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In five years’ time, India will have the largest tertiary-age population in the world. But supply is unlikely to be able to meet demand. This provides a good opportunity for Australia.
Without quotas to correct the effects of these gender biases, the under-representation of women Coalition MPs is effectively guaranteed.
Some policies split the traditional supporters of the Coalition, while others will put the government at odds with key Senate cross benchers.
With nearly 25 years of uninterrupted economic growth at risk of coming to an end, the new government must make budget repair a priority.
There have been three clear lessons from this long election campaign: the vote is fragmenting, the media is fragmenting, and long election campaigns are not a good idea.
The government should consider five options to increase economic growth.
Galaxies are supposed to be the place where new stars are formed. So what causes some to stop this stellar production line?
The Turnbull government must reconcile the political sensitivity of Medicare and the need for fiscal discipline.
New South Wales’ ban on greyhound racing is a response to the high rate of animal deaths in the industry. But what about other states, and other animal industries, where the problem is prevalent too?
Keep Calm and Carry On is now a pop cultural phenomenon, symbolising the famed British ‘stiff upper lip’. But rather than being a nostalgic relic of a reassuring past, Keep Calm should be seen as a symbol of terror.
Within days of its release the new Pokémon Go had got people pounding the streets trying to capture virtual creatures. But already there are concerns over the risks it poses to gamers.
Seasons, stars, settler colonialism: the nations of the south – Australia, Argentina and South Africa – have much in common. And the 2003 Nobel laureate for literature, JM Coetzee, is helping reframe Australian writing within this southern context.
To try and make eating fruit easier, get the most nutritionally from what we eat and avoid wastage, it is important to consider the best stage to eat fruits from harvesting to over-ripening.
As Australia joins a New York summit to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it still faces questions over whether it is meeting water standards at home.
Minority governments can successfully prosecute their policy agendas even while being destabilised.
First clue: inequality.
After a slim victory, how the Coalition works with the crossbench MPs will prove important to the success and stability of the Turnbull government.
Not only do healthy, well-maintained trees provide shade and benefit the ecosystem, they can have a meaningful social impact: people in newly greened neighbourhoods start to look out for each other.
How did the Coalition go from a resounding victory in 2013 to the edge of electoral defeat?
Labor and Bill Shorten are right to be pleased with the number of seats they picked up, but it was still not enough for them to form government – and that is the serious task ahead.
China will not be able to rescue Australia if another crisis hits.
Too many girls are missing out on learning IT and computer programming skills that could serve them well in the future economy.
The NDIS’s aspiration of providing user choice and control represents considerable challenges to disability service providers.
Many guidelines offered to GPs are based on evidence unrelated to general practice. Studies show doctors tend to ignore these guidelines which can pose a risk to patients’ health.