What did we learn from the Canning byelection campaign? What are the result’s implications for both the new Turnbull government and the Labor opposition?
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. UWA is committed to the achievement of the highest quality research and scholarship at international standards of excellence.
Links
Displaying 1181 - 1200 of 2146 articles
Journalists commonly make three errors when it comes to speaking about objectivity in their craft.
Political analyst Natalie Mast speaks with “The Poll Bludger” William Bowe about what Monday’s leadership spill will mean for Saturday’s Canning byelection.
Natalie Mast spoke with William Bowe about what the leadership spill means for the Canning byelection, which looms as a test of both new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
The OECD has just given the world an F when it comes to using computers to improve educational outcomes in schools and to give teenagers the digital skills they will increasingly need in life. In a report…
Yes, we’re in a ‘new normal’, so the best thing to do is improve understanding of high-frequency trading.
Are some countries more compassionate than others when it comes to taking in the victims of conflict and chaos? To judge from the numbers, one might be forgiven for thinking so. Of the four million registered…
The Conversation’s experts react to Malcolm Turnbull’s defeat of Tony Abbott in a ballot for the Liberal Party leadership.
Pratchett’s work is often classified as ‘genre fiction’ rather than literary fiction. Yet his relationship with genre is complex and adversarial. He sets genre stereotypes up to be deconstructed.
The US Surgeon General last week issued another call to action to get his nation walking. Faced with the fact that 50% of the US adult population (a statistic replicated in other western countries) suffers…
Apple’s latest product announcements came as little surprise as most of the announcements had been leaked prior to the event. With all Apple events however, especially those that are seen as unveiling…
The current influx of asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants into Western Europe presents a profound challenge to the European Union’s values, solidarity and capacity to simply manage and accommodate…
Of all of the things that people do online, the act of offering an opinion is not only one of the most popular activities, but it also underpins almost everything else that happens. Sharing opinions is…
Many people outside China find it hard to understand its obsession with history. Appropriately enough, however, a little historical context can help to explain this. China has had more recorded history…
Intel has used the 5th anniversary of their purchase of security company McAfee to release a review of how the cybersecurity landscape has changed in that time. There are a number of surprising observations…
Two-and-a-half weeks out from polling day, Natalie Mast sat down with elections expert William Bowe to discuss the 12 candidates, the major parties’ campaigns, and key issues in Canning.
The demonstrations against Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak are a potent manifestation of the scale of disillusionment with the government.
The distinction between where a corporation’s customers are and where it operates is an important one.
Trade policy is usually the eye-glazing preserve of policy wonks and public officials. Suddenly, however, it’s the epicentre of a debate that tells us much about the difficulties facing political parties…
Jobs, or more accurately, not having a job, has been in the news this week. The Foundation of Young Australians released a report claiming that 40% of all Australian jobs would be at high risk of being…
Authors
-
Research Associate in galaxy evolution, The University of Western Australia
-
Research Fellow in Ecology, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor and Head of School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
-
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Western Australia
-
Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
-
Adjunct Professor, School of Psychological Science | Freelance Research Consultant, The University of Western Australia
-
ARC Future Fellow in Marine Ecology, The University of Western Australia
-
Staff Scientist, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and PhD Researcher, The University of Western Australia
-
Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
-
Research fellow, Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Negotiation, The University of Western Australia
-
Associate Professor of Applied Entomology, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
-
Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, The University of Western Australia
