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Editor's note
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With the United States, France and Britain launching air strikes on war-ravaged Syria this weekend in retalitation for a chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma, allegedly by its own government, the world wondered what might happen next. Mehmet Ozalp writes that the strikes are unlikely to start a world war, but are really about aligning an unpredictable Trump with the Syria policy of the state and military establishment in Washington.
Meanwhile, Denis Dragovic looks forward to the war in Syria eventually coming to an end, when aid agencies will face complex politics in helping restore a devastated country and its people.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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The conflict in Syria has left more than 6 million people internally displaced.
EPA/Mohammed Badra
Denis Dragovic, University of Melbourne
Rebuilding Syria will be complex and costly. But expertise and extensive funds will be in short supply due the geopolitical absence of the US and other Western countries.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
On Friday the Agriculture department announced it had suspended the supply of sheep to a Qatar abattoir after seeing footage provided by Animals Australia.
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Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University
The US, France and Britain launching air strikes this weekend on Syria in retalition for an alleged gas attack by the Assad regime – but niether side is likely to up the ante soon.
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
On the new boundaries, Labor requires just a five-seat gain to win a majority, while the Coalition needs to gain two seats to retain its majority.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
The Coalition reels from its 30th consecutive Newspoll loss, while Australia's relationship with China comes under pressure.
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Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
A new report from Amnesty International reveals that while the number of countries that impose the death penalty is shrinking, there is still a long way to go before it is abolished altogetehr.
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Colin Tatz, Australian National University
Where else but on the sports field can an under-educated and even a troubled Aboriginal youth achieve celebrity status and social mobility?
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Australia-China relationship is again in the headlines, with reports of strains between the two countries, resulting in federal ministers who want to visit finding it hard to get visas.
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Andrew Markus, Monash University
The 'paranoid style' of the Australian far-right limits its possibilities for growth, but online organisation has allowed it to infiltrate mainstream politics.
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Education
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Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University; Jo-Anne Ferreira, Southern Cross University
There's been a drop in the number of people enrolling in teacher preparation courses. This is due to problems such as pay, professional autonomy, and a national obsession with standardised testing.
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Philip Roberts, University of Canberra; Adrian Piccoli, UNSW; John Hattie, University of Melbourne
A government review of regional, rural and remote education tells us we need to recognise the uniqueness of and understand successes in these communities to improve outcomes for these students.
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Kelly E Matthews, The University of Queensland
When higher education is thought of as a commodity, students and teachers lose out. A new partnership-based approach can provide a much richer learning experience.
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Arts + Culture
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Meredith Lake, University of Sydney
In less than two generations, the proportion of Australians who never pick up a Bible has leapt to seven out of ten. But a robust biblical literacy can help us decode creative works and understand the past.
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Health + Medicine
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Daniel O’Brien, University of Melbourne
The Victorian community is seeing a worsening epidemic of flesh-eating bacteria that causes Buruli ulcer. But how can we prevent this disease if we don't know where it comes from and how it spreads?
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Alan Hayes, Victoria University
It's not just elite sportspeople who get muscle cramps. If you've ever experienced one, you'll know how painful they are. But why do we get them, and is there anything to be done?
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Environment + Energy
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Cameron Webb, University of Sydney
Those "itchy bites" are actually reactions to mozzie spit.
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Mark Diesendorf, UNSW
Will the renewable energy transition end up creating yet more greenhouse emissions, as we ramp up the manufacture of wind turbines and solar cells? Not if their manufacture is itself powered by renewables.
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Jessica Allen, University of Newcastle
AGL has announced plans to use coal to make hydrogen fuel at its Loy Yang A station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley. Wait, isn't coal made of carbon, not hydrogen? Yes, but here's how the process works.
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James Renwick, Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand has ruled out new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as a step towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future.
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Cities
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Lisa Marie Daunt, The University of Queensland
Of the thousands of churches erected to serve the fast-growing communities of post-war Australia, very few are protected. Are we happy to lose buildings that are so much part of our modern heritage?
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Science + Technology
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Aphrodite Kantsa, University of the Aegean; Adrian Dyer, RMIT University
Rather that trying to out-compete each other, flowers may work together to attract bees en masse. It's the sort of approach that is effective in the world of advertising too.
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Andrew Quodling, Queensland University of Technology
Not on Facebook? Well the social media giant could still have created a shadow profile for you, without your knowledge or permission.
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Aurelien Forget, Queensland University of Technology; Darling Rojas-Canales, University of Adelaide; Tim Dargaville, Queensland University of Technology
Doctors can treat diabetes by transplanting cells from the pancreas of a donor to the patient. But many of the crucial cells die - a better way to store and transport them can help.
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FactCheck
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Samara McPhedran, Griffith University
Are claims that intimate partner violence is the leading cause of death for Australian women aged 18-44 substantiated?
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Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation; Lucinda Beaman, The Conversation
FactCheck requested sources from the One in Three Campaign to support statistics quoted on its website.
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Commonwealth Games 2018
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Steve Georgakis, University of Sydney
The lack of Commonwealth relevance doesn’t entirely explain the lack of exuberance of the medal tally.
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Mary Anne Kenny, Murdoch University
Since the second world war nearly every Olympic Games has seen athletes seeking asylum in the Games host country.
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John Saunders, Australian Catholic University
Many athletes struggle with joblessness, depression or a lack of purpose as they enter retirement.
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Business + Economy
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Paul X. McCarthy, UNSW
Now with more unicorns than fintech, could it be showtime for mediatech?
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Marc C-Scott, Victoria University
A 40-year partnership between Cricket Australia and the Nine Network ended today, with Seven and Foxtel securing media rights. The deal means more hours of coverage and is a big win for Foxtel.
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