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Editor's note
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Late on Friday afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton issued a directive to the Australian Federal Police, basically telling them to lay off journalists when investigating leaks. As Denis Muller writes, the political sensitivity of the climb-down was evident from the fact it was put out on a Friday afternoon.
It comes in the wake of backlash against high-profile raids on a News Corp journalist and the ABC, met with outrage from the public and unity from the heads of Australia’s three main news organisations. A parliamentary inquiry into press freedom will begin its hearings this week.
But while these directions may mean journalists are given a little more room to move, whistleblowers are being offered no such relief- the hunt for them goes on.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton appears to have backed down from his previous hardline position on AFP raids and press freedom.
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Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
While the ministerial direction represents a genuflection in the direction of press freedom, it provides nothing by way of protection for whistleblowers.
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The chairman of the powerful parliamentary committee on intelligence and security, Andrew Hastie, issued a warning about China’s rise last week.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government is trying to shut down backbench contributions in the name of the “national interest”, but it is more an exercise of attempted control in its own interest.
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Once qualified, men who did a popular engineering-related VET course often worked in high-paid fields such as construction or manufacturing.
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Andrew Norton, Grattan Institute
Students with lower ATARs generally have lower lifetime earnings. But a Grattan Institute report found low ATAR men could earn more doing a VET course than a bachelor degree in their chosen field.
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Politics + Society
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Wanning Sun, University of Technology Sydney
To stay relevant, the Chinese Communist Party is rethinking its approach to propaganda. The reviews are decidedly mixed, but overall, younger Chinese seem drawn to the messaging.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Federal home affairs minister Peter Dutton says the government's "expectation" is that federal police should consider the importance of press freedom before investigating leaks to journalists.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
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Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University
Despite the calls for a boycott, millions of Muslims will make the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islamic practice.
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Brenda Midson, University of Waikato
The case of a grandmother who killed her granddaughter after caring for her and other family members for years raises the question: should New Zealand consider mental distress as a defence argument?
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Education
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Emmaline Bexley, La Trobe University
Around 7.5% of university government funding will be tied to performance measures, including graduate outcomes and participation rates of disadvantaged students.
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Health + Medicine
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Katrina Hutchison, Macquarie University
How an implant is designed, tested, regulated and discussed with patients tends to disadvantage women. It's time that changed.
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Hamsa Puthalakath, La Trobe University
With an ageing population, and the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, now is the time to be worried about sepsis.
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Environment + Energy
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Shireen Daft, Macquarie University
A group of scientists want a new Geneva Convention to safeguard the environment during wars and conflicts. We already have such rules, but they're inadequate, inconsistent and unclear.
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Greg Leach, Charles Darwin University
On the outskirts of Darwin, small insects are gobbled up by strange plants. Enter the world of the bladderwort.
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Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University
Four wind farm operators must face the federal court over allegations they failed their basic responsibilities during the 2016 South Australian blackout.
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Cities
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Peter Miller, Deakin University; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Kerri Coomber, Deakin University
A comprehensive two-year evaluation of statewide measures introduced in 2016 has shown it's possible to reduce alcohol-related violence while also producing economic benefits.
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Business + Economy
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Peter Martin., Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The Reserve Bank's best case scenario is that its forecasts are wrong.
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Louise Grimmer, University of Tasmania; Martin Grimmer, University of Tasmania
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