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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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  7. Conservative Christians need to stamp out clergy wife abuse - starting with ending endemic sexism
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  9. Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment
  10. The Queensland government is paying more for its debt than the average mortgage holder
  11. Vital Signs: five economic red flags to watch for in 2018
  12. We learn from our mistakes: how to make better predictions from tweets
  13. Grattan on Friday: Discovery of the cabinet leaker would present bigger problem than the leak
  14. Foreign Policy White Paper finally acknowledges world power is shifting
  15. Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
  16. Experiments in robotics could help Amazon beat Australia's slow delivery problem
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  20. With a few smart moves, we can relieve the pressure on gas
  21. Blood on the stage: Let the Right One In is a vampire love story for our times
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  24. Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', to spend life in prison for genocide and war crimes
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  28. Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity
  29. New research suggests common herbicides are linked to antibiotic resistance
  30. If Beazley had become prime minister instead of Rudd, might we have had more stable government?
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  41. Why scientific monitoring of the effects of industry on our priceless WA rock art is inadequate
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  47. Do we need a new offence to protect victims of family violence from psychological harm?
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