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Editor's note
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With the Coalition led by Gladys Berejiklian elected for a third term on the weekend, the federal Liberals will take some heart leading into the budget on April 2 and an election in May. As Michelle Grattan writes, while the federal Liberals would delude themselves if they took too much confidence from the NSW win, the results will nonetheless provide an important morale boost.
Meanwhile, the Nationals, who were the big losers from the NSW poll, will be unsettled by the strong showing of the protest parties, especially amid the destabilisation within their own party. Now all eyes will be on the next Newspoll to see if the mood in the electorate has shifted before the federal budget. In all likelihood, the election will be called the following weekend.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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The Liberals are making much of the fact Berejiklian became the first woman to be elected as NSW premier.
Mick Tsikas/AAP
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
For the federal Liberals, the night was a vital morale booster, though the result had been determined mostly on state factors.
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Having been returned to power, the Berejiklian now has to deliver on its big promises.
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Andy Marks, Western Sydney University
The sense that the Berejiklian government had done enough to be re-elected proved correct, with a strong economy and a big infrastructure program enough to secure the Coalition a third term.
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Gladys Berejiklian has led the Coalition to a third term in office in NSW.
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
The Berejiklian government has been returned to power, with Labor having a poorer-than-expected showing following a disastrous final week of campaigning.
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Business + Economy
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Kevin Davis, Australian Centre for Financial Studies
There's concern that paying upfront for the services of mortgage brokers would frighten customers away. But it needn't, if they provide good service and explain what are charging for.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
A full throated inquiry into superannuation and whether we need more could be the last best thing the Coalition does.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The budget will include another round of tax cuts and provide about $600 million to pursue wrongdoers and help restore trust in the financial system.
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Education
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Kellie Bousfield, Charles Sturt University
Caregivers using privilege to buy their children's way into, and through, education is not a Hollywood anomaly, nor the domain of elites. The middle class have been doing it in Australia for decades.
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Health + Medicine
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Amelia Hyatt, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Ruby Lipson-Smith, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
It's not unusual to be fed a whole lot of complex medical information by your doctor. Having an audio recording of the consultation that you can play later can help you take it in.
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Alessandro R Demaio, University of Copenhagen
If any other condition affected as many children and contributed to as many long-term health problems as obesity does, we would have had an action plan long ago. But it's not too late to start.
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Science + Technology
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Tom Schmidt, University of Melbourne; Andrew Weeks, University of Melbourne; Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne
Been on a tropical holiday? You might have brought home more than just a new sarong and extra colour in your cheeks – perhaps a mosquito that spreads dengue, or another known as 'the BBQ stopper'.
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Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland
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Cities
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An observational audit found almost all of the parks in Sydney's inner west were substandard. But perhaps even more important was the issue of access.
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Arts + Culture
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Paige Donaghy, The University of Queensland
Women's solo sex can be taboo even today. But in 17th century England it featured in many texts from poetry to medical books, suggesting knowledge or even acceptance of female self-pleasure.
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Politics + Society
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Mohamad Abdalla, University of South Australia
At a time when we could expect anger, vengeance and resentment to take hold in a community so demolished by violence, Professor Mohamad Abdalla visited victims and found compassion and forgiveness.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Deep Saini talks about the week in politics with Michelle Grattan.
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John Battersby, Massey University
New Zealand's ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault firearms is one small step in a country that will need to address gaps in its security approach.
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