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Indian general elections begin April 11. vepar5/shutterstock

Here’s an astonishingly large number. Around 900 million Indians are heading to the polls …

A scene at the Aquarius Festival, Nimbin, 1973. Flickr/Harry Watson Smith, CC BY-SA, CC BY-SA

Today, Trust Me, I’m An Expert brings you a special episode carried across from another Conversation podcast, Essays On Air.

Political scientist Andy Marks says: ‘I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted’. AAP Image/NIC ELLIS

We are but a …

Today we're asking: what Queensland seats are the ones to watch on election night? How to give Indigenous Australians a true voice in politics? And …

Mukurtu is a Warumungu word meaning “dilly bag” or a safe keeping place for sacred materials. Nina Maile Gordon/The Conversation CC-NY-BD

Reader advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that …

Today on Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're bringing you a special episode carried across from The Conversation podcast Politics with Michelle Grattan. …

In Tuesday night's budget we can expect a last ditch attempt to woo voters ahead of the election in May. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Next Tuesday night is budget night, and it’s happening on the eve of a federal election where …

It's a fight for a rapidly vanishing centre, which will make passing bills difficult for whoever wins. Chris Pavlich/Dean Lewins(AAP)

We are but weeks …

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When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this week that a “sophisticated state …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other Coalition MPs described Labor as weak on borders after the opposition and the crossbench voted to pass a bill allowing medical transfers from Manus and Nauru. AAP/Mick Tsikas

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Today, experts reveal the tips and tricks spin doctors use to shape the political messages you’re hearing every day - especially during election …

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It’s that time of year when we all start to make promises to ourselves about how this year it’ll be …

You know you're not supposed to do this -- but you do. Shutterstock

How did you sleep last night? If you had anything other than eight interrupted …

What is in these products? And if additives don't affect your health, would you care? Shutterstock

What have you eaten today? And how much do you …

The Bureau of Meteorology's tropical cyclone outlook is out today. AAP Image/Bureau of Meteorology, Japan Meteorological Agency

Australia has just had …

Australia's cyclone season lies ahead. NASA / ESRSU / Seán Doran, CC BY-NC-SA

It’s easy to write off Australia’s extreme weather as business as usual. …

Could music one day be something we experience through augmented reality, responding to the way we move through the world? Sound supplemented with …

The enormous Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey tells the stories of the same group of Australians over the course of …

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Even if you’re no great sports fan, you may have noticed a lot of it around lately. There were the Winter Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, and now we’re …

After this episode, you'll be able to explain how quantum mechanics affects everything from the way your jeans are cut to the headphones you use. Cindy Zhi/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

Today on Trust Me, I’m An …

Dr Simon Rosenbaum in Gaziantep, Turkey, with participants in an exercise program for Syrian refugees. Simon Rosenbaum , Author provided (No reuse)

A growing body of research is drawing a link between mental and …

Evidence isn't always as straightforward as it might first seem. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

You’ve had an x-ray before but have you had an n-ray? Of course not, because they’re not real.

But people …

Pain lets us know when there is something wrong, but sometimes our brains can trick us. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

As many as one in …

There are ways we can stay cool in a heat wave without blasting air con at peak times. AAP Image/TRACEY NEARMY

It’s been hot – and it’s going to get …

A time of change is upon us. How do you balance risk and reward? REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule

Ah, the new year. A time for throwing off your shackles, …