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Editor's note
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As the prime minister continues to wrangle over climate policy this week, the Liberals are having an existential moment – the latest in a long line in recent years. And as Michelle Grattan writes, Malcolm Turnbull may have to manage the discord, revenge politics, panic over recent byelection results and general muddle-headedness by ensuring he has a National Energy Guarantee he can actually deliver, and insisting the party room take a decisive
stand on it. The next few days will tell us much not only about the future of energy policy, but about the future of the Liberal Party.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Necklaces and earrings in traditional Kenyan cultures denote messages about marriage and childbearing.
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Michelle Langley, Griffith University
Why is jewellery so important to the story of human evolution? Because it provides a public message – even to people we don't know.
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Arts + Culture
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Tara Colley, University of Sydney
Nicki Minaj is the preeminent female rapper. He latest album Queen embraces a kind of girl power that has been criticised both within and outside the rap world.
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Andrew Legg, University of Tasmania
Franklin, who has died aged 76 in Detroit, was a church girl first and foremost. She was the master of the gospel form.
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Education
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Ameneh Shahaeian, Australian Catholic University
Reading styles vary in effectiveness. Here are six things you can do, based on research, to help your child get the most out of shared reading.
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Cities
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Danielle Wyatt, University of Melbourne; Dale Leorke, University of Tampere
In the digital age, libraries got creative about how to translate services they've always offered into new formats. And they've transformed their spaces to have a variety of community uses.
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Politics + Society
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Mark Alfano, Delft University of Technology
An analysis of obituaries for Islamic State and Australian soldiers shows some alarming similarities, not the least of which is the idea that their deaths should be given meaning by further conflict.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
After a week of infighting, it's time for the prime minister to press the party room into taking a decisive stand.
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Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University
Nazi, fascist, ultra right-wing - these terms seem to be bandied about a lot these days. But what do they really mean?
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has back away from a plan to enshrine a target to reduce carbon emission in the National Energy Guarantee.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
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Business + Economy
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Marc C-Scott, Victoria University
Is the Australian media industry willing to come together to fight against global streaming media companies, or will Australian media continue to battle each other?
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Michael Keating, Australian National University
Governments can't undo the technological changes behind frozen wages and rising inequality. The best policy is to invest in education and training to give workers skills of value in the new economy.
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Health + Medicine
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Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
Each year, inspectors visit Australian hospitals. But they're less like secret shoppers who identify flaws, and more like guests of a carefully orchestrated performance. This needs to change.
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Ian Freckelton QC, University of Melbourne
A UK doctor was struck off and then later reinstated after being charged with manslaughter. This is the right decision, as the criminal court is not the best place to deal with doctors' errors.
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Environment + Energy
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Owen Price, University of Wollongong
The same day all of New South Wales was declared in drought, the state's Rural Fire Service issued its earliest ever total fire bans.
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Brock Bergseth, James Cook University; Georgina Gurney, James Cook University; Joshua Cinner, James Cook University
What would you do if you saw a fisher breaking the law? Would you report the offender to the police? Confront them? Or would you do nothing? These choices affect the future of marine protected areas.
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