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Editor's note
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As Michael McCormack takes the reins as the new leader of the National party and deputy prime minister, he faces the onerous task of establishing himself within government, uniting the Nationals after a tumultuous few weeks, and maintaining the party’s own identity and independence within the Coalition. Much will also depend, Michelle Grattan writes, on how former leader Barnaby Joyce conducts himself on the backbench, and that in turn may well depend on how successfully McCormack establishes himself as leader.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Michael McCormack was asked following his election as leader whether he was ‘keeping the seat warm for Barnaby’.
Lukas Coch/AAP
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
How Barnaby Joyce plays things in the next few months will be relevant to Michael McCormack's ability to run a united team.
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Politics + Society
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Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong
As the National Party looks to rebuild under a new leader, it needs to embrace its minority status, establish clearly what it stands for, and remain true to those ideals.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Peter Dutton says there is no basis to concerns about the excess power of the home affairs department.
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
The Liberals should win a majority at Saturday's Tasmanian state election.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michael McCormack's challenges include uniting his party behind him, making himself widely known among rural and regional voters, and forging a strong relationship with Malcolm Turnbull.
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FactCheck
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Jane Williamson, Macquarie University; Vincent Raoult, University of Newcastle
How many shark encounters have taken place at your local beach? Explore our interactive map to see 20 years of incidents between humans and sharks in coastal waters around Australia.
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Environment + Energy
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Sangeetha Chandrashekeran, University of Melbourne
You may already have a smart meter at home, which monitors your electricity use at 30-minute intervals. But until you can access that data yourself, you could be missing out on the best power deals.
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Arts + Culture
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Stephen Chinna, University of Western Australia
This Perth Festival show, soon to come to Adelaide, contemplates both the mysteries of the cosmos and one man's inner life.
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Education
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Duncan Bentley, Swinburne University of Technology
To make graduates employable and close the training gap, we need to strengthen links to industry and pay attention to the changing needs of businesses.
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Jennifer Charteris, University of New England
Labor’s pledge injects much-needed funds into education research, but it problematically evokes a biomedical model of research and teaching practice.
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Science + Technology
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Alexandra Sims
Blockchain technology is flourishing in an open-source environment, which raises the question of whether current intellectual property laws are the best tools to foster innovation.
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Chanel Tissot, CSIRO
Human eyes don't have x-ray vision. But we can use radiography machines to allow our eyes to see inside things the human eye cannot.
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Cities
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Kim Dovey, University of Melbourne; Rob Adams, University of Melbourne; Ronald Jones, RMIT University
The vitality that defines central Melbourne today did not emerge overnight. Rather than being born of one grand vision, it's the result of many astute, incremental changes that revitalised the city.
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Business + Economy
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Partha Gangopadhyay, Western Sydney University
Experience in Fiji shows that reducing working poverty requires not only a raise in the minimum wage, but a minimum set of government services and benefits.
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Jason Paul Mika, Massey University
Māori business is booming thanks to entrepreneurs with a strong sense of cultural identity and a willingness to take risks.
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Health + Medicine
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Adam Guastella, University of Sydney; Shrujna Patel, UNSW
Certain mechanisms that occur as a result of an immune response during an illness in pregnancy could impact a child's brain development. And more studies are showing a relationship between the two.
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Janet Cheung, University of Sydney; Jonathan Penm, University of Sydney
Phenibut is a central nervous system depressant, and is currently being investigated for its possible role in seven overdoses at a Queensland school.
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