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Editor's note
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We’re all familiar by now with the story of traditional news media in recent years: the move to online, the changing business model, the shrinking newsrooms. It’s a story that has been repeated the world over, and in Australia, there has been widespread concern that tightening budgets might hamper the investigative journalism that is so vital to a thriving democracy.
But after a nine-year health check of investigative journalism in Australia, Andrea Carson found something unexpected: against the odds, investigative journalism is surviving, and the outlook for its future is a reasonably optimistic one. By forging collaborations, investigative journalists have adapted to a more austere environment, and their important work is thriving in the new media age.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Recent AFP raids on media outlets raised fears of a chilling effect on investigative journalism, but a new book finds it is thriving against the odds.
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Andrea Carson, La Trobe University
Despite media companies' revenue declining in recent years, a nine-year study reveals that the greatly feared death of investigative journalism has not occurred.
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Cities
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Elyse Warner, Deakin University
Almost half of apartment residents in Australia are families, but few high-rise dwellings were built with them in mind. Many find these apartments present barriers to building social connections.
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Education
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Pi-Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University; Janice Jones, Flinders University
Most Indigenous art works are produced in around 90 Indigenous art centres located in very remote regions. But there are staff and management issues, which can be solved by better VET programs.
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Environment + Energy
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Romane H. Cristescu, University of the Sunshine Coast; Anthony Schultz, University of the Sunshine Coast; Celine Frere, University of the Sunshine Coast; David Schoeman, University of the Sunshine Coast; Kylie Scales, University of the Sunshine Coast
Environmental protections in Australia are built on assumptions about where animals live – and it's harming our wildlife.
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Arts + Culture
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Rebecca Hausler, The University of Queensland
It's one of the largest prison escapes in world history and it's through fiction we can understand the tragedy, from both an Australian and Japanese perspective.
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Business + Economy
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Julie Smith, Australian National University
If breast milk was made in factories, we'd count it in the GDP.
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James Giesecke, Victoria University; Nhi Tran, Victoria University; Robert Waschik, Victoria University
China cutting coal imports from Australia by 25% would equate to every Australian having $24 less to spend a year.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Australia is expected to announce the commitment soon as US-Iran tensions remain high.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government has asked a parliamentary committee to examine the issue and report on it by the end of 2019.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese says an Indigenous Voice must be enshrined in the Constitution, making it difficult to see how he and Scott Morrison will be able to agree on a referendum question.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Parliament has now finished its sitting fortnight. Michelle Grattan discusses the key issues from it, including Labor's approach to passing legislation given its weaker position in the Senate.
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Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney
Protesters have adopted new approaches stemming from the failures of the 2014 Umbrella Movement and they are building something that is showing resilience to Beijing’s authoritarianism.
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Kaz Ross, University of Tasmania
There are calls to ban the far-right former Breitbart editor from Australia. He's due to speak at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Health + Medicine
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Jacqui Pich, University of Technology Sydney
Security guards won't protect paramedics and community nurses from violent patients. And in hospital, some security guards can unwittingly escalate violence, unless they're specially trained.
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Michelle Rodrigues, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
A botched beauty procedure can be more than just unsightly – it can be dangerous. Here are some things to keep in mind when seeking a skin treatment.
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Science + Technology
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Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland
Matt Agnew is on the hunt for love as star of the new Bachelor Australia series. But whoever he picks (and he already has, apparently) will have to compete with TESS. So who, or what, is TESS?
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Featured jobs
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RMIT University — Melbourne, Victoria
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Featured events
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245 Punt Road , Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia — Niagara Galleries
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Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2 Collins Square, 727 Collins Street, Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, 3008, Australia — Deakin University
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