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Editor's note
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The NSW government has given police new powers to clear the Martin Place homeless camp in Sydney’s CBD. Cristy Clark writes that this compounds the violation of the human right to housing and, by sweeping it under the carpet, silences a political protest about a systemic injustice that should make us uncomfortable.
Also today Robert Phiddian and Haydon Manning chronicle the truly great era of political cartooning dominated by the likes of Tandberg, Leunig, Mitchell, Coopes, Alston, Leak, Petty, Cooke, Spooner, Brown, Nicholson, Wilcox, Rowe, Knight, Tanner, Pryor, Moir, Leahy and Atchison. Their ranks are thinning now but their humane and “savage shorthand to the major issues of day” lives in memory, unlikely ever to be replaced.
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The homeless camp in Martin Place, Sydney, is an uncomfortable reminder of a deeper systemic crisis.
Brendan Esposito/AAP
Cristy Clark, Southern Cross University
The Martin Place camp and others like it should make us uncomfortable. We live in a system that creates and tolerates homelessness.
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Arts + Culture
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Robert Phiddian, Flinders University; Haydon Manning, Flinders University
One of the great satirical achievements of the mass media era, the editorial cartoon, is losing its centrality in the digital age. Yet the 'visual terrorism' of cartoons can cut through the verbiage of political commentary.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
The slew of numbers across various major economies this week continue to suggest a mixed picture.
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Kate Letheren, Queensland University of Technology; Paula Dootson, Queensland University of Technology
Banks are experimenting with chatbots, but research shows we may not be ready to give them a go.
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Science + Technology
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Kate R Saunders, University of Melbourne; Alec G Stephenson, Data61
Jamaican Usain Bolt is often hailed as the greatest athlete of all time. But when you crunch the numbers, his name doesn't come top of teh list.
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Sophie Lewis, Australian National University
Science provides a useful way to explore and understand the natural world. But it also has a richness, diversity and creativity that is often overlooked.
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Health + Medicine
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Paul Anderson, University of South Australia; Deepti Sharma, University of South Australia; Howard Morris, University of South Australia
Fracture risk is higher in older women than men, but in adolescence the reverse is true. These differences mean our approach to managing bone health for men and women changes across the ages.
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Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University
Recent reports of dangerous side effects and even early death from heartburn medications have led some to question whether this is the right medication for them.
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Environment + Energy
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Samantha Grover, La Trobe University; Linda Sukamta, La Trobe University; Robert Edis
Indonesian peatlands are important to many people: farmers, bureaucrats, businesspeople, and conservationists. But preserving this value for everyone will mean listening to everyone's concerns.
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David Blowers, Grattan Institute
The government's deal with electricity retailers to provide simple information to customers about their discounts and bills is a welcome step, but doesn't cut to the heart of the power price issue.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
While Shorten has little at risk, his campaigning could come to Turnbull's aid. The opposition leader is good on the stump, and if he puts his back into the task, he could mobilise a lot of yes votes.
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Paul Kildea, UNSW
The key question in a legal challenge to the 'postal plebiscite' is whether information about Australians’ opinions on same-sex marriage constitutes 'statistical information'.
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Genevieve Hohnen, Edith Cowan University
The issue with Donald Trump’s ad-hoc response and commentary on North Korea is the inconsistent messages this sends to an already paranoid and isolated regime.
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Education
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Tim Pitman, Curtin University
Though more moderate than the 2014 version, the new higher education reform package represents groundhog day for the major political parties.
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