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Editor's note
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In the wake of government ministers Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash being ruled invalidly elected to parliament, the Labor Party says 20 executive decisions and 47 ministerial announcements made by Joyce could be open to challenge.
But as constitutional expert Anne Twomey explains, it's a complicated issue, made more so by the fact it hasn't arisen in precisely this form before.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Can decisions made by former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce while he was invalidly in parliament be challenged?
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Anne Twomey, University of Sydney
Laws passed by MPs while under a citizenship cloud are unlikely to be contested; decisions made by ministers after doubts about their dual citizenship was announced are more complicated matters.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Kevin Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.
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Harry Hobbs, UNSW
The rejection of the Referendum Council's Report has derailed Indigenous constitutional recognition. Treaties at the state and territory level offer a clear path forward for meaningful reform.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The opposition says at least 20 executive decisions and 47 ministerial announcements made by Barnaby Joyce could be open to challenge.
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Cities
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Tony Matthews, Griffith University; Deanna Grant-Smith, Queensland University of Technology
Urban festivals built on community involvement can reinvigorate places and create a shared sense of place and purpose that lasts long after the event is over.
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Science + Technology
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Lizzy Lowe, Macquarie University
There are plenty of reasons to love and not hate spiders, but let's start with just eight.
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Hussein Abbass, UNSW
An expert in artificial intelligence believes we're not ready for the challenges posed by Saudi Arabia granting a robot citizenship. Key questions about robot identity and rights remain unanswered.
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Business + Economy
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Jenni Henderson, The Conversation; Josh Nicholas, The Conversation
Prisons are big business in Australia. Companies not only run entire prisons but provide many of the services. But what does the research say about the impact?
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Arts + Culture
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Susan Broomhall, University of Western Australia; Kirk Essary, University of Western Australia; Susanne Meurer, University of Western Australia
Greed, guilt, fear, anger and love gave power to a spiritual movement that was catalysed 500 years ago this week.
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Anita Pisch, Australian National University
The quest to create a robot that is indistinguishable from humans has become all-consuming for some scientists, engineers and technicians. The consequences could be both beneficial and catastrophic.
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Health + Medicine
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Anthony Herbert, The University of Queensland
While there are similarities in the general principles of palliative care provided to children and adults, there are also key differences.
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Joanna Waloszek, University of Melbourne
If you're tossing and turning in the middle of the night, these techniques may help you to nod off.
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Education
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Michael Whelan, Southern Cross University
Cultural bias against teaching-only academics will see them get the axe in funding cuts to higher education.
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Environment + Energy
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Veronica Toral-Granda, Charles Darwin University; Stephen Garnett, Charles Darwin University
More than 1,500 introduced species have been recorded on the Galapagos Islands, and most have arrived since the archipelago's tourism industry was expanded in the 1970s.
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FactCheck
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David Bright, Flinders University
Did the government-funded gun buybacks introduced after the Port Arthur massacre have "no effect" in reducing gun deaths in Australia, as an audience member claimed on Q&A? Let's look at the evidence.
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