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The Murray Goulburn dilemma – co-operatives are dying out but they're still needed

  • Written by: Michael Duffy, Lecturer and Researcher, Monash Business School, Monash University
imageThere are a number of examples of what were once co-operatives restructuring into, or being taken over by, listed companies.Tim Green/Flckr, CC BY-SA

Canadian diary company Saputo’s bid for Murray Goulburn is just the latest example of how co-operatives are disappearing in the Australian business landscape. But despite this pressure for...

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Rethinking Harry Potter twenty years on

  • Written by: Michelle Smith, Senior lecturer in Literary Studies, Deakin University
imageThe Harry Potter series on display in Windsor, England.Anton Ivanov/Shuttershock.com

The twentieth anniversary celebrations of the highest-selling book series of all time are now coming to a close. 2017 has been a milestone year for Harry Potter fans in their twenties and thirties, who spent much of their youth in anticipation of the release of...

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Fremantle's High Tide festival: wonder and illusion as artists turn streets into stages

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
imageZora Kreuzer, Arcade (2017) Liebler Facade, Fremantle James Whineray

Fremantle proudly proclaims itself a “city for artists”, and while that has been a somewhat hollow boast in recent years, there is evidence of its former cultural vibrancy returning. The Fremantle Arts Centre, ArtSource and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre have held the...

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Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Competition

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
imageSibling competition may have played a bigger role in human evolution than you thought.Flickr/Dmitry Boyarin, CC BY-SA

Did you fight with a brother or sister when you were little? Do you still?

According to Rob Brooks, professor of evolutionary ecology at UNSW, sibling competition has played a more important role in human evolution than many of us...

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  13. Grief rituals: what Australia can learn from the Day of the Dead
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