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Editor's note
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As the government returns to normal programming over the next two weeks, we can expect to see Scott Morrison’s minimalist election pitch start to pan out.
Already, with just one sitting day under its belt, the government passed tax cuts. And there’s more legislation listed for the coming days, from controversial migration and national security bills to promises of a drought fund and farm support.
But, as Mark Kenny explains, the urgent challenge for Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is to boost business and consumer confidence, and to kick Australia’s sluggish wage growth into gear.
Meanwhile, tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East after Iran sized a British-owned tanker in the Gulf of Oman, in retaliation for Britain’s seizure earlier this month of an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar. Tony Walker writes that US President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon an agreement to freeze Iran’s nuclear program and reimpose sanctions has brought the Gulf to the brink.
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Anthea Batsakis
Deputy Editor: Politics + Society
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Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack. The next fortnight will revert to the usual combination of substantive legislation and the inevitable Question Time theatrics.
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Mark Kenny, Australian National University
Rightly or wrongly, the Coalition views its election reprieve as a blunt rejection of Shorten’s big-spending, big taxing approach.
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Politics + Society
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
The wisest course from here would seem to be reopening discussions with Tehran about Gulf security and an American-imposed sanctions regime. But this will be easier said than done.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan discusses the slower pace which has taken over Canberra - at least until next week when the action picks up with the new sitting week.
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Environment + Energy
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Alexander Richard Braczkowski, The University of Queensland
Lions don't generally have armies of hyenas, but not every aspect of The Lion King is inaccurate.
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Adam Cross, Curtin University
Waterwheel plants use snap up mosquito larvae, tiny fish and even tadpoles in freshwater wetlands around the world – including remote parts of north Australia.
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Health + Medicine
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Craig Dalton, University of Newcastle
The headlines paint a picture of a frightening flu season. While this season set in earlier than usual, it's not necessarily more severe than previous years.
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Cherie Hugo, Bond University
Cost-cutting, funding that doesn't reward good food, and residents not having a voice contribute to poor quality nutrition in our aged care homes. That can be devastating. But there is a better way.
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Christine Griebsch, University of Sydney; Jacqueline Norris, University of Sydney
Leptospirosis is spread by rats and other rodents, potentially killing dogs and humans. But we can protect ourselves and our pets.
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Education
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Craig Campbell, University of Sydney
Over the last 150 years, NSW has responded to the demand for public secondary schooling differently from the rest of Australia.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Beer, University of South Australia; Emma Baker, University of Adelaide
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are forced into inadequate or unhealthy housing by high housing costs.
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Dennis Gentilin, Macquarie University
Australian laws now give private-sector whistleblowers greater protection than their public-sector counterparts.
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Science + Technology
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David Flannery, Queensland University of Technology
Australia played a vital role in beaming the Apollo 11 Moon landing to the world. But since then we've passed up the opportunity to cement our place in exploring outer space.
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Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
Instagram's experimental move to hide the 'like' count on social media postings could lighten the mental strain for many users - or simply turn comments into the new likes.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation; Molly Glassey, The Conversation
What's the next thing that will blow us away or bring us together the way the Moon landing did in 1969? Moon mining? Alien contact? Retirement on Mars? Three space experts share their predictions.
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Cities
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Geoff Hanmer, UNSW
The construction industry crisis didn't happen overnight. Authorities have been on notice for years to fix the problems that now have the industry itself calling for better regulation.
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