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With stretched resources and insatiable demand for content, Australian media will have a difficult job covering the next federal election. But they must strive for “proactive impartiality”.
The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and flesh flies
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Leon Paroissien, who died last week, was one of the great enablers of Australian art. He imagined a better future, then made it happen.
Jamie Oliver’s novel has been withdrawn due to its ‘damaging and disrespectful’ portrayal of First Nations people. Here is how non-Indigenous writers need to approach it: First Nations people first.
Past research has looked at the objectification of women and violence against them. Our new study makes it personal.
With a federal election due in the first half of 2025, the Coalition is gaining on Labor.
Get ready for an alarming future, where truth and science no longer matter.
Where once Democrats could rely on the votes of Hispanic Americans, Trump has swung them across to the Republicans in big numbers.
The former president is set to return to the White House with a comfortable Electoral College win.
To prepare for more intense floods supercharged by climate change, we have to build infrastructure able to tolerate new extremes
Some private health insurers are offering their members easier access to GP telehealth services, sometimes for free.
The roles of health professionals such as nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists have been frozen for decades. A new review shows how this can change.
Wiping debt will help students and graduates but the changes are not as good as they should be. Particularly if you have a HELP debt and a family to support.
As the US election comes to a head, polls still show a close race.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Paleontologist, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in World Literature (including Australian literature), The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus professor, History, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Head, Behavioural Neuropharmacology Laboratory, The University of Melbourne