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Editor's note
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Just what are the politics surrounding the Lachlan Murdoch/Bruce Gordon bid to buy the ailing Network Ten? As media expert Denis Muller writes, the questions surrounding the bid are not really ones of business or economics, but of politics and power.
If the bid were to succeed, the Murdoch empire would acquire an unprecedented share of media power in a media landscape that is already highly concentrated. So in this environment of great media uncertainty, we should all be concerned with just how much media power the federal government is willing to allow to fall into one pair of hands – no matter whose those hands might be.
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With Australia’s level of media concentration among the highest in the world, the future of Network Ten is concerning.
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Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
The most pertinent issue is how much power the federal government is prepared to allow any single media proprietor to have.
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Cities
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Louise Crabtree, Western Sydney University
To create property systems that are as dynamic as the landscapes we occupy, we might need to start thinking about ourselves as belonging to and answerable to the land, not the other way around.
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Katherine Gibson, Western Sydney University
City dwellers are individually starting to do their bit to live sustainably. Now pioneering businesses are aiming to make ecological and social sustainability part of their bottom line.
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Health + Medicine
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Maxine Whittaker, James Cook University
Despite being so small they can't be seen with the naked eye, pathogens that cause human disease have greatly affected the way humans live for centuries.
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Matthew Hopcraft, University of Melbourne
Myths that fluoridated water isn't natural, safe, doesn't work and shouldn't be used to make up infant formula persist. Here's what the evidence says.
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Education
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Laura McFarland, Charles Sturt University; Angela Fenton, Charles Sturt University
The transition from early learning parent involvement to primary school level often leads to less face time with school and teachers and more home-based support for children.
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Business + Economy
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Joshua Krook, University of Adelaide
If companies are using automated software in hiring, then job applicants should be able to use the same technology.
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Julie Clarke, University of Melbourne
The Federal Court will now have an opportunity to clarify how mergers should be valued, ensuring the ACCC and the Australian Competition Tribunal are applying the same standard.
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Environment + Energy
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Bill Bellotti, The University of Queensland
Australia feeds tens of millions, at home and abroad. But if our population doubles by 2061, as some projections suggest, we'll need some smart strategies to keep those people fed.
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Amandine Denis, Monash University
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Science + Technology
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Sarah R.N. McIntyre, Australian National University; Charley Lineweaver, Australian National University
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Toby Walsh, Data61
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Arts + Culture
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Alila Pramiyanti, Queensland University of Technology; Emma Baulch, Queensland University of Technology
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Dan Woodman, University of Melbourne
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Politics + Society
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Roger Bradbury, Australian National University; Chris Barrie, Australian National University; Dmitry Brizhinev, Australian National University
An aggressive posture is one thing – but doing something about it is another, as countries factor in the costs and risks of aggression.
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Irfan Ahmad, Max Planck Institute
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