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The election is shaping up to be a nail-biter, with talk of hung parliaments and a slew of tight contests in seats across the land.
But for the Nationals, the run to May 21 is looking a bit more relaxed. As Geoff Cockfield writes, the party has “good prospects of retaining most, if not all of their House of Representatives seats and gaining an additional senator”.
However in politics, there’s no such thing as totally relaxed. Cockfield gives us an in-depth look at the junior Coalition partner’s campaign and the speed bumps ahead (hello, Matt Canavan and climate change). Barnaby Joyce may be back as leader, but for how long?
And yesterday, Labor launched its campaign in Perth. Michelle Grattan writes that while much could have gone wrong for Labor with Anthony Albanese only just out of isolation after suffering from COVID, in fact it all went smoothly. The opposition leader had a modest swag of well-directed policy sweeteners for key groups, and he made his pitch with energy.
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Judith Ireland
Deputy Editor, Politics + Society
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Geoff Cockfield, University of Southern Queensland
While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have have fewer immediate concerns ahead of May 21.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Labor’s confidence will be boosted by two polls showing it holding a strong lead, as Anthony Albanese carried off a well orchestrated party launch on Sunday.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese on Sunday formally launched Labor’s campaign, with promises for low paid women, and aspiring home buyers.
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Lisa Portolan, Western Sydney University
Women don’t want to ‘intimidate’ a man through their photos – but this is just one way they are hiding their true selves.
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Nicholas Fuller, University of Sydney
BMI was created to describe the average man in the 1800s. It shouldn’t be used to predict health.
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Kun Zhao, Monash University; Liam Smith, Monash University
Our report provides a snapshot of a changing Australia and highlight areas that undermine our unity, well-being, and opportunity to have a ‘fair go’.
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Steven Hail, Torrens University Australia
The best way to manage the economy is though an array of tools. Interest rates are just one.
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Daniel Harris, The University of Queensland; Dylan Cowley, The University of Queensland; Yongjing Mao, The University of Queensland
This goes against the general understanding of how climate change impacts the coast. So what’s going on?
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Politics + Society
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Benjamin Clark, The Conversation
In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel speak to a Chinese media expert about how the Chinese-Australian community is being courted in the campaign.
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Michael Jensen, University of Canberra; Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, University of Canberra
We’re already seeing signs of disinformation on social media ahead of the federal election.
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Suze Wilson, Massey University; Toby Newstead, University of Tasmania
Inspirational and brave, the Ukrainian president exhibits all seven ‘virtues’ of effective crisis leadership.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In the third report on The Wentworth Project, we find in focus group research that independent candidate Allegra Spender has shifted soft voters opinions about her
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Health + Medicine
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Eleanor Holroyd, Auckland University of Technology; Antje Deckert, Auckland University of Technology; Edmond Samuel Fehoko, University of Auckland; Laumua Tunufai, Auckland University of Technology; Megan Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science; Nayananta Appleton, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Nelly Martin-Anatias, Auckland University of Technology; Nicholas J. Long, London School of Economics and Political Science; Rogena Sterling, University of Waikato; Sharyn Graham Davies, Monash University; Susanna Trnka, University of Auckland
Community healthcare workers say the price they paid to care for vulnerable patients during the pandemic has been largely ignored. It’s time to recognise their work at the front line.
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Sarah J MacLean, La Trobe University; Helen Lee, La Trobe University; Kathleen Maltzahn, La Trobe University; Mary Whiteside, La Trobe University
New technology, big jackpots and rubbery regulation means bingo’s friendly reputation is due for a rethink.
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Science + Technology
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Lukas Wesemann, The University of Melbourne
So far, similar medical diagnostics tech has either required time-consuming post processing, or has used parts that prevented it from being integrated into a flat design.
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Scarlett Howard, Monash University; Adrian Dyer, RMIT University; Andrew Greentree, RMIT University; Jair Garcia, RMIT University
The miniature brains of honeybees were able to understand the concepts of odd and even, despite only having 960,000 neurons (compared to 86 billion in humans).
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Environment + Energy
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Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University
It wouldn’t be a modern Australian election campaign without the words “carbon tax” being thrown around.So lets clear a few things up.
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Books + Ideas
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Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, The University of Western Australia
A new collection of non-fiction by one of Australia’s greatest poets enriches our understanding of her legacy.
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Business + Economy
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Isaac Gross, Monash University
The government used to set interest rates but it doesn’t anymore. If UAP really did try to deliver on an election promise to cap interest rates at 3% for five years, what would the consequences be?
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