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Editor's note
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To celebrate the launch of our 2019 Yearbook we’re offering you 30% off when you pre-order before November 19. Compiled and edited by our Cities Editor John Watson, The Conversation Yearbook 2019 features some of The Conversation’s most erudite thinkers on the issues that shaped the nation in 2019. Simply use the promo code THECONVERSATION30 at the checkout (valid until November 19).
And if you’re in Melbourne or Sydney come help us celebrate the launch with in conversation events with Michelle Grattan. Tickets for Melbourne are here and details for the Sydney event are here. We’re also hosting a special Curious Kids event in Brisbane, so if you have young ones in the family bring them along - tickets are free, but please register. And for all our Perth readers, sorry, but we just need to finalise a few details for your event, hold tight.
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Molly Glassey
Digital Editor
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Top story
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Lithium ion batteries revolutionised the way we use, manufacture and charge our devices. They’re used to power mobile phones, laptops and even electric cars.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
M. Stanley Whittingham was one of three scientists who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work developing lithium-ion batteries – used to power mobile phones, laptops and electric cars.
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Join Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn in Melbourne.
Molly Glassey, The Conversation
Join one of the country's most respected political reporters for an evening of conversation.
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‘It’s really an appalling story of lack of accountability [and] lack of oversight by this government’, says Michelle Grattan on the findings in the interim report from the aged care royal commission.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan discusses this week in politics with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Leigh Sullivan.
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Politics + Society
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Andy Stewart, Victoria University; Brent McDonald, Victoria University; Michele Lo, Victoria University
The AFL and NRL have larger fan bases, and soccer more youth participants. Rugby union must find new ways to grow interest in the sport to reclaim its place in the Australian sporting landscape.
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Simon Tormey, University of Bristol
There is a chance – just a chance – that far from smoothing the UK’s exit from the EU, the election blows up in Johnson’s face and delivers a remain parliament.
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Business + Economy
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Owain Emslie, Grattan Institute; Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute
A typical Newstart recipient is middle-aged, female, and more likely than most to live outside of a major city.
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Sarah Kaine, University of Technology Sydney; Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney
The aged care workforce is 90% women and 30% migrant. The royal commission might find that's why it lacks clout.
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Environment + Energy
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Jan McDonald, University of Tasmania
Environment Minister Sussan Ley has announced a review of Australia's nature laws. The poor state of our biodiversity shows we must do a better job of protecting the places we love.
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Kylie M Cairns, UNSW; Brad Nesbitt, University of New England; Mathew Crowther, University of Sydney; Mike Letnic, UNSW; Shawn Laffan, UNSW
There is a myth that dingoes are extinct and wild dogs are all that remain in Australia. Our results show dingoes in New South Wales persist despite some mixing with domestic dogs.
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Cities
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Matthew Burke, Griffith University; Yiping Yan, Griffith University
An analysis of trips to school has found the extra time and distance private secondary school students travel is a significant contributor to morning peak-hour congestion.
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Ho Wai Yip, The Education University of Hong Kong
When police sprayed Kowloon Mosque with blue dye during protests, the people of Hong Kong rallied again to help clean it up.
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Health + Medicine
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Nial Wheate, University of Sydney; Andrew Bartlett, University of Sydney
For most medicines, it doesn't matter when you take them. But others work best at particular times.
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Jessica Grieger, University of Adelaide; Robert Norman, University of Adelaide
There's an app for just about everything nowadays. But if you're trying to have a baby, relying on a fertility app to tell you the best time to conceive is probably not your best bet.
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Arts + Culture
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Ramon Lobato, RMIT University; Alexa Scarlata, RMIT University
New research finds the number of original, locally made programs is growing on major Australian streaming services. However, overall levels of local content are modest - and likely to stay that way.
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Geir Henning Presterudstuen, Western Sydney University
Wherever and whenever ghost stories materialise, they tend to tap into the things we fear most.
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Science + Technology
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Jane Fenelon, University of Melbourne
Animals that pause their pregnancies could help us learn valuable lesson about human pregnancy, and even unlock secrets to stem cells and cancer.
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Monica Whitty, University of Melbourne
Research shows we're pretty gullible as it is. And our increasing reliance on machines for completing everyday tasks makes us all-the-more vulnerable to being exploited.
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Education
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Jen Jackson, Victoria University
Australian parents rely on a number of factors to choose a school for their child. These include school performance, location and social connections.
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Featured jobs
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La Trobe University — Bundoora, Victoria
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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Featured events
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B117, Melbourne School of Design, Basement Level, Glyn Davis Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville , Victoria, 3052, Australia — The Conversation
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Deakin Burwood Corporate Centre, Level 2, Building BC, 221 Burwood Highway,, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia — Deakin University
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