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Editor's note
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Parliament sits again from today, and we can all brace ourselves for yet another volatile fortnight. Expect to hear about bullying and harassment, au pairs and for the prime minister and opposition leader to try to outdo each other on the “ordinary bloke” scale. And that’s before we tackle any policy, of course.
One such distraction that continues to lurk on the sidelines is section 44 of the Constitution - the one responsible for so much grief over the past year. And as H. K. Colebatch writes, the problems with the section remain, because of a lack of political will to do anything about it. But it’s important it is dealt with, and dealt with properly - and now.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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H. K. Colebatch, UNSW
Problems with section 44 of the Constitution have absorbed a great deal of time, money and energy over the past year – it's time all politicians worked towards genuine reform.
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Arts + Culture
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Andrea Waling, La Trobe University
While thousands have called for the show to be cancelled, Insatiable actually does a good job of depicting the complex nature of disordered eating, sexuality and female pleasure.
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Health + Medicine
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Megan Lee, Southern Cross University; Joanne Bradbury, Southern Cross University
We all know some foods are good for our physical health, but what about our mental health?
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Martin Healey, University of Melbourne; Peter Rogers, University of Melbourne
Endometriosis is cut or vaporised with an electric current or laser. It ranges from a simple, 20 minute operation to complex surgery involving important organs such as the bowel and bladder.
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Cities
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Lucy Gunn, RMIT University; Billie Giles-Corti, RMIT University; Julianna Rozek, RMIT University; Melanie Davern, RMIT University
Every year, our big cities vie for global liveability honours. But as well as differences between the cities, liveability varies widely within them, leaving plenty of work to be done.
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Science + Technology
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Tom Lee, University of Technology Sydney; Stefan Lie, University of Technology Sydney
The concept of "affordances" is used by product designers to capture the sense that an object seems to call for certain kinds of use. A handle affords holding, a button pressing and a KitKat breaking.
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Sarah Belet, Monash University; Jennifer Flegg, University of Melbourne
With some big prizes are on offer in the latest competition from the fast food giant, best to see what the numbers say.
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Walter Daniel Fernandez, UNSW; Manuel Wiesche, Technical University of Munich; Maximilian Schreieck, Technical University of Munich
Accessing the right information in a timely manner is essential, but difficult for newly arrived refugees. Information varies, plus there are language barriers and geographical complications.
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Environment + Energy
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Christian Downie, Australian National University
Climate policy is clearly a threat to the job security of Australian prime ministers, but it could upend our international diplomacy as well, with a string of key summits looming in coming months.
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Manu Saunders, University of New England
Honey might be synonymous with bees, but they're not the only insects that come up with the goods.
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Michele Barnes, James Cook University; Sarah Ruth Sutcliffe, James Cook University
Sharks have a PR problem. But new research shows that shark ecotourism programs boost people's knowledge and attitudes towards shark conservation – even among those who are green-minded to begin with.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Liberal party is also reeling after a massive swing has cost it the previously safe seat of Wagga Wagga in Saturday's NSW state byelection.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The National Party has been unable to reach a verdict on a complaint by Catherine Marriott that Joyce sexually harassed her,
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Alana Schetzer, University of Melbourne
ACMA's finding on the Sunrise segment is simply holding those responsible to the minimum standards expected.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Another hectic week in federal politics saw the government change the age of pension eligibility, Julie Bishop arguing for more women in parliament, and the Peter Dutton au pair story continuing to bubble along.
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Education
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Anne-Marie Morgan, University of New England; Tania Aspland, Australian Catholic University
Some universities accept students into their teaching degree programs with an ATAR as low as 35. Do we need to raise the bar, or are other factors more important than a high ATAR for teachers?
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Linden, RMIT University; Sherene Smith, RMIT University; Warren Staples, RMIT University
Parallels in the historical trajectory of AMP and IOOF are striking. Both were founded in the 1840s. Both demutualised, and now both find themselves centre stage at the banking royal commission.
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