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Most science communication appeals to those who already love science. It’s harder, but important, to reach out to the disengaged too.
The Intergenerational Report may actually be underestimating the scale of the budgetary challenges ahead.
Experts question where the jobs for older Australians will come from.
Firms can choose to manage for growth or cost cutting, but either way need to know what they are good at.
The government is holding crucial science infrastructure funding hostage until its higher education reforms are passed by the senate.
A tiny handful of Pacific island nations control more than 50% of the world’s tuna fishery, and their efforts to monitor international fishing vessels are set to become a major source of jobs.
Weak labour market data has confirmed a soft economic outlook, but our Shadow Board experts believe a rate cut isn’t the answer.
We should be wary of those who describe metadata as being both benign and powerful at the same time.
Five years on from the Henry Tax Review tax reform is upon us again, and this time Australia must plan for the future.
What the experts think of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s report on the proposed metadata retention laws.
Peta Credlin is in the classic “double bind” of all women in power: if they take charge, they transgress the gendered expectations that “female qualities” are best suited to a supporting role.
Everyone’s looking for an audience for their videos on YouTube, and there are plenty of science videos out there. But not all are popular so what makes one more interesting than another?
Australia Post has relied heavily on parcel revenues to make up for the decline in letters, but now even that is wavering.
Australia’s response to terrorism must not be rooted in short-term political gains, but in a larger strategy that takes into account the problems leading to social disaffection.
If reports are to be believed, both the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the federal government are strongly considering moving from a five-year to a ten-year census cycle. This move has been…
With the release of Fifty Shades of Grey in cinemas this week, serious questions have been raised about whether the film depicts abuse – including on The Conversation. Some feminist groups have staged…
Food distributor Patties Foods has recalled two brands of frozen mixed berries — Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet — due to reports of three people in Victoria, four in Queensland and two in New South Wales…
“At the moment, we are spending over $100 million a day more than we’re collecting in revenue. Now that’s unsustainable, particularly given we’re spending nearly $40 million a day on the interest on the…
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has asked for an urgent review into the circumstances of two Sydney men, Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad, who are accused of plotting a terrorist attack on Australian…
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD Student, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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PhD Student & Research Assistant, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of English, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
