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Editor's note
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American politics in the age of Trump is never dull, and now Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become entangled in it. The New York Times broke the story that the US president pressed Morrison in an early September phone call for help with a justice department inquiry that the president hopes will discredit the Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. And while this set social media alight, Michelle Grattan writes there is no indication of wrongdoing by the Australian government.
However, the latest imbroglio is a headache for Morrison – it comes hot on the heels of the revelations of Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president that has led to an impeachment inquiry; it also raises questions about the content and tone of the phone call. The government insists it has nothing to fear if the transcript becomes public through another leak, Grattan writes. If that’s accurate, it should be hoping that leak will occur.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Though the call between Trump and Morrison does not indicate any Australian government wrongdoing, it shows how the PM’s bromance with the president brings its political embarrassments.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Last week the PM got himself caught up in a Trump-created political rally. Now he's on the spot over this (typical) Trump call.
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The bank will keep cutting until the economy improves and unemployment turns down. There are few signs of it happening yet.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
If needed, Governor Lowe will cut rates to near zero, and then effectivly cut them further.
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Andrea Carson, La Trobe University; Kate Farhall, RMIT University
A new study reveals that politicians are only too happy to use the term 'fake news' against the media – to the great detriment of journalism and public debate.
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A positive mindset can affect some aspects of disease, but grief is normal and to be expected.
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Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation
We asked five experts if your mental state can affect how well you recover from illness and disease. Five out of five said yes.
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Education
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Paul Kidson, University of Wollongong
Many Australians have long have called for the government to stop funding private schools. Now the UK's Labour party wants to get rid of private schools altogether. Could we do that here?
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Environment + Energy
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Christiaan De Beukelaer, University of Melbourne
Carbon emissions from international air travel show no sign of abating. In the absence of a tax on jet fuel, are sail boats the best way to travel the world sustainably?
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Nick Golledge, Victoria University of Wellington
Individual actions to reduce emissions are important in two ways. First, they have an immediate impact, and secondly, adopting low-carbon life choices sends a clear message to political leaders.
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Amelie Meyer, University of Tasmania
Warm summers aren't the only threat to Arctic ice – increasingly intense winter storms are also weakening and reducing ice cover.
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Joe Scutt Phillips, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW; Graham Pilling, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Lauriane Escalle, Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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Business + Economy
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Peter Robertson, University of Western Australia
China’s military budget is usually thought to be about 40% of that of the US. In reality it's about 75%.
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Clinton Fernandes, UNSW
US actions do more than just keep Huawei away from critical infrastructure. They choke off the supply of semiconductors to China.
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Arts + Culture
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Andrea Waling, La Trobe University
The mythical Australian bloke is white, straight, and able-bodied – he's Crocodile Dundee. But where does this legend come from, and what is his future?
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Stuart Richards, University of South Australia
Prototype is a new 12-part series of Australian video art, designed to bring the genre out of the gallery and onto the smartphone.
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Health + Medicine
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Stephen Bright, Edith Cowan University
Addiction has multiple causes and just chalking it up to someone's personality probably isn't very helpful in dealing with it.
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Science + Technology
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Jenny Graves, La Trobe University
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