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Editor's note
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In case you missed it (we imagine that would have been difficult) here at The Conversation we’ve been going hard promoting our 2019 donations campaign. Surely you can’t blame us – we need to raise a quarter of our annual budget in a fortnight to continue the important work we’re doing!
But it’s Saturday and you deserve a break from our hassling, so let’s take a look at some of the stories from the week that may have gone unnoticed. We can’t do that without mentioning the election. This week ANU marketing lecturer Andrew Hughes spoke to Michelle Grattan on how this is the first election where the advertising spend and activity has been more focussed on digital. In fact, on the first day of pre-polling, there was a surge in social media ads – the Coalition had over 230 different ads on Facebook while Labor had over 200 (our donations hassling suddenly doesn’t look quite so bad now, does it?).
Michelle Grattan also spoke with Inside Story’s Tim Colebatch (you can listen to that one here), and William Bowe on the state of election play in WA (listen here). To catch up on all the political drama unfolding in NSW, our Sydney-based Bureau Chief Sunanda Creagh spoke to political scientist (and self-described political tragic) Andy Marks, who predicted a Labor victory on May 18.
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Molly Glassey
Digital Editor
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Your weekend #auspol listening
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On Monday, the first day of pre-polling, there was a surge in social media ads.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
ANU marketing lecturer Andrew Hughes says this is the first election where the advertising spend and activity has been more focussed on digital.
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Morrison has been campaigning in Western Australia this week.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Western Australia-based William Bowe, who runs The Poll Bludger website, says "there is a feeling that there is a Labor resurgence in the state".
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Political scientist Andy Marks says: ‘I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted’.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation; Tilly Gwinner, The Conversation
We are but a few weeks from a federal election, and the way the political wind is blowing may depend on what state you're in.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Colebatch says three Victorian seats are "pretty certain" Labor wins - Dunkley, Corangamite and Chisholm. A number of others "are really open" - Casey, La Trobe, Deakin, Flinders and even Higgins.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Davis, University of Melbourne
In the face of digital disruption that threatens the very fabric of democratic culture we must refashion Enlightenment oppositions for new times.
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Joanna Mendelssohn, UNSW
Perhaps as a reflection of the current state of national affairs, this year's Archibald Prize exhibition is a politician-free zone.
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Environment + Energy
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Mark Diesendorf, UNSW
Labor's policies have to get a lot more ambitious if they want to see real reductions in emissions.
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Hannah Feldman, Australian National University
The Climate Strike movement shows us loud and clear that youth not only care about climate change, but that it needs to be brought to the table to cement their vote.
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Politics + Society
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Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam, University of Newcastle; Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
Extradition is a heavily regulated and multi-stage process. For now, it's impossible to say what awaits Assange.
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John Wanna, Australian National University
He's spending big and may well win a spot in the Senate. But the big question is what the billionaire businessman intends to do if he returns to the Australian parliament.
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Science + Technology
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Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology
Whether you're caught by a catfish or an online romance scammer, both use similar techniques to play with your emotions.
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Greg Neely, University of Sydney
Box jellyfish stings are excruciating and occasionally deadly. We have identified a common, cheap drug that is already on the market and which could be a treatment candidate with further development.
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Cities
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Nicole Gurran, University of Sydney; Madeleine Pill, University of Sydney; Sophia Maalsen, University of Sydney
With Australian city rents too high for low-income earners, increasing numbers are forced to share houses or rooms or to live in options like 'beds in sheds' and other illegal dwellings.
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Jason Thompson, University of Melbourne; Gemma Read, University of the Sunshine Coast
How will people respond once they realise they can rely on autonomous vehicles to stop whenever someone steps out in front of them? Human behaviour might stand in the way of the promised 'autopia'.
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Education
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Sarah Loughran, University of Wollongong
In his new book, Teen Brain, David Gillespie suggests anxiety and other problems are on the rise among teenagers due to smartphones and tablets. This could be true, but his claims are overblown.
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Kathryn Daley, RMIT University
While the majority of teenagers don't take illicit drugs, there's still a chance you might be offered them. Here's how to say no, according to an expert.
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Health + Medicine
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Fabien B. Vincent, Monash University; Maureen Rischmueller, University of Adelaide
Sjögren’s syndrome has no cure. Here's how it affects the body and what the future might bring for people with this challenging autoimmune disease.
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Patrick Walker, Monash University; Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University
People with borderline personality disorder are often treated as if they have a personality flaw, rather than mental health issues stemming from trauma. It's time we changed its name.
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Business + Economy
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Emily Millane, Australian National University
Demographics are making elections about tax concessions, and soon there will be no turning back.
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Brendan Coates, Grattan Institute
In an election about wages, it is bizarre that both sides are planning to raid them to lift compulsory super.
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