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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his front bench, which contains a record number of women. And while many of the portfolios have been given to the same people who held them in opposition, there were a few surprises.
Owing to losing Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler from parliament altogether, Clare O'Neil takes on home affairs while Tanya Plibersek will move from education to the environment. Michelle Grattan writes that Plibersek’s move (climate change remains in a separate portfolio with energy, to be held by Chris Bowen) comes as a surprise to the sector and many in the party. She also relinquishes the women’s affairs portfolio, which will now be held by Finance Minister
Katy Gallagher.
It is, though, an experienced team that Albanese has assembled, which he will need for the policy agenda he has set and the host of unknowns that inevitably come a government’s way.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Penny Wong’s first trip as foreign minister appears to have been a success. But there is a long road ahead – and lessons from 50 years ago may be useful.
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John Quiggin, The University of Queensland
The rise of teals and Greens challenges Labor to take more ambitious climate action, but room to move is constrained by pre-election commitments.
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Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury; Alex Kazemi, University of Auckland; Lukas Marek, University of Canterbury
The last time New Zealanders even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
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Helen Dickinson, UNSW Sydney; Anne Kavanagh, The University of Melbourne
The short-term NDIS priorities for the new government are to rebuild trust and restore it to its original intention.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
New treasurer Jim Chalmers was part of Australia’s successful effort to avoid the last US-led “great recession” in 2008. He may need to draw on those lessons sooner than we’d like.
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Politics + Society
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Jon Piccini, Australian Catholic University
If anything, Brisbane has long-mirrored the broader Queensland rebellious streak when it comes to politics.
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Bindi Bennett, Bond University
Learning about First Nations people and their histories can make some feel awkward or uncomfortable at times. However, being willing to embrace that discomfort is vital to learning.
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Simon D Angus, Monash University; Jacinta Elston, Monash University; Tim Dwyer, Monash University
Our analysis revealed the relative attention our news and opinion pieces gave to First Nations peoples began to grow steadily from around 2005, with a huge peak in 2007.
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Health + Medicine
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Katie Lee, The University of Queensland; Erin McMeniman, The University of Queensland; H. Peter Soyer, The University of Queensland
The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Here’s what to expect if you have one.
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Katie Lee, The University of Queensland; Erin McMeniman, The University of Queensland; H. Peter Soyer, The University of Queensland
Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or melanomas.
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Science + Technology
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Ben Egliston, Queensland University of Technology
Scams in both the crypto gaming and blockchain space more broadly are increasing.
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Environment + Energy
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Rosalind Archer, Griffith University
Island states are often dependent on expensive imported fossil fuels for their power. Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.
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Melissa Starling, University of Sydney
Want to check your canine friend isn’t suffering when an Antarctic blast hits? Start with their ears and feet.
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Saeid Baroutian, University of Auckland; Terrell Thompson, University of Auckland
Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, US and West African coasts for a decade. So we’ve developed a new approach to turn what’s now rubbish into green electricity and fertiliser.
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Education
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Gavin Moodie, University of Toronto
Higher education didn’t feature heavily in the election campaign, yet the sector has high expectations of the new government. The key is the idea of an accord and the change in approach it implies.
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Arts + Culture
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Travis Holland, Charles Sturt University; Lisa Watt, Charles Sturt University
Jurassic World’s Claire Dearing was critiqued for wearing heels – but her outfit choices show the development of her character.
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Books + Ideas
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Yasmine Musharbash, Australian National University
What might our future look like? Together, these speculative fiction stories offer a First Nations response to this burning question.
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Charles Barbour, Western Sydney University
Margaret Atwood’s new fireproof copy of The Handmaid’s Tale protests book banning – and burning. The Venn diagram of those who burn books and those who read them is typically two separate circles.
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