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Opposition leader Angus Taylor has announced a new-look opposition front bench with Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer and Jane Hume, the deputy Liberal leader, taking on the portfolio of employment, industrial relations, productivity and deregulation.
Given the dire state of the Coalition, metaphors about shuffling deckchairs have been doing the rounds in recent days. But if you look more carefully, Taylor has done a decent job of balancing competing objectives. He’s also brought the rebellious Nationals back into the fold, along with Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.
The new shadow ministry rewards some Taylor supporters, punishes colleagues who backed his predecessor, and matches up fairly well against the Albanese government. As Michelle Grattan writes today, the “unembarrassable” but effective Wilson is one to watch: he’s the only Liberal to win back a “teal" seat last year and he just might get under Jim Chalmers’ skin.
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Misha Ketchell
Editor-in-chief
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has appointed Tim Wilson to go head-to-head as shadow treasurer against Jim Chalmers.
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Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University; Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University
A civil rights activist who twice ran for president and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson was an American political icon. But above all, he was a Southerner.
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Se Youn Park, The University of Queensland
Some women and children will return independently, making it harder for authorities to manage the process.
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Peter Breadon, Grattan Institute; Mia Jessurun, Grattan Institute
Before COVID, Australia reached its target of 95% of 1-year-olds fully immunised. Now, lower coverage means more babies are at risk of whooping cough and measles.
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Fethi Mansouri, Deakin University
What is happening with racism on Australian campuses? And what can be done to fix it?
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Thalia Anthony, University of Technology Sydney
While accused Bondi gunman Naveed Akram’s case is among the worst of the worst, his severe incarceration has a flow-on effect to non-violent inmates nationally.
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Katherine Sundermann, Monash University
Rather than selling off land to private developers, the government has better options. A policy from the 1990s provides a guide.
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Ben McCann, Adelaide University
Robert Duvall has died at 95. From The Godfather to The Apostle, he illuminated every film he was in.
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Politics + Society
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Sebastian Maslow, University of Tokyo
The new Japanese leader is boosting defence spending, strengthening the military and even potentially revising Japan’s pacifist constitution.
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Health + Medicine
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Evelyn Parr, Australian Catholic University
New research shows intermittent fasting is no more effective for weight loss than receiving traditional dietary advice.
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Business + Economy
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Kerry Brown, Edith Cowan University
Know the rules so your side gig doesn’t spill over into your main employment.
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Environment + Energy
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Owen Atkin, Australian National University; Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University; Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University; Michael Kearney, The University of Melbourne
Sustained extreme heat can damage, weaken and kill all living things, from wheat crops to koalas and fruit bats.
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Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Behind this summer’s floods and slips is a simple signal we rarely talk about: humidity. As the climate warms, NZ will need to pay closer attention.
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Jenna Imad Harb, Australian National University; Kirsty Anantharajah, University of Canberra
When Bad Bunny scaled power poles at the Super Bowl, he was spotlighting Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages.
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James J Bell, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Christopher Cornwall, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Ohad Peleg, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Sewage spills are often seen as short-term public health crises. But the ecological impacts can be lasting, especially if combined with marine heatwaves and storms.
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Science + Technology
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Ian A. Wright, Western Sydney University; Katherine Warwick, Western Sydney University
Poo in a public pool? Here’s what staff do to keep everyone safe from disease.
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Arts + Culture
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Grace Waye-Harris, Adelaide University
From ram’s horns to steel parading as silk, renaissance armour doubled as a form of high art.
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Books + Ideas
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Benjamin Miller, University of Sydney; Dashiell Moore, University of Sydney
Novelist Alexis Wright has described Lionel Fogarty as Aboriginal literature’s ‘poet laureate’. His was a life of energy, art, yarning, poetry and politics.
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Welcome to the Jungle
“Ranjan Yagoda asked some interesting questions. Trump has made 'peace' his mission - but it doesn't matter how he brings it about. He has discarded the 'rules-based order' that prevailed in favour of his own order; i.e. it's his way or the highway - and his way is to demonstrate that the USA has the military might and isn't afraid to use it ... to bring about peace! The answer to Ranjan’s question, unfortunately, is 'yes, the laws of the jungle now prevail'."
David Gordon, Cranebrook NSW
Depression causes
"I endured depression continuously for 17 years from my late teens to well into my early 30s, much of it severe. There was no apparent cause or reason for it, certainly that I could tell, so for much of that time I just endured. Only four years ago, an alert young Indigenous doctor picked up on elevated blood iron levels in a routine check-up. Subsequent genetic testing confirmed I have haemochromatosis, which can lead to chronic stress which isn't perceived by the sufferer but is surely a pre-condition leading to depression in many people that isn't readily explained."
Alex Nelson, Alice Springs NT
A better way to fight inflation?
"If the RBA raises interest rates on mortgages to reduce consumer spending, why not increase compulsory superannuation contributions paid by the employee. Then the money goes back into the pockets of our citizens and not the banks."
Roger Webb, Mornington VIC
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