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The news King Charles has stripped his brother Andrew of his royal titles – meaning he will no longer be called “Prince” or “His Royal Highness” – might sound a bit puzzling at first.
How can the son of a queen stop being a prince?
Today, historian Cindy McCreery explains how the process works, and why the king does indeed have that power. And she explores what Andrew’s fall from grace might mean for the future of the throne.
Virginia Giuffre, whose accusations of sexual abuse by Andrew were pivotal to this story, did not live to see his downfall. But she has told her story in a powerful posthumous memoir, now reviewed by Kate Cantrell.
Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, did not flinch from describing her years of abuse by a multitude of powerful men: “I’d spent the second half of my life recovering from the first.”
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Sunanda Creagh
Senior Editor
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Cindy McCreery, University of Sydney
Here’s how it works – and what it might mean for succession.
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Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland
Nobody’s Girl is Virginia Giuffre’s inside account of the two years she spent as a ‘sex slave’ working for Jeffrey Epstein and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Best reads this week
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Tilman Ruff, The University of Melbourne
All of the nine nuclear-armed nations are investing huge sums in new weapons. And the numbers of nuclear weapons “available for use” is climbing again.
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Intifar Chowdhury, Flinders University
Intergenerational inequality is growing. Here are 5 ways young people are getting the short end of the stick.
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Lexi Eikelboom, Australian Catholic University
Tia Billinger’s viral stunt shows us the price women pay for power and influence.
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Jason Tian, Swinburne University of Technology; Angel Zhong, RMIT University
We have crunched the numbers on a range of popular investment options to see how they have performed since 2010. The results might surprise you.
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Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia
People in ancient times faked illnesses for all sorts of reasons. And in extreme cases, there might be a valid reason to lie.
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.
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TC Weekly podcast
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Amid rising demand for aged care, major changes are rolling out from Saturday. Minister for seniors Sam Rae explains what the overhaul means for older Australians.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Why early Protestants embraced demons and witches but turned their backs on ghosts. Listen to expert Penelope Geng on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Our most-read article this week
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Graham Greenleaf, Macquarie University; Katharine Kemp, 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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In case you missed this week's big stories
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Stella Huangfu, University of Sydney
Inflation was 1.3% in the September quarter, prompting major banks to revise their expected timeline for the next round of interest rate relief.
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Steve Turton, CQUniversity Australia
The backlash was swift and intense. Now the Bureau of Meteorology will have to make changes to its new website.
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Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne
Whether your GP decides to bulk bill all your visits will depend on on these 6 things.
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Alexander Baker, University of Reading; Liz Stephens, University of Reading
In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.
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Ben L Murphy, University of Liverpool
Some observers will be sceptical about whether the court’s verdict will have any impact.
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Amin Saikal, 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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Garritt C. Van Dyk, University of Waikato
A pragmatic form of socialism based on improving ordinary people’s lives is winning votes – and making powerful enemies – in equal measure.
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Juan Pablo Ferrero, University of Bath
Javier Milei has emerged as the surprising winner from Argentina’s midterms.
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Justine Bell-James, The University of Queensland
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley is set to survive “the killing season” but the task ahead is only going to get harder.
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Understanding dissociation
“A timely article from Bronwyn Milkins and Helen Milroy, giving voice to those of us who have lived with a dissociated mother all our lives. At the age of 78, there are big chunks of my life I cannot remember. Writing my life story is helping retrieve some memories, however, many of those lost memories were the result of triggers linking back to the primary childhood traumas. More research, more education, more society awareness please, helping us all better understand zoning out.”
Name withheld
Generational inequalities
“I now look around at new houses being built for young couples and families and they're enormous. In restaurants and cafes I see many young couples and families. So please don't whine to me about "generational inequalities". If new houses were half the size they are, and therefore about half the cost, many more people would be able to afford them. If young people who aspire to own a house stopped eating out, buying new cars and expensive clothes they would be able to afford houses.”
Christina Free
Nuclear weapons
“Renewed nuclear arms proliferation and mutual assured annihilation – a hell of a way for governments around the world to avoid having to do anything about the climate crisis. Can’t save the planet so let’s just blow it up! Do these people in power not realise they also live here?”
Kim Ter-Horst
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