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Editor's note
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This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the most-decisive referendum victory in Australian history, when the nation voted to recognise Aboriginal people as part of Australia. But the referendum’s failure to give Aboriginal people what they thought they would get – true equality – holds lessons for today’s debates over constitutional recognition, write Gabrielle Appleby and Gemma McKinnon. Keep an eye out for our ongoing coverage as the National Indigenous Constitutional Convention meets at Uluru this week to forge a way forward on the recognition debate.
And amid a flurry of government ‘announceables’ on energy policy, David Blowers and Kate Griffiths from the Grattan Institute urge everyone to please calm down until next month’s Finkel Review gives us a coherent set of recommendations.
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Top story
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Painting the 1967 referendum as a ‘success’ in terms of effective reform for Aboriginal people is problematic.
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Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW; Gemma McKinnon, UNSW
The 1967 referendum fell far short in giving people what they thought they were voting for, and in giving Aboriginal people what they wanted from it.
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Science + Technology
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John Long, Flinders University
A new, "baby dragon" dinosaur revealed in a fossil returned to China is a striking example of the discoveries that might be lost when scientific specimens are illegally removed and traded.
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Georg Thomas, Charles Sturt University
Simply updating and patching an organisation's computer software may not be enough to fend off another cyber attack. You could engage an ethical hacker to help out.
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Sean Ulm, James Cook University; Ingrid Ward, Flinders University; Peter Veth, University of Western Australia; Tiina Manne, The University of Queensland
Part of the land inhabited by some of the early Australians is now submerged, but details of their life is now revealed in an excavation on an island off the continent’s north-west coast.
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Cities
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Jordan Lacey, RMIT University
Communities have an increasing desire to be informed and included in local art, design and infrastructure projects. This has inspired new ways of dealing with noise-afflicted areas.
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Environment + Energy
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David Blowers, Grattan Institute; Kate Griffiths, Grattan Institute
The energy security crisis has politicians leaping to unveil various schemes. But we don't need piecemeal action – the Finkel review, due in June, aims to create a coherent new energy blueprint.
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Nick Florin, University of Technology Sydney; Ben Madden, University of Technology Sydney
A recycling company has received tens of millions from the federal government to develop solid waste fuel. This fuel reduces landfill, shrinks our carbon footprint and protects the environment.
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Health + Medicine
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Bronwyn Hemsley, University of Newcastle; Andrew Georgiou, Macquarie University; Joanne Steel; Susan Balandin, Deakin University
Poor oral health in our nursing homes can lead to many complications, including choking to death. Here's how family and staff can help advocate for better care.
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Anne Buist, University of Melbourne
A study has shown an association between antidepressants in pregnancy and risk to the baby. But there are many factors to consider if deciding whether to stay on an antidepressant if you're pregnant.
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Arts + Culture
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David Larkin, University of Sydney
With An Alpine Symphony, Richard Strauss achieved something remarkable: the painting of the German alps, complete with cow meadows and waterfalls, in sound.
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Ben Eltham, Monash University
Imposing local content levies on Facebook and Google to help fund public interest journalism would take Australia towards a more European model of media regulation.
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Business + Economy
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Sandra van der Laan, University of Sydney; Lee Moerman, University of Wollongong
Regulation of funeral products needs to be consistent to improve consumer understanding and choice.
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Chris Baumann, Macquarie University; Hume Winzar
BHP's rebrand is unlikely to affect the bottom line, research shows. But if it improves relations with politicians and voters, it would still be a success.
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Helen Hodgson, Curtin University
The 2017 budget contains initiatives that help alleviate some of the worst aspects of its predecessors. However, it doesn't radically turn things around for women.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
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David Hayward, RMIT University
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' firefighter reforms have much to recommend them, but there are still many hurdles to jump before they are peacefully implemented.
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FactCheck
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
The AiGroup's Innes Willox's statement that Australia has "one of the highest progressive tax rates in the developed world". We asked the AiGroup for sources to support his statement.
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Kathrin Bain, UNSW
The AiGroup's Innes Willox told Q&A that Australia has one of the highest progressive tax rates in the developed world. Is that true?
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Education
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Phil Lewis, University of Canberra
It's time to think more broadly about the work that journalists do.
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