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Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old

While there have been moves to making voting optional in Australia, voters have consistently expressed their support for it being compulsory.

Politics and society

Post-truth politics and manosphere extremists in Australian schools

To counter some of the harmful influences of Andrew Tate and others, we need long-term, critical, and transformational approaches embedded within both curricula and school cultures.

Education

Bees on coins: An age-old link between sweetness and value

The surprising frequency of bees on coins through history shows the enduring importance to human societies of our buzzing companions.

Politics and society

How ‘witch-hunts’ and ‘Stockholm syndrome’ became part of political language

Politicians have cynically used metaphor to imply meaning through language.

Politics and society

Students think the ATAR is ‘unfair’, but we need to be careful about replacing it

A common criticism of the ATAR is that it doesn’t tell universities enough about potential students. But so-called “narrative evaluation” models of assessment have their issues, too.

Education

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.

Politics and society

The great Australian adjective

If you were being polite, you’d call it “colourful”. It was once also regarded as “disgusting” and an oath, but really, it’s just a bloody great word.

Politics and society

A deep-dive into Australia’s lexicon

Shortly after arriving in Melbourne, Howie Manns was lost looking for a cafe called “Arvo”. Now, together with colleague Kate Burridge, he’s heading a new research project exploring Australian slang.

Politics and society

Australia is investigating a digital currency, but its benefits seem slight

Some foreign officials promoting central bank digital currencies want to be able to track and limit transactions in real time, raising privacy concerns.

Business and economy

Country Care case: Cartel prosecutions and the struggle to convict

Is the failure to secure convictions in Australia’s first contested cartel prosecution the canary in the coal mine for future enforcement?

Politics and society

Federal budget 2020: Debt, deficits, and digging deep

The federal government has unveiled a budget filled with tax cuts and massive fiscal stimulus that will generate billions in deficits through to 2023.

Business and economy

Bankers behaving badly

Not all people in banks are unethical, but banking does attract unethical people.

Business and economy

COVID-19 chain reaction

How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting global supply chains, and the implications for ordinary Australians.

Business and economy

Not so fast, BoJo

Negotiating a trade deal within 12 months is wishful thinking on the British PM's part.

Politics and society

Few winners in new world order

Profiting from the US-China trade war may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory for the rest of the world.

Business and economy

Does the World Bank have a problem with its poverty figures?

The World Bank has claimed a significant decrease in global poverty. But has it set the measurement bar too low?

Business and economy

Why capital is fleeing China and what it means for Australia

China's foreign reserves are declining. ShutterstockForeign reserves at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), China’s central bank, fell for the fifth consecutive month in November, dropping by US$69.1 billion to US$3.1 trillion. This is a level...

Business and economy

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Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old

Post-truth politics and manosphere extremists in Australian schools

Bees on coins: An age-old link between sweetness and value

How ‘witch-hunts’ and ‘Stockholm syndrome’ became part of political language

Students think the ATAR is ‘unfair’, but we need to be careful about replacing it

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

The great Australian adjective

A deep-dive into Australia’s lexicon

Australia is investigating a digital currency, but its benefits seem slight

Country Care case: Cartel prosecutions and the struggle to convict

Federal budget 2020: Debt, deficits, and digging deep

Bankers behaving badly

COVID-19 chain reaction

Not so fast, BoJo

Few winners in new world order

Does the World Bank have a problem with its poverty figures?

Why capital is fleeing China and what it means for Australia