Laura Griffin, La Trobe University; Nicole Shackleton, La Trobe University
It's a crime in many states and territories to publicly threaten or incite violence toward someone based on race, religion and sexual orientation. But what about gender?
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
The latest polls show the government's internal divisions are taking their toll- and some of its members are seriously out of step with the general public on energy policy.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The prime minister has capitulated on his controversial energy policy in an attempt to quell the ring-wing uprising within his party.
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Environment + Energy
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Shirin Malekpour, Monash University; Enayat A. Moallemi, UNSW
We need to move past biased, opaque models for energy policies.
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Wally Franklin, Southern Cross University; Trish Franklin, Southern Cross University
The only sea creature known to attack blue whales is the orca, also known as a 'killer whale'. But humans present a much bigger threat to them.
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Marc Hudson, University of Manchester
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abandoned the emissions-reduction component of his signature energy policy, in the latest chapter of a brutal decade-long saga for Australian climate policy.
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Graeme MacRae, Massey University
Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless following the Lombok earthquakes. Much of this suffering need not have happened if houses were constructed to better withstand shaking.
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Science + Technology
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Penny Van Bergen, Macquarie University; Amy Bird, University of Wollongong; Rebecca Andrews, Macquarie University
We sometimes see memory as a video camera, recording our lives accurately and without bias – but this is a myth. Instead, our childhood memories are intricately shaped by our family and culture.
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Vladimir Jiranek, University of Adelaide
Sap from one tree collected in hollows in the bark, and natural yeast fermented the liquid to an alcoholic drink used by Aboriginal people. Europeans called the tree a cider gum because of the taste.
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Arts + Culture
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Ted Snell, University of Western Australia
Charles Blackman forged an urbanised image of Australia that for most, was more familiar than the mythic landscapes of Sidney Nolan or Arthur Boyd. Yet though familiar, it remains uncomfortable.
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Alicia Byrnes, University of Melbourne
West of Sunshine takes place over a single day, following Jim, a courier of increasingly dangerous sorts, as he delivers packages across Melbourne.
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Education
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Brad Wright, Charles Sturt University; Matthew Winslade, Charles Sturt University
Universities need to work with staff, students and the community to ensure their health policies are effective.
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Business + Economy
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Brendan Markey-Towler, The University of Queensland
A new study claiming to debunk this core part of behavioural economics suggests we really need a new and improved model for loss aversion.
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Anthony Asher, UNSW
Instead of matching long-term pension liabilities to long-term investments, investment markets fixate on short-term liquidity. A new approach is needed.
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Cities
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Liz Allen, Australian National University
Many people think a population policy is about control – like the one-child policy in China, for instance. But modern population policies are about population-well-being.
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Health + Medicine
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Elizabeth Williams, University of Melbourne; Mary Galea, University of Melbourne
Babies should have tummy time and face time every day to strengthen their neck muscles and prevent flat head syndrome.
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Merlin Thomas, Monash University
We've all experienced that tense pain in our heads when we're withdrawing from caffeine. But why?
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