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Editor's note
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What have been the most significant world political events of the past century? Everyone will have their own ideas about this, of course. But what we were looking for, in our 10-part series starting today, was the political events that were of huge global significance at the time, but also have implications now. We talked to academics in poltics and history, and came up with a collection that includes the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Deng’s rise to power, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of apartheid, the Holocaust and the September 11 terrorist attacks. They will be explored in coming days.
Today, though, we begin our series with Romain Fathi examining the Great War - the so-called “war to end all wars”. Fathi writes that understanding the first world war is an exercise in comprehending the depth of human commitment to destruction, violence and resilience. But it also reminds us of the fragility of peace, and our duty to remain vigilant on nationalism.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Understanding the first world war is thus an exercise in comprehending the depth of human commitment to destruction, violence and resilience at a scale never experienced before 1914.
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Romain Fathi, Flinders University
More than 16 million people lost their lives in world war one. Over a century later, we are still asking – for what?
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Attention is coming on the Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer, who issued a general statement last week condemning bullying, to take a stronger stand. O'Dwyer is expected to say more this week.
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Andrew Dodd, University of Melbourne
Eric Beecher of Private Media, Stephen Mayne of the Mayne Report and ABC finance presenter Alan Kohler join Andrew Dodd and Andrea Carson to discuss what the Nine Fairfax merger means for quality journalism.
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Sangeetha Pillai, UNSW
Australia's Migration Act allows for ministerial discretion in cases such as the controversial granting of tourist visas to four au pairs - but there remain questions around responsible government.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Has there been aa more extraordinary week in recent Australian politics? Michelle Grattan and Nicholas Klomp discuss the leadership spill, Julia Banks' resignation and the controversy around au pair visas.
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Lloyd Cox, Macquarie University
The psychology of revenge and how shame and humiliation can cause chaos in Australian politics.
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Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle; Kcasey McLoughlin, University of Newcastle
Denying Manning the opportunity to enter Australia to undertake her speaking tour seems at odds with the Australian government’s purported commitment to freedom of expression.
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Michael O'Keefe, La Trobe University
A key question heading into the Pacific Islands Forum is whether Australia can negotiate a new regional security agreement that heeds Pacific leaders' concerns.
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Arts + Culture
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Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney
While Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette may not be faithful to historical events, the film is a rhythmic, impressionistic and comical retelling of the young queen's life by a sophisticated filmmaker.
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Stephen Knight, University of Melbourne
With The Dying Trade, Peter Corris introduced Australia to one of its most successful crime heroes, Cliff Hardy.
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Education
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Anneke Fitzgerald, Griffith University; Katrina Radford, Griffith University; Lalitha Kirsnan, Griffith University
Intergenerational care gives children and older people the chance to interact, resulting in significant benefits for participants and the wider community.
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Avery Poole, University of Melbourne
Under the free trade agreement, Australian universities will be able to have majority ownership of an Indonesian university.
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Catherine Wade, University of Sydney; Julie Green, University of Melbourne
New research has found one in five dads has experienced symptoms of depression and/or anxiety after having children.
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Health + Medicine
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Laura Christine McCaughey, University of Technology Sydney
Antibiotic resistance is a major and growing global health threat. These five recent examples show us how dangerous it can be.
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Julian Koplin, University of Melbourne
The DrinkWise posters are designed to highlight the risks of drinking during pregnancy. To do so effectively, the message needs to be clear and direct.
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Environment + Energy
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Mike Young, University of Adelaide
Splitting the energy and environment portfolios might sound like a backward step, but here's why it could work.
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Bradley Smith, CQUniversity Australia; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Lily van Eeden, University of Sydney
The WA government has announced plans to reclassify dingoes as no different to wild dogs - paving the way for them to be culled at will. But dingoes are unique and deserve to be recognised as such.
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Science + Technology
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Peter C. Doherty, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Born in Italy in 1909, Levi-Montalcini avoided being transported to Auschwitz as a young woman and rose to prominence as a neurobiologist. She was a co-recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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Krzysztof Bolejko, University of Sydney
Astronomers are voting to rename one of the laws of physics. The voting may have far-reaching effects leading to renaming of other laws and giving 'forgotten' scientists due credit.
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Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology
5G is similar to existing mobile networks, but with key differences in hardware and software. And we still need to work out who will build this infrastructure in Australia.
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Cities
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Wendy Shaw, UNSW
Popular as gondolas in ski-fields around the world, cable cars, aerial trams, wires or ropeways are increasingly used for mass transit in progressive cities. Is this the future for Australian cities?
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FactCheck
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Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University
Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann said corporate tax cuts in the US had led to 'stronger investment, stronger growth, a lower unemployment rate and higher wages'. Let's take a closer look.
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Business + Economy
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Robert Solnim, University of Sydney
To save taxpayer money and treat Australian donors more fairly, a competitive market for plasma supply is necessary.
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Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The press said the Productivity Commission found that all of us are better off. It didn't.
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