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Editor's note
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As expected, Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next prime minister of the UK, replacing Theresa May. As Simon Tormey writes, Johnson is a little like “political Vegemite” - some love him, others not so much. And, the similarities with the US president are also easily found, Tormey writes: “Both are noted for improbable haircuts, but beyond that they share a penchant for seeing politics in simplistic and antagonistic terms”.
In any case, Johnson now faces the huge task of seeing through Brexit - he has promised he will bring Britain out of the EU by the October 31 deadline, “do or die”. Just how much he will be willing to sacrifice to make this happen will be very keenly watched.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will succeed or fail on the back of the single dominant issue that dominates British politics: Brexit.
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Simon Tormey, University of Sydney
As the divisive politician becomes the UK prime minister, many are wondering how much democracy he might be willing to sacrifice on the alter of English nationalism.
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Johnson, likes scoops.
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Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham
Journalist, MP, London mayor, Johnson has left a trail of distruction in his wake.
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Grata Flos Greig, First Female Law Graduate, c1904, University of Melbourne. Flos was the first woman admitted to the Australian legal profession.
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Renee Knake, RMIT University
When Flos Grieg first entered law school, it was illegal for women to become lawyers. Undeterred, she lobbied for change and became the first woman admitted to the legal profession in Australia.
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Most of those receiving the $40 per day have been doing it for a long time.
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Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Many people enter and leave Newstart quickly. But most of those on it have been on it for a long time.
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Politics + Society
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Ray Markey, Macquarie University
The government is relishing the difficulties the John Setka controversy has created for Labor leader Anthony Albanese, who remains opposed to tighter restrictions on unions.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Morrison is keen to whip the backbench into line early, telling the backbench to be “mindful of what we took to the election and what we didn't take”.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Centre Alliance Senator Stirling Griff tells Michelle Grattan that his party will pressure the government to raise Newstart.
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Chongyi Feng, University of Technology Sydney
There are growing calls for the Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun to be freed after six months of detention and interrogation in China.
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Tess Newton Cain, The University of Queensland
From a naval base development to asylum seekers on Manus Island, there were many things the two leaders had to discuss.
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Science + Technology
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Belinda Nicholson, University of Southern Queensland
Yes, the Sun absolutely spins. In fact, everything in the universe spins. Some things spin faster than the Sun, some are slower and some things spin 'backwards'.
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Health + Medicine
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Peter Koval, University of Melbourne; Elise Holland, University of Melbourne; Michelle Stratemeyer, University of Melbourne
Researchers asked women to log the times they felt sexually objectified on their smartphones. They found objectification harms women's well-being – even if they're just witnessing it.
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Christine Grové, Monash University
Worrying a lot or a little has nothing to do with being brave, strong or your character.
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Education
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Daniel Edwards, Australian Council for Educational Research; James Mahmud Rice, University of Melbourne; Julie McMillan, Australian Council for Educational Research
In 2015, the federal government contributed A$47.2 billion (42%) to education. State, territory and local governments spent A$39.1 billion (35%) and A$25.5 billion (23%) came from private sources.
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Cities
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Neil Sipe, The University of Queensland; Anthony Kimpton, The University of Queensland; Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland
The global trend is to free up valuable city space by reducing parking and promoting other forms of transport that don't clog roads and pollute the air. Australian cities are still putting cars first.
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Arts + Culture
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Lida Ayoubi, Auckland University of Technology; Melanie Johnson, University of Auckland
An estimated 90% of all written works worldwide are not available in accessible formats. New Zealand is implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to help change that.
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Environment + Energy
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Michael Roderick, Australian National University
Many rural town water supplies cannot weather even a single year of drought. This is a failure of planning and funding on a grand scale.
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