The Conversation AustraliaGender We need to count LGBTI communities in the next census – here's whytheconversation.com - Brendan Churchill There’s an old maxim: not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. But there are some things we should …
The Conversation AustraliaCommunist Party of China Define the boundaries in new phase of Australia-China relationship: Wongtheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Shadow foreign minister Penny Wong says Australia needs to “define the boundaries” of its engagement with China now the relationship between the two …
The Conversation AustraliaAustralia There's no airport border 'crisis', only management failure of the Home Affairs departmenttheconversation.com - Regina Jefferies and Daniel Ghezelbash In the past five years, more than 95,000 people who arrived by plane have lodged a claim for asylum in Australia, new statistics show. Labor’s …
The Conversation AustraliaAustralian Labor Party Labor announces inquiry by former attorney-general Lavarch into scandal-ridden NSW head officetheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan The ALP has announced an inquiry into the head office of the NSW ALP, after weeks of shocking revelations at the Independent Commission against …
The Conversation AustraliaExtinction VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Extinction Rebellion protests - and Australia's responsibility at the Turkish-Syrian bordertheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the acts of civil disobedience by climate activist group …
The Conversation AustraliaExtinction Rebellion Cattle prods and welfare cuts: mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignoredtheconversation.com - Piero Moraro Scores of arrests have been made across Australia as the Extinction Rebellion enters its fifth day of protests. The activists are desperately trying …
The Conversation AustraliaSyria As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great - including for Turkey itselftheconversation.com - Mehmet Ozalp Mehmet Ozalp is a Friend of The Conversation. Turkey did not waste much time in launching an attack on Syrian soil just days after US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw US forces …
The Conversation AustraliaClimate Grattan on Friday: A little more confusion added to the climate policy debatetheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Joel Fitzgibbon was on his mobile at a cafe at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney on Thursday when he encountered Scott Morrison …
The Conversation AustraliaDemocrats Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agendatheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Labor party president Wayne Swan has warned that the United States Democrats could be at risk of the overloaded agenda trap that helped defeat the …
The Conversation AustraliaDonald Trump Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic pollstheconversation.com - Adrian Beaumont About two weeks since a transcript of Donald Trump’s phone conversation with the Ukrainian president was revealed, his approval with all polls in the …
The Conversation AustraliaDrought A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?theconversation.com - Linda Botterill In a country as dry as Australia, surely it is a no-brainer that we have in place a coordinated, national drought response that can be rolled out the …
The Conversation AustraliaAustralian Labor Party Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policytheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Opposition resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon has had his proposal to bring Labor’s climate change target into line with the government’s …
The Conversation AustraliaMarriage Quiz: Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfactiontheconversation.com - Wang-Sheng Lee Married couples make a number of important decisions together, such as where to live, what type of house to buy, how many children to have and how to …
The Conversation AustraliaClimate Climate explained: why some people still think climate change isn't realtheconversation.com - David Hall Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate …
The Conversation AustraliaMalcolm Turnbull View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energytheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Sometimes birthdays are best let pass quietly. The Liberals are finding the 75th anniversary of their founding another occasion for the blood sport …
The Conversation AustraliaIcon version of the Flipboard logoMalcolm Turnbull Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energytheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Sometimes birthdays are best let pass quietly. The Liberals are finding the 75th anniversary of their founding another occasion for the blood sport …
The Conversation AustraliaDonald Trump Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power playtheconversation.com - Tony Walker Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation. US President Donald Trump’s precipitate announcement he was withdrawing American forces from northeast Syria to enable Turkey to assert its authority …
The Conversation AustraliaAustralian News 'The Australian government is not listening': how our country is failing to protect its childrentheconversation.com - Faith Gordon and Noam Peleg Last month, Australia appeared before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva for a five-year assessment of the government’s progress …
The Conversation AustraliaUN Refugee Agency 'Stop playing politics': refugees stuck in Indonesia rally against UNHCR for chronic waitingtheconversation.com - Chrisanthi Giotis One evening last month, the young man from Afghanistan, of Hazara ethnicity, arrived in Jakarta. His people-smuggler dropped him at the UNHCR …
The Conversation AustraliaAcademic Freedom There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they mattertheconversation.com - Dominic O'Sullivan Last week, posters appeared at the University of Auckland inviting young white men to “assume the mantle of re-taking control of our own country” and …
The Conversation AustraliaDavid Leyonhjelm Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institutetheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan A report from The Australia Institute rejects government claims new dams are not being built, saying at least 20 to 30 large private dams have been …
The Conversation AustraliaClimate Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political prioritytheconversation.com - Chris Barrie This is part of a new series looking at the national security challenges facing Australia, how our leaders are responding to them through legislation …
The Conversation AustraliaDomestic Violence When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims. It’s time they were given a voicetheconversation.com - Silke Meyer Last month, eight women died as the result of male violence in Australia. Five were within one week. In six of the cases, the alleged perpetrator was …
The Conversation AustraliaGambling New research shows pokie operators are not nearly as charitable as they claimtheconversation.com - Charles Livingstone and Louise Francis Gambling operators often seek to persuade governments and the public of their virtue by funding “good causes”. Lotteries, for example, have been used …
The Conversation AustraliaScott Morrison VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison's controversial phone call with Donald Trumptheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Deep Saini discusses with Michelle Grattan the consequences of the New York Times revelation that …
The Conversation AustraliaHKMA 'We fear Hong Kong will become just another Chinese city': an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracytheconversation.com - John Keane This exclusive interview with Martin Lee took place in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district last weekend. Martin Lee Chu-ming is affectionately known as the …
The Conversation AustraliaExtradition Explainer: what is extradition between countries and how does it work?theconversation.com - Amy Maguire Extradition cases are relatively rare but often controversial. Many in Australia are following the case of former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer, …
The Conversation AustraliaDonald Trump How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump's 2020 re-election chancestheconversation.com - Dennis Altman The next 13 months will see American politics completely dominated by the fate of Donald Trump. As the House of Representatives moves towards …
The Conversation AustraliaGlobalism Scott Morrison warns against “negative globalism”theconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Prime Minister Scott Morrison has foreshadowed his government will have Australia play a more active role in seeking to set global …
