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Editor's note
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Boris Johnson’s crushing win over Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has delivered him an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons and means Brexit will now, as Johnson promised, “get done”. As Simon Tormey writes, one of the tricks the Conservative Party’s leader managed to pull off was to paint himself as a saviour of public services and as a leader untarnished by ten years of Tory austerity. Britons may be in for a rude awakening, though, when
they realise his agenda is tougher and more conservative than many believe.
The election message for more progressive UK parties was a grim one. Johnson’s win showed the importance of charismatic and ebullient leadership and made the important point that, in modern elections, it is not enough simply to have policies – you have to know how to sell them.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top stories
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With Johnson’s crushing win, Brexit will now happen. But this may also be the start of the break-up of the UK.
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Simon Tormey, University of Bristol
Johnson is back at No 10, but British voters may be in for a rude shock when they realise his is a much tougher and more conservative agenda than many believe.
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A Victorian court decision that an Airbnb agreement had the status of a lease has profound implications for guests and hosts.
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Bill John Swannie, Victoria University; Chris Martin, UNSW
In 2016, a Victorian court decided an Airbnb arrangement was a lease. 'Guests' could be protected by tenancy law, including against eviction. And in this case the host was evicted for subletting.
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Children who love being read to are more likely to find learning to read easier.
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Kym Simoncini, University of Canberra
Books improve kids' vocabulary, challenge gender stereotypes, teach maths and science concepts and help foster the imagination. Here are some suggestions of picture books that do all these things.
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The humble peanut. Tasty for most, treacherous for some.
Dr Dwan Price
Dwan Price, Deakin University
Peanut allergens have multiple allergenic traits that set them apart from other nuts.
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Business + Economy
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Daniel Zizzo, The University of Queensland
Technology has taken the old sales tactic of time-limited offer to a whole new level. But for the tactic to work requires a Goldilocks zone between being too pushy and not all.
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Health + Medicine
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Yulisha Byrow, UNSW; Angela Nickerson, UNSW; Belinda Liddell, UNSW
We found refugees with insecure visas had poorer mental health than refugees with secure visas. But social interaction with the wider community seems to help.
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Kath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology; Anthony McCosker, Swinburne University of Technology
App users recognise dating apps have some risks but they've developed a range of strategies to help them feel safer and to better negotiate consent and safe sex.
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Politics + Society
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
In the societies the Bible was written in, masculinity was the ideal. So it's astonishing there are moments of gender subversion and gender diversity found in the Bible’s pages.
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
The election means Britain will Leave the European Union by January 31 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, which was blocked by the previous parliament.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
A proposal to ensure changes to the machinery of government “are well planned and evaluated” received short shrift.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan on the big issues which have shaped political discourse.
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William Loader, Murdoch University
What people value in their God, they value in life. Today, this might mean men can conclude that if they are right, they, too, have the right to be dominating.
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Anna Powles, Massey University
With an overwhelming referendum result, Bougainville has just taken an important step to becoming an independent nation.
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Arts + Culture
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Benjamin Nickl, University of Sydney
A Disney Hitler comedy by the director of Hunt for the Wilderpeople tests the line between funny and Führer.
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew Gissing, Macquarie University; Michael Eburn, Australian National University
We don't need to send in the army every time there's a natural disaster, or create a national fire fighting force. We need to think practically about working together in emergencies.
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Louise Grimmer, University of Tasmania; Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology; Martin Grimmer, University of Tasmania
Australians spent $400 million on unwanted Christmas gifts last year. There must be a better way.
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