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Nepal earthquake reconstruction won't succeed until the vulnerability of survivors is addressed

  • Written by: Jason von Meding, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Newcastle
imageMore than 600,000 buildings were fully damaged in the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Jason von Meding, Author provided

In April 2015 the Gorkha earthquake brought Nepal’s vulnerability sharply into focus. Alongside massive damage to the built environment, the terrible impact on the people of Nepal sent shockwaves around the world.

Despite good...

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FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a 'dramatic drop' in crime?

  • Written by: Renee Zahnow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
imageA curfew was introduced in Northbridge WA as part of a wider push aimed at protecting child welfare and making the suburb safer.kaex0r/flickr, CC BY

WA Labor Premier Geoff Gallop actually put in place a curfew in the Northbridge precinct in 2003 and it has been enforced ever since. The Northbridge example saw a dramatic drop in crime and a...

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Twenty-five years after the ban on lesbians and gays in the military was lifted, there is much to celebrate

  • Written by: Noah Riseman, Associate Professor in History, Australian Catholic University

Last week’s overwhelming “yes” vote represents another step in progress towards LGBTI equality. It built on the activism of LGBTI elders and the reforms of previous governments that have, since the 1970s, been affirming the rights of LGBTI people to participate in all walks of Australian life.

With so much focus on marriage...

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All fired up: Clay Stories is a triumphant display of contemporary Indigenous ceramics

  • Written by: Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University
imageSabbia Gallery - Alison Milyika Carroll working on a pot at Ernabella Arts ceramic studio, 2017.Photo Ernabella Arts, Courtesy of Sabbia Gallery

The exuberant exhibition Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia is part of the 2017 Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. While pottery...

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