By Ellen P. Aprill, Senior Scholar in Residence at the UCLA Law School's Lowell Milken Center For Philanthropy And Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles
The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can accept privately donated funds.
That’s because Trump’s is using the fact that he’s been accepting private donations to
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By Margot Hillel, Emeritus Professor, Children's Literature, Australian Catholic University
Storm Boy, Colin Thiele’s book set on South Australia’s Coorong bird sanctuary, has been internationally hailed as one of the few lasting children’s classics.
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By Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says the terms of reference are ‘the broadest, most extensive, wide-ranging powers’. But there’s one key weakness.
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By Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs, Western Carolina University
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat – may seem unusual. After all, Darline Graham has no experience in elected office and was virtually unknown outside of the small circle of people who knew her from her time heading the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, or the slightly…
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By Joanna Hikaka, Senior Lecturer in Māori Health, Co-Director Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
As the government considers major aged-care reform, research points to how a new system could better support kaumātua and whānau.
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By Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable – the culmination of a process that flung the doors open on the reforms needed to drive a more prosperous Australia.
The roundtable followed a flurry of activity: almost 900 submissions, 75 meetings with chief executives and industry leaders, and 41 ministerial roundtables asking for ideas to improve productivity, build economic resilience, and strengthen the budget.
With a strong election…
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By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University
Erica Millar, Senior Research Fellow, Social Inquiry, La Trobe University
Tania Penovic, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
A new ‘born alive’ bill has been brought before federal parliament. While it won’t pass, it reveals the strategies of the growing anti-abortion push.
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By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
We’ve known for a while now that the Moon has water. Accessing it will make it easier not just to visit, but to stay.
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By Jennifer L. Kent, Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
An e-bike is a good start. But training, guided rides and social connection give people the confidence to keep using them.
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By Kai Li Lim, St Baker Fellow in E-Mobility, Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation, The University of Queensland; The University of Western Australia
Scott Dwyer, Research Director, Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Electric vehicles (EVs) seem to be popping up everywhere.
In the first half of 2026, sales of battery-powered EVs nearly tripled, and July’s figures suggest this trend will continue.
However, our cumulative research…
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