How science withstands political attacks
Despite years of attacks by Coalition governments, Australian scientists still manage to do their jobs. This is how.
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A note from the managing editor
‘In times of great upheaval we all need to find our people.’
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Great Barrier Reef inquiry doesn’t seem like it has much to do with science
The Coalition has launched another investigation into conditions on the Great Barrier Reef. But is it really about the science, or just a chance to attack Queensland’s Labor government?
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Striking is the only moral option
Make your choice: it’s either total abandon, or commitment to collective action. There is now no middle space to hide in.
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Where’s the News Corp front page on Murdoch’s extravagant salary?
The Herald Sun loves to challenge Australia’s powerful for pocketing hefty pay cheques. Unless, of course, it’s the powerful people running News Corp.
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Who are the Jehovah’s Witnesses and what do they believe in?
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have become notorious for their door-knocking and evangelism, but not much is widely known about their other practices.
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Bachelor finale romances the night
Ten pulled out a win with its Bachelor finale despite a slip in audiences.
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Discrimination against international students in campus politics is nothing new
Monash University’s student union recently made headlines for effectively excluding international students from elections. This incident is not an outlier.
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Will Trump and Morrison follow in the footsteps of Holt and LBJ?
The price of Trump’s hospitality may well be cementing the Australia-US military bond even further.
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Centrelink is a broken system in need of reform
Crikey readers on the welfare system and the government’s war on asylum seekers.
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Students, workers mobilise for global climate strike
Good morning, early birds. Students and workers are set to strike in a day of global mass climate mobilisation, and Scott Morrison prepares to appeal to Donald Trump for fuel access.
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Centrelink shakedown: what happens when Centrelink asks to see your transaction history?
A welfare recipient has been asked to provide 10 months of financial transactions. Is it a new front in the welfare war, or another symptom of a broken system?
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