A maverick on fabric: the strange, unconventional art of Jenny Watson
A major exhibition of Jenny Watson's work at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art spans 40 years in the creative life of a rule-breaking Australian artist.
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FactCheck Q&A: the facts on birth rates for Muslim couples and non-Muslim couples in Australia
Do Muslim couples in Australia have 'on average 4.5 children' while other couples have '1.5 children'? Could Australia have a 'Muslim majority' in 'a couple' of generations? Let's check the evidence.
Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations
Comprehensive, independent Australian data regarding domestic violence within churches is long overdue.
The new Department of Home Affairs is unnecessary and seems to be more about politics than reform
The move to consolidate security agencies under one minister upends generations of conventions on how security intelligence and executive police powers are managed separately.
How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don’t work?
In the last decade we've seen a ten-fold increase in the number of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
What biological clocks and geological rocks tell us about life in space
How can life on Earth help us understand life in space? To answer this question, we compare biological clocks and geological rocks and find that they tick uniformly.
Is the world really sleepwalking to war? Systems thinking can provide an answer
An aggressive posture is one thing – but doing something about it is another, as countries factor in the costs and risks of aggression.
Donald Horne’s ‘lucky country’ and the decline of the public intellectual
Donald Horne saw Australia as a lucky country that was squandering its luck. His bold ideas captured the nation's imagination. But being a public intellectual is no longer easy. Who will come up with the next grand ideas?
Migrants are stopping regional areas from shrinking
Regional settlement of migrants benefits both new arrivals and local communities.
Without better regulation, the global market for breast milk will exploit mothers
The potential for exploitation is rife in the international market for breast milk. Fair trade and fair pay regulations are crucial to protect consumers in Australia and suppliers abroad.
Book review: The Death of Expertise
Tom Nichols' book The Death of Expertise examines why the relationship between experts and citizens in a democracy is collapsing, and what can be done about it.
Why the climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than weather records suggest
A new analysis suggests that weather records have not yet had time to capture the full effects of climate change, some of which are likely to take centuries to play out.
The G20’s economic leadership deficit
The G20 has stopped showing economic leadership at a time when risks are high. Australia can play a role in addressing this.
What income inequality looks like across Australia
Census data shows there is income inequality between, but also within, regions of Australia.
Government behavioural economics ‘nudge unit’ needs a shove in a new direction
Behavioural economics is severely limited in its approach to inequality. Fortunately, other psychological approaches are better suited.
Australia doesn’t have a population policy – why?
Considering all the aspects of life in Australia that are affected by population, it's remarkable that the nation doesn't have a national policy on it.
Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
Very little is known about suicide and suicide attempts during modern genocides – but we do know there is an aftermath of suicide among victims.
Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on
With fringe right parties feasting on the margins of conservative political discontent in Australia, deeper questions are being asked about whether the Liberal Party itself is at risk.
Census 2016: what’s changed for Indigenous Australians?
The census mostly delivered a good news story on Indigenous Australian outcomes, but it is unclear to what extent this correlates to improved lives for Indigenous families.
Census 2016 puts on display the increasing diversity in Australians’ relationships
There has been a decrease in the proportion of Australians who are married, and an increase in co-habitation of both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
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ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University
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Associate Professor ANU College of Law and Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, Australian National University
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Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
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Reader in Political Science, Australian National University
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Lecturer in International Law, Australian National University
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Director of the National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
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Professor, infectious diseases and microbiology, Australian National University
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Richard Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor, School of Computer Science and IT, Australian National University
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Reader in Politics, Australian National University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor; Research Director ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University
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Research Associate, Australian National University