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What the NRA can teach us about the art of public persuasion

  • Written by: Tony Jaques, Senior Research Associate, RMIT University

Today’s mass shooting at a small Baptist church in the small Texas town of Sutherland Springs highlights the role of pro-gun advocates in blocking the progress of effective gun control.

Such advocacy often reflects the persuasive power of “issue management” – a communication process that enables organisations to isolate...

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How we discovered a new species of orangutan in northern Sumatra

  • Written by: Colin Groves, Professor of Bioanthropology, Australian National University
imageThe new species has a smaller head, and a distinctly 'cinnamon' colour compared with other orangutans.Maxime Aliaga, Author provided

We have discovered a new species of orangutan – the third known species and the first new great ape to be described since the bonobo almost a century ago.

The new species, called the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo...

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Why we are banning tourists from climbing Uluru

  • Written by: James Norman, Section Editor

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board of management has announced that tourists will be banned from climbing Uluru from 2019. The climb has always been discouraged by the park’s Traditional Owners (the Anangu people) but a number of tourists continued to climb the rock on a daily basis. Below, in English and Indigenous language, Sammy...

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The off-topic Conversation #141

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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