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Editor's note
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The year is coming to a close and that means it’s time to take stock of what’s happened during 2018. We’ve compiled a selection of the year’s best articles in our 2018 Yearbook and we’re happy to extend our 30% off discount to readers (perfect for those who haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet). This collection of essays brings you the best of the authoritative journalism for which we’re is renowned, and includes some of our strongest
expert voices, including Michelle Grattan, Robyn Whitaker, Peter Doherty and Alan Finkel.
Buy your book online at Melbourne University Publishing and use the discount code: YEARBOOK2018 for your exclusive 30% off.
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Molly Glassey
Audience Development Manager
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Top story
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Maningrida, a community on Australia’s remote north-central coast, is a language hotspot.
Jill Vaughan
Jill Vaughan, University of Melbourne
At the Maningrida football Grand Final in 2015, commentary was recorded in nine languages. But elsewhere, the threat of language loss poses a serious risk to our nation’s cultural inheritance.
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How the float was greeted, 35 years ago on December 10, 1983.
The Australian, December 10, 1983
Richard Holden, UNSW
Floating the dollar 35 years ago was a leap into the unknown. Here's how it has served us well.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Markus, Monash University
The results of three surveys show that, in testing public opinion, much hangs on how the questions are asked and the surveys are designed.
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Mark Evans, University of Canberra; Gerry Stoker, University of Canberra; Max Halupka, University of Canberra
Australians' trust in politicians and democracy continues to plummet, posing significant problems for the effective running of the country.
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Science + Technology
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Bronwyn Orr, University of Sydney; Mark Westman, University of Sydney
Around 175,000 dogs and cats in Australian animal shelters are put down each year. But you can gift a pet a new home this Christmas, with the support of animal welfare groups.
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Bernardo Figueiredo, RMIT University; Linda Brennan, RMIT University; Torgeir Aleti (né Watne), RMIT University
Younger generations could learn a thing or two from their older counterparts about how to have a healthier relationship with digital technologies like social media.
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Health + Medicine
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Stephen Bright, Edith Cowan University; Nicole Lee, Curtin University
Media-driven panic about drugs can create a perception more people are using the drug than they actually are, and when teens think 'everyone' is doing it, they are more likely to want to do it too.
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Christine Carson, University of Western Australia; Tim Inglis, University of Western Australia
It's hard to predict how long it will take to feel better after you start taking antibiotics. But if you start feeling worse one to two days after starting the therapy, you must see your doctor.
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Arts + Culture
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Sally Breen, Griffith University
Sport is a dominant thread in Australia’s cultural DNA. But it’s also divisive.
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Tanya Dalziell, University of Western Australia; Paul Genoni, Curtin University
Leonard Cohen's letter to his former girlfriend on her death bed became a viral phenomenon. But the words that circulated on social media were a paraphrased version, not his own.
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Education
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Jesse Adams Stein, University of Technology Sydney
The skills shortage in the foundry sector shows there is a continuing demand for "traditional" trades.
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Kellie Bousfield, Charles Sturt University; Jacquie Tinkler, Charles Sturt University
Far from proof of a flawed education system, politically active school students are evidence our education system is working well.
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Cities
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Elisa Palazzo, UNSW
Australia's coastal settlements are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Climate-resilient urban landscapes that can cope with large amounts of water need to become the new normal.
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Sophia Maalsen, University of Sydney
While share houses are more a matter of financial necessity than choice, many older Australians are discovering it has unexpected social benefits for them.
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Business + Economy
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Nicole Sutton, University of Technology Sydney
Examination of the first deposit in what became Westpac tells us much about 1817, not all of it pleasant.
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Floating the dollar 35 years ago was a leap into the unknown. Here's how it has served us well.
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Environment + Energy
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Marc Hudson, University of Manchester
George H.W. Bush, who has passed away aged 94, was US president when the world began grasping the climate issue in earnest. But he was pivotal in setting the US on a course of blocking climate action.
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Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Rob Jackson, Stanford University
For the second year in a row global greenhouse emissions from fossil fuels have risen, putting 2018 on course to set a new record, according to an annual audit from the Global Carbon Project.
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Featured jobs
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