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Editor's note
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Invoking ‘Australian values’ might generally be the last refuge of a scoundrel, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. New research from Pew suggests that if we’re individualistic, resilient and resourceful it’s because our land is isolated, expansive and capricious.
Of course, the closest most Australians get to the Outback is a kangaroo steak. But Professor John Woinarski argues that we must value our unique country, and those who tend it.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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The sun rises above Uluru in outback Australia.
David Gray/Reuters
John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University
'Australian values' have been mangled into meaninglessness by countless politicians. But there is an national character, shaped by the Australian land. New research investigates Outback values.
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Business + Economy
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Jason Potts, RMIT University; Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
While the current speculation in crypto-currency and assets should make us pause, this is not a speculative driven bubble like tulips, or gold mining stocks.
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Jeff Borland, University of Melbourne
Even though the shift towards part-time employment has actually been happening for many years, it now appears to be slowing.
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David Bond, University of Technology Sydney
Australian retailers aren't efficient enough to compete with Amazon on price, and that's before we factor in Amazon's other businesses.
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Politics + Society
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Johan Lidberg, Monash University
There are plenty of models around the globe where governments are supporting public interest journalism at arm's length.
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Luke Beck, Western Sydney University
Laws against blasphemy privilege the feelings of Christians over other religious people, and have no place in a modern, inclusive society.
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Samara McPhedran, Griffith University
Let’s be realistic about what gun amnesties are, and are not, likely to deliver.
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Health + Medicine
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Lyndsey Collins-Praino, University of Adelaide; Viythia Katharesan, University of Adelaide
While research for a cure for MND is underway, first we need to know what causes it.
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Marc Cohen, RMIT University
Some emergency doctors are already using acupuncture to relieve patients' pain. Now a new study shows when it works, when it doesn't and how emergency departments of the future might use it.
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Arts + Culture
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Ari Mattes, University of Notre Dame Australia
Neo Nazi terror, a dark Instagram crush, a layman's history of the black civil rights movement ... here are the best offerings from this year's Sydney Film Festival.
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Education
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James Arvanitakis, Western Sydney University
A number of universities around the world are providing free textbooks to first year university students as a way to increase retention rates.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Critics are expected to speak out in the partyroom on Tuesday, demanding more information about the effects of the schools package on the Catholic sector.
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Cities
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Kate Shaw, University of Melbourne
Why can't the state fund an ongoing program of upgrading, replacing and building public housing? On the evidence to date, private developers aren't doing a better job of it.
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew King, University of Melbourne
Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie told Q&A that heatwaves were 'worsening' in Australia and 'hot days' had doubled in the last 50 years. Let's take a look at the evidence.
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Michael Courts, The Conversation; Lucinda Beaman, The Conversation
Response from a spokesperson from the Climate Council in relation to an article on CEO Amanda McKenzie’s claims about worsening heatwaves and increasing numbers of hot days in Australia.
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Morgan Brigg, The University of Queensland; John Quiggin, The University of Queensland; Kristen Lyons, The University of Queensland
The Carmichael coal mine requires a crucial native title agreement to build key infrastructure. But an Indigenous group is bringing legal action against Adani, which may create a fatal roadblock.
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Science + Technology
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Lila Landowski, University of Tasmania
Science is supremely beautiful, but can also be brutal and unforgiving if you stray from the well-worn pathways.
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