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Intifar Chowdhury, Australian National University
Amid predictions about a “youthquake” before May 21, what role did young voters play in this radical electoral shift?
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Jessica Lake, Australian Catholic University
Reform is needed to better balance the protection of men’s individual reputations with the rights of women to speak about their experiences.
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Paul Boxer, Rutgers University - Newark
Risk assessments and rigid gun laws are among the tools that can help prevent school massacres, a specialist in youth aggression says.
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Bill Hare, Murdoch University
We calculate that this project will add about 41 megatonnes per year to Australia’s national emissions from around 2030.
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Andrew Norton, Australian National University
Huge disparities in how much students pay for courses mean graduates of high-fee disciplines will take longer to repay their debts or might never do so. That will ultimately add to government debt.
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Mike Armour, Western Sydney University; Cecilia Ng, UNSW Sydney; Mathew Leonardi, University of Sydney
Clinicians now able to give a clinical diagnosis of “suspected endometriosis” based on symptoms and a physical examination.
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Ivano Bongiovanni, The University of Queensland
Between growing scam and hack incidents, global cyber warfare threats, and the increasing connectivity of our systems – keeping Australia’s cyber defences up is of the utmost importance.
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Gregory Moore, The University of Melbourne
When Melbourne had to isolate during COVID lockdowns, Greg Moore and his family discovered the pleasure of a very fine fungi-spotting season.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud announce the Coalition’s shadow ministry
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra
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Robyn Clay-Williams, Macquarie University; Henry Cutler, Macquarie University
Adding more beds won’t fix emergency department pressures. Neither will one-size-fits-all processes. But improving patient flow and addressing staff shortages might.
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Tim Nelson, Griffith University; Joel Gilmore, Griffith University
Electricity is an essential service. Acting quickly is crucial to avoid households falling into hardship, and businesses closing their doors.
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Kevin Carrico, Monash University
Louisa Lim’s ‘haunting testimonial’ to Hong Kong reveals a politically engaged and dynamic civil society beneath the surface of an unrelenting reign of terror.
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Alex Millmow, Federation University Australia
The double standard goes back to 1929, when Labor had the misfortune to be elected 12 days before the Wall Street crash that set off the Great Depression.
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