26
Apr
2016
Submarines decision ultimately shows the merits of partisan debate on defence »
Andrew Carr, Australian National University
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the announcement that French firm DCNS will build Australia’s...
22
Apr
2016
Ideas for Australia: Australia boosts defences, but must pick its fights carefully in a time of tensions and uncertainties »
John Blaxland, Australian National University
The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the...
21
Apr
2016
Ideas for Australia: Welfare reform needs to be about improving well-being, not punishing the poor »
Peter Whiteford, Australian National University
The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the...
18
Apr
2016
Ideas for Australia: Voters have a good choice of politicians, but need to overcome their mistrust of them »
Marian Sawer, Australian National University
The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016...
15
Apr
2016
The world at your feet: how to build a career in foreign relations »
Gareth Evans, Australian National University
Gareth Evans is chancellor of the Australian National University. He was a cabinet minister in...
14
Apr
2016
China's e-commerce laws not a 'crackdown' but closing a loophole »
Ryan Manuel, Australian National University
Australian businesses need to be more China-savvy in interpreting changes in government...
06
Apr
2016
Benefits of the census retaining names and addresses should outweigh privacy fears »
Nicholas Biddle, Australian National University and Ben Phillips, Australian National University
Former Australian Bureau of Statistics (...
30
Mar
2016
Suicide bombing in Lahore park is the latest attempt to shut public spaces and silence minority voices »
Rosita Armytage, Australian National University
The public park targeted in the recent suicide bombing in Lahore was popular with families...
29
Mar
2016
Ban new wind turbines? Not if the bar for declaring them safe is impossibly high »
Rod Lamberts, Australian National University
The debate about wind farms is clearly not over yet. Last week Australia’s National Heath and...
18
Mar
2016
Why a drop in unemployment doesn't add up – literally »
Tim Trudgian, Australian National University
Unemployment has decreased, according to the latest figures. Here is a question: if the...
16
Mar
2016
Gender neutral policies are a myth: why we need a women's budget »
Miranda Stewart, Australian National University
Most government policies these days look gender neutral. But in substance, government...
09
Mar
2016
George Brandis was never going to get what he wanted from his 'freedoms' inquiry »
Simon Rice, Australian National University
When the Australian Law Reform Commission published its interim report on its “freedoms” inquiry...
04
Mar
2016
Friday essay: Silver-tongued Turnbull fails to woo the arts vote »
Sasha Grishin, Australian National University
In May 2015, the Australian arts community was shocked, perplexed and bemused when the then...
02
Mar
2016
Students say textbooks are too expensive – could an open access model be the answer? »
Roxanne Missingham, Australian National University
For university students, textbooks have been both a saviour and a bane. Having most of...
02
Mar
2016
Iran: a transition to reform and moderation »
Amin Saikal
Of all the countries in the Gulf, the Islamic Republic of Iran has alone proved to possess a stable, electorally legitimate...
26
Feb
2016
Woolworths counts the cost of Masters blunder, with food business under fire »
John Rice, University of New England and Nigel Martin, Australian National University
Woolworths’ long-suffering shareholders may well be...
26
Feb
2016
The end of 2 per cent: Australia gets serious about its defence budget »
Andrew Carr, Australian National University and Daniel Baldino, University of Notre Dame Australia
Compared to Tony Abbott, Prime...
25
Feb
2016
Should scientists engage with pseudo-science or anti-science? »
Rod Lamberts, Australian National University and Will J Grant, Australian National University
The ABC’s flagship science journalism TV...
23
Feb
2016
Gap between rich and poor extends to views on retirement age: poll »
Matthew Gray, Australian National University and Rob Bray, Australian National University
Only a minority of Australians favour current...
19
Feb
2016
Najib and Malaysia’s road to redemption? »
As leading party UMNO and its embattled PM desperately cling to power, Dr Amrita Malhi from ANU believes there could be even darker times...
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