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Editor's note
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Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested this week by British police at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been claiming political asylum for almost seven years. Now Assange faces a range of criminal charges and extradition orders. International law expert Holly Cullen explains what could happen if the Swedish charges against Assange are revived. That would create a second extradition request, on top of the existing request
from the US. Then it will be up to the UK to decide which to one prioritise.
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Shelley Hepworth
Section Editor: Technology
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London Metropolitan Police officers arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on April 11.
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Holly Cullen, University of Western Australia
If the Swedish charges against Assange are revived he could face a second extradition request, on top of the existing request from the US. Then it will be up to the UK to decide which to prioritise.
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Molly Glassey, The Conversation
This event is your chance to ask one of Australia's most respected political reporters about the state of our nation's politics and what to expect from #AusVotes2019.
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Cities
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Hal Pawson, UNSW; Bill Randolph, UNSW
Housing policy is a stark point of difference at this election. While the government took promising steps to set up social housing finance, it has yet to give any sign it will finish what it started.
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Environment + Energy
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Marcus Brazil, University of Melbourne
Concerns about the strain electric cars can put on the electricity grid are not unfounded, but there are some relatively simple fixes available.
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Bill Laurance, James Cook University; Penny van Oosterzee, James Cook University
When people build fences across semi-arid landscapes we cut off vital paths to seasonal food and water.
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Politics + Society
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Erin Watson-Lynn, University of Western Australia
Can India's current president Narendra Modi win the upcoming election? It's hard to predict. India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but growth has slowed and fake news is rife.
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Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
There are generally two kinds of federal election: one when the government is returned; the other when it is defeated. History tells us the former is far more common.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Leigh Sullivan talks about the start of the federal election campaign with Michelle Grattan.
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Business + Economy
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Brendan Coates, Grattan Institute; Tony Chen, Grattan Institute
Our retirement incomes system has been built around the assumption that most will own their own homes. New projections suggest it's no longer valid.
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Robert Sobyra, The University of Queensland
Boosting productivity isn't enough, no matter how much you do it.
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Arts + Culture
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Romain Fathi, Flinders University
Since the end of the first world war, the Australian media has often reported that ‘the French’ care about, remember and even venerate the Anzacs. But is this true? And which French people?
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Julian Meyrick, Flinders University
The Coalition government's approach to arts and culture policy has been one of ad hocism and neglect. Perhaps most serious has been the damage done to the Australia Council and the ABC.
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Science + Technology
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Georgia Ward-Fear, University of Sydney; Rick Shine, University of Sydney
There are exciting synergies between western science and indigenous knowledge. Surprisingly, the success of our Australian predator conservation research was due entirely to its multicultural nature.
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Paul McGreevy, University of Sydney; David Evans, Charles Sturt University
It's the last race for Winx this weekend and she's been an incredible race horse. But what makes a good race horse?
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Health + Medicine
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Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Cynthia Faye Isley, Macquarie University; John Glover, Torrens University Australia
Lead and zinc smelting may be big business in Port Pirie, but it's making the kids who live there sick. Something needs to change.
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Suzanne Nielsen, Monash University
Prescription monitoring offers a way to prevent accidental overdoses and identify patients with dangerous addictions. But looking after these patients is going to be a challenge.
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Education
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Glenn C. Savage, University of Western Australia; Susan Irvine, Queensland University of Technology; Tim Pitman, Curtin University
The Coalition has had longer than a three year cycle to make some changes to education. But since the 2016 election, what has it actually done? And what is Labor proposing?
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Jen Jackson, Victoria University; Kate Noble, Victoria University
Investing in early childhood education and care can save more money in the long run – in areas including health care – than dealing with these issues later in life.
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