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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull campaigning at a Tasmania factory for Brett Whiteley, the Liberal candidate in the Braddon by-election. Bob Iddon

Byelection guide: what’s at stake on Super Saturday

Rob Manwaring, Flinders University; Chris Salisbury, The University of Queensland; Ian Cook, Murdoch University, and Michael Lester, University of Tasmania

On Saturday, five federal seats will have a byelection, with particular attention being paid to tight races in Longman and Braddon. And all have implications for the major parties and their leaders.
The latest research suggests that in Australia, rooftop solar photovoltaics are more likely to be adopted by middle-class households.

Are solar panels a middle-class purchase? This survey says yes

Adam McHugh, Murdoch University

Households that are most likely to go solar are those that can afford solar panels, but aren’t so rich that they don’t have to worry about their electricity bill at all, says a survey of 8,000 homes.
A government plan to ‘dart’ wild horses with fertility control drugs ignores science and expert advice.

Hold your horses – brumby fertility control isn’t that easy

Andrea Harvey, University of Technology Sydney; Carolynne Joone, James Cook University, and Jordan Hampton, Murdoch University

There is no way to effectively administer fertility control to thousands of horses scattered through a huge national park meaning population growth will only be limited as they run out of food
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Federal Budget 2018: a state-by-state spending analysis

Chris Salisbury, The University of Queensland; Anika Gauja, University of Sydney; David Hayward, RMIT University; Ian Cook, Murdoch University; María Yanotti, University of Tasmania; Rob Manwaring, Flinders University, and Rolf Gerritsen, Charles Darwin University

With a federal election looming within a year, our panel looks at what each state and territory has been handed in the budget - and why it matters.
Anggota Punk Muslim dari Surabaya dan Jakarta berkumpul di acara ‘Ngobrol Bareng Punk Muslim’ di Jakarta pada Januari 15, 2017. Hikmawan Saefullah

Punk tidak mati di Indonesia, mereka menjadi Islami

Hikmawan Saefullah, Murdoch University

Kemunculan paham Islam di gerakan musik bawah tanah, termasuk, mengundang perhatian banyak orang. Apa kira-kira penyebabnya?
Punk Muslim members from Surabaya and Jakarta gather together for their event ‘Ngobrol Bareng Punk Muslim’ in Jakarta on January 15 2017. Hikmawan Saefullah

Punks are not dead in Indonesia, they’ve turned to Islam

Hikmawan Saefullah, Murdoch University

The emergence of the Islamic movement in the Indonesian underground music scene has drawn a lot of people’s attention. What factors are driving the underground youths, especially punks, to religion?
Large-scale adoption of a plant-based diet could have a great impact on climate change mitigation and anti-microbial efficacy. Shutterstock

We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better world

Anne Schwenkenbecher, Murdoch University

Individually rational actions can lead to collectively undesirable outcomes. Rethinking our individual moral obligations as forming part of a collective pattern of action can lead to positive change.
Australia’s rigorous health requirements exclude anyone who might be a threat to public health, or with a condition which could place excessive financial demands on public health or community services. Shutterstock

Visa policy for overseas students with a disability is nonsensical and discriminatory

Jan Gothard, Murdoch University

Overseas students with a disability shouldn’t be denied visas on the basis of potential cost to Australia’s community or health services. They are required to pay for these services themselves anyway.

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