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Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn't even be up for debate

  • Written by Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn't even be up for debateIn 1891 a 'Slave Map of Modern Australia' was printed in the British Anti-Slavery Reporter.Author provided, Author provided

Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview that “there was no slavery in Australia”.

This is a common misunderstanding which often obscures our nation’s history of exploitation of First...

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employers requisitioned our homes and our time

  • Written by Julie P. Smith, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
employers requisitioned our homes and our timeShutterstock

Working from home during COVID-19 appeared to cost us little.

Yet employers effectively requisitioned part of those homes.

While necessary, it was far from costless to us, and our generosity shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Bureau of Statistics figures show that during April and May about half the workforce worked from home.

Working...

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TV has changed, so must the way we support local content

  • Written by Amanda Lotz, Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
TV has changed, so must the way we support local contentABC

Australians have enjoyed watching Australian stories on the small screen for generations. From Number 96 to Offspring, House Husbands to Mystery Road, Australian television has reflected Australia back to Australian audiences.

As the government notes in its recent options paper, issued through the Australian Communications and Media Authority...

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Ten Twitter accounts you should be following if you want to listen to Indigenous Australians and learn

  • Written by Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
Ten Twitter accounts you should be following if you want to listen to Indigenous Australians and learnJames Gourley/ AAP

Three in every four Australians hold a negative view about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to stark new research this week.

As ANU researcher Siddharth Shirodkar explained, these views can lead to widespread racism.

This study presents stark evidence of the solid invisible barrier that Indigenous people...

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  1. what the AFL and NRL need to turn sport into show business
  2. Australia needs to confront its history of white privilege to provide a level playing field for all
  3. could bacteria in a capsule protect us from coronavirus and other respiratory infections?
  4. My baby has 'tongue-tie'. Should I be worried?
  5. with 100 days to go, can Jacinda Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?
  6. How a stone wedged in a gum tree shows the resilience of Aboriginal culture in Australia
  7. University students aren't cogs in a market. They need more than a narrow focus on 'skills'
  8. At least 1,241 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge
  9. how the government shaped a blokey lockdown followed by a blokey recovery
  10. it would help not to pay businesses late)
  11. it's like an ethnic conflict, which offers clues to managing 'road wars'
  12. Heading back to the gym? Here's how to avoid injury after coronavirus isolation
  13. Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap
  14. Cutting the ABC cuts public trust, a cost no democracy can afford
  15. Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way
  16. The national cabinet's in and COAG's out. It's a fresh chance to put health issues on the agenda, but there are risks
  17. Who owns the bones? Human fossils shouldn't just belong to whoever digs them up
  18. Voices, hearts and hands – how the powerful sounds of protest have changed over time
  19. It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year
  20. By sacking staff and closing stores, big businesses like The Warehouse could hurt their own long-term interests
  21. does your driving speed make any difference to your car's emissions?
  22. If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness
  23. Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia
  24. 'Forced' evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door
  25. where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit 'to your heart's content'
  26. You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job
  27. bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon
  28. how to protect your kids from in-person sexual abuse
  29. how to protect your kids from online sexual abuse
  30. how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?
  31. racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics
  32. Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too
  33. How Marriage Therapy Help Your Relationships
  34. How far away can dogs smell and hear?
  35. Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it's unfair and costly
  36. Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)
  37. 20% of pregnant Australian women don't receive the recommended mental health screening
  38. The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it
  39. Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale
  40. Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off
  41. Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey
  42. Free childcare ends July 12, with sector losing JobKeeper but receiving temporary payment
  43. Labor trails federally and in Queensland; Biden increases lead over Trump
  44. New Zealand hits zero active coronavirus cases. Here are 5 measures to keep it that way
  45. why my battle for access to the 'Palace letters' should matter to all Australians
  46. Grindr is deleting its 'ethnicity filter'. But racism is still rife in online dating
  47. do we choose neighbourhoods to live, work and play in?
  48. Spare change? Cashless transactions could end the cultural legacy of the coin
  49. We modelled the future of Leadbeater’s possum habitat and found bushfires, not logging, pose the greatest threat
  50. why do we have boogers?
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