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OPINION & ANALYSIS: Brexit is putting greater onus on Australia’s European ties, which will no longer be viewed through London’s prism. This may turn out to be a benefit to Australia of Britain’s Brexit debacle.

The damning report, released on Monday, says the decline is widespread and “equivalent to a generation of Australian school children falling short of their full learning potential”.

Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their third child this week - and he's cute as a button. Now everyone's waiting to find out what the new royal baby will be called - and there are a few hot suggestions, including one from Australia's own high commissioner.

SPECIAL FEATURE: The role of women in the Anzac tradition is not just about the “one day” and fair recognition of women’s sacrifice and service; it’s also about how we understand quintessential “Australian” characteristics.

Speaking to reporters in Berlin, Malcolm Turnbull defended refusing for so long to set up a royal commission, although he said commentators were correct in saying that “politically we would have been better off setting one up earlier”.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: If national sporting organisations are really committed to LGBT+ inclusion, they might want to start engaging their local champions instead of their national champions.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Many of the harms associated with cannabis use are to do with its illegality. However, legalisation of cannabis is relatively recent in most jurisdictions so the long-term benefits or problems of legalisation are not yet known.

Five years ago, only tech geeks and cyberpunks knew about cryptocurrency, but it recently went viral.

Australians are renowned around the world for their ability to have a good time.

Australia's Minister of Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, is not backing down from his offer to offer white South African farmers "refugee" or "humanitarian" status in the country.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: If Malcolm Turnbull is to draw any comfort from a self-inflicted wound, he might consider the history of leaders who have endured bad polling and prevailed.

WATCH: We can't wait to see what Prince George and Princess Charlotte get up to at the royal wedding in May. While they are both cute as buttons, let's not forget, they are still toddlers. And toddlers can get pretty moody.

The world is becoming more aware and cautious about how our way of life can have drastic effects on our environment seeing a rise in global warming each year.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The dubious politics of the Games and the gratuitous fawning over Australia’s place in the “Commonwealth” is only part of the broader scheme of the reasons for hosting the games.

Have you decided on making the move to Australia? 

How many times have you been highly tempted to start your own business, and then backed off because of all the hard work that it involves in simply trying to set it up?

If you have a loved one battling with one form of addiction or another, you’ll know that it can be a difficult experience.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the Russians had to leave within a week “for actions inconsistent with their status”.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In light of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data harvesting scandal, how should your social media data be accessed and used by researchers?

Super Saturday had positive spin-offs for both federal leaders, but substantially more for Bill Shorten than Malcolm Turnbull.

The South African government and its relationship with Australia may have taken a bad turn, denying its farmers face persecution as claimed by Peter Dutton.

Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has directed his department to explore whether South African farmers can be accepted into Australia through refugee, humanitarian or other visas.

Where you find a thriving city, great universities, and a place where people want to live and study in, you’ll find students.

Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the scientist, who made complex science accessible to everyone in his 1988 bestselling book A Brief History of Time. There have been reactions too from the world of Astronomy in Australia.

Cutting down on your energy expenses is always a great decision.

Companies across the globe have just two months left to prepare for the new EU Regulation that will put new safeguards in place when it comes to privacy and data protection for citizens and consumers.

As financial events seem to be piling up in 2018, people begin to wonder: could history be repeating itself?

When we say the word ‘university’, you probably think of a big campus with students running around on their way to their next class.

In recognition of International Women’s day, fast good giant, McDonald’s decided to make a special gesture for the occasion… and it did not go quite as planned.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: After nearly two years of a facilitated conciliation process, Australia and Timor Leste have finally reached agreement on a maritime boundary in the Timor Sea.

A message in a bottle claimed to have been discovered on a beach in Western Australia has been confirmed as being authentic and the world's oldest, but some doubt lingers over the find by "renowned ambush marketer".

Going to work and earning a paycheck is probably something you are quite familiar with. Taking the money you make and investing it wisely is something you should view as a priority. Without the right investments, you will find it difficult to enjoy your golden years.

Thinking about retiring to the old country?  Moves don’t get much bigger than that, so it’s worth some careful thought before you make up your mind.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The term “gun lobby” seems to be applied to anything from large industry groups through to an individual writing a letter to the editor. Nevertheless, it instantly evokes frightening imagery of America’s National Rifle Association (NRA).

Are you considering moving to the land down under? Australia is a beautiful land with a favorable climate and great people. Spend your days wandering through the outback or tanning on a sunny beach, Australia has it all.

In December 2017, the US Senate approved reforms to the tax system put forward by Donald Trump and his administration.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The “frustration” the Coalition feels is less because of any Labor moralising and more because the government is killing itself with its own mistakes.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Today the Commonwealth exists as an organisation in search of a rationale. When this coalition of whimsy meets a hard policy issue, its solidarity falls victim to its diversity, while its breadth of membership can’t deliver real weight and gravitas in the present day.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Malcolm Turnbull will be relieved to have some time away from the Barnaby Joyce affair while he is in Washington.

With deputy PM Barnaby Joyce on leave, dug in and defiant, feedback coming from the party’s grassroots is that he should step down as Nationals leader, while support is eroding in the officialdom of the party.

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The plunge in relations between the two leaders following the revelation of Joyce's affair with a former staffer is now threatening Coalition unity, with uncertainty about how the situation will play out.

Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce is said to be very aware of the hurt in the party and the fact that he has to work to mend the political damage caused as a result of his affair with former staffer Vikki Campion, who is expecting his child.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: If the promised “refresh” of Closing the Gap does not put resources – and the power to direct them – into Indigenous hands, the prospects for closing socioeconomic gaps are likely to remain distant.

Considered to be one of the most populated cities of the state of Victoria, Melbourne is literally a melting pot of cultures.

It may seem that the long-distance relationship is a forlorn attempt.

Lamb, who holds the marginal Queensland seat of Longman, took steps to renounce her British citizenship but the UK authorities required her parents’ marriage certificate, which she did not produce.

Have you ever thought about owning your very own caravan? If you still have not thought about it, you should.

That Australians love bitcoin isn't just a statement; it actually can be backed up by facts.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In contemporary Australia, identities are often complex, and citizenship entitlements may be multiple and overlapping.