By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
Marwan Barghouti, jailed since 2002, remains the most popular Palestinian leader in polling and is viewed as the one most capable of uniting all Palestinians.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday October 27
Not much love for negative gearing
“I absolutely agree with others on negative…
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By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
Marwan Barghouti, jailed since 2002, remains the most popular Palestinian leader in polling and is viewed as the one most capable of uniting all Palestinians.
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By David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury
Lisa Darragh, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The third maths and stats curriculum for primary and intermediate schools in less than three years is being introduced on an unrealistic timeline.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
If current polling results hold, SA Labor will have the second largest landslide in a state or federal election in Australian history.
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By Jean Sovon
Digital technology, which should help to concentrate and centralize information to prevent losses, offers no guarantee against the threats of hacking and theft of personal data by cyber-criminals.
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By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Australia is becoming increasingly unequal.
The story is unmissably generational: young Australians today face a tougher reality than their parents and grandparents.
Despite having greater access to education and information, they are more precarious, indebted, insecure and anxious than ever before.
This paradox has deep implications for the social fabric of our nation.
Financial, educational and employment…
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By Graham Greenleaf, Honorary Professor, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney
As many as 311,000 Australians could be eligible for part of the payout. But the clock is ticking: claims close on December 31. See if you’re among them.
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By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University
When we think of spies, we may go to images of people in trench coats and dark glasses, trying to steal government papers. Or someone trying to tap the phone of a senior official.
The reality of course can be much more sophisticated. One emerging area of concern is how countries protect their university research from foreign interference. And how we safely do research with other countries – a vital way to ensure Australia’s work is cutting edge.…
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By Sanné Mestrom, Senior Lecturer, DECRA Fellow, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat is one of the most ambitious and intelligent works of public art created in Australia in recent years.
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