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Editor's note
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South Australians head to the polls this weekend, and find themselves at the centre of a three-way tussle between a Labor government seeking a record fifth term, a Liberal opposition desperate to take the reins, and Nick Xenophon’s return to state politics with SA-BEST. As Rob Manwaring writes, it is not just the result that is uncertain, but the state’s economic and political future as well.
Meanwhile, voters in the inner-Melbourne seat of Batman will also cast their votes for a new federal MP, with a tight contest expected between Labor’s Ged Kearney and the Greens’ Alex Bhathal. Michelle Grattan writes that Labor appears to have stumbled at the 11th hour, and Batman is also a litmus test for possible byelections to come.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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The outcome of the three-horse race between Jay Weatherill’s Labor, Nick Xenophon’s SA-Best and Steven Marshall’s Liberals is uncertain.
AAP/Tracey Nearmy
Rob Manwaring, Flinders University
Much is in play for South Australia in this weekend's state election – politically and economically.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
ALP sources are talking down the chances of their candidate, former ACTU president Ged Kearney, though the party is not writing off the seat.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Both male and female participants were in favour of more women in parliament, and pointed to the value of more diverse opinions than just those of "middle-aged white male lawyers".
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Roman Quaedvlieg was sacked on Thursday by the governor-general on the recommendation of the government.
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Nicholas Farrelly, Australian National University; Adam Simpson, University of South Australia
When Aung San Suu Kyi led her party to victory in 2015, many hoped Myanmar's worst days were behind them. But the government's complicity in the Rohingya crisis has tarnished her reputation.
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Russell Blackford, University of Newcastle
Too often, we automatically dismiss ideas with unsettling implications. We need to focus on evidence, and on ordinary fairness and compassion towards others.
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Arts + Culture
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Robert Wellington, Australian National University
Today, beauty counts for little in the judgement of works of art. But our felt experience of beauty connects us with an object's maker, revealing a pure moment of humanity.
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Anita Pisch, Australian National University
Colony at the NGV pairs colonial art with Indigenous responses, in an effort to create dialogue about Australia's history.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
The construction sector works on a bit of a time lag. So there are a bunch of projects underway that were premised on the loose credit of recent years.
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Eileen Webb, Curtin University
In a period of declining housing affordability and precarious employment, older people are sitting on a "nest egg".
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Health + Medicine
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David Irving, University of Technology Sydney
Recent scientific studies have claimed that transfusions of blood from teenagers can help delay or reverse the ageing process. Do they stack up?
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Luke Grzeskowiak, University of Adelaide; Lisa Amir, La Trobe University; Wendy Ingman, University of Adelaide
Domperidone raises levels of prolactin, which increases the production of breast milk. It's safe for mothers and babies, but not all women will experience the same increase in milk volume.
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James Ward, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute; Belinda Hengel, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute; John Boffa, Curtin University
Young people in remote Aboriginal communities have high rates of STIs for a number of reasons, including inconsistent condom use and poor access to health services.
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Science + Technology
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Karen Lamb, Deakin University; David Farmer, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
A statistical method widely used today by scientists and others is all thanks to a statistician at a Guinness brewery whose work was published anonymously more than a century ago.
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Fiona Fidler, University of Melbourne
Economist, author and MP Andrew Leigh spoke to Fiona Fidler about how we should be using randomised trials more to drive decisions and policy in public life.
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Tamara Davis, The University of Queensland
Stephen Hawking was a highly creative scientist, pushing past assumptions and playing with "what if" scenarios to take physics to new levels.
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Cities
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Malini Sur, Western Sydney University
Cycling is a low-cost and non-polluting way to make deliveries in congested cities. Slow cyclists should be recognised as good for the economy and environment, not treated like second-class citizens.
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Environment + Energy
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Bek Christensen, Queensland University of Technology; Bill Bateman, Curtin University; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Don Driscoll, Deakin University; Grant Wardell-Johnson, Curtin University; Noel D Preece, James Cook University; Sarah Luxton, Curtin University
Most of Australia's plants and animals are found nowhere else on Earth. This remarkable biodiversity requires a bolder, brighter conservation vision.
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Education
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George Rennie, University of Melbourne
Student activists are presenting important, emotionally powerful counter-narratives to those of the gun lobby. Their success will depend on whether they can sustain these efforts.
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Alex Edney-Browne, University of Melbourne; Tilman Ruff, University of Melbourne
Research partnerships between Australian universities, the Department of Defence and weapons manufacturers may not be ethically justifiable.
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Featured jobs
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La Trobe University — Bundoora, Victoria
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Featured events
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Education LT 351, Education Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia — University of Sydney
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Hotel Windsor - Bourke Room - 111 Spring Street , Melbourne , Australian Capital Territory, 3000, Australia — Monash University
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