How an approach to science helps define the political centre

There was a bit of talk over the last election cycle, expressed in the usual language of political left and right, about returning the pendulum to the “sensible centre”.
17 November 2014

High Court invites fresh challenge to Queensland’s bikie laws

Last Friday, the High Court handed down its decision in a constitutional challenge to Queensland’s controversial suite of anti-bikie laws.
17 November 2014

Booing at a memorial: politeness and political ritual

The Whitlam memorial was a grand story of Australia’s evolution since the war and a portrait of the life and legend of a towering, verbose ex-prime minister.
10 November 2014

Iron ore race to the bottom not in the interests of Australians

The world’s biggest iron ore producer, Vale, has announced its intention to expand production despite a falling price.
10 November 2014

Memoria in Memoriam: Whitlam’s farewell invokes power of oratory

In a playful rhetorical flourish at the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday, Indigenous leader Noel Pearson monumentalised Gough Whitlam’s prime ministerial legacy, Monty Pytho
10 November 2014

Refugee mental health a top priority for Endeavour Scholarship winner

A University of Queensland researcher is bound for Harvard University, thanks to the Australian Government’s Endeavour Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship for
7 November 2014

Oh the irony! Retailers blind to discrimination and lost business

A blind woman has made news by launching a claim of unlawful discrimination against Coles and its online website.
7 November 2014

Black Comedy: the ABC makes a bold foray into race relations

ABC’s new Indigenous sketch show Black Comedy, which premiered last night, is touted as a “show by blackfellas … for everyone”.
6 November 2014

Security bill opens door to targeted killings and broader control orders

The government introduced its third set of national security laws last week.
6 November 2014

End-of-life care: how terminally ill kids and their parents can plan for a better death

The diagnosis of a palliative illness in a child or adolescent is devastating for all involved: parents, family members and the children themselves.
5 November 2014

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