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The ethics of human robots: Sam Jinks brings an artist's perspective to the discourse

  • Written by Anita Pisch, Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University
imageDetail from Divide 2011 by Sam Jinks. Mixed media, 86 x 60 cm, collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

With little time to bask in the critical success of current shows at the NGA (Hyper Real) and Art Gallery of Ballarat (Romancing the Skull), Melbourne artist Sam Jinks is back in his Coburg studio, surrounded by heads and moulds of...

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Why the government was wrong to reject an Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament'

  • Written by Harry Hobbs, PhD Candidate, Constitutional Law and Indigenous Rights, UNSW
imageIndigenous people feel powerless in their own country, as articulated in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.AAP

Indigenous leaders have decried Malcolm Turnbull’s rejection of the Referendum Council’s recommendations as a “real kick in the guts”, having “broken First Nations’ hearts”, and derailed the...

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George Brandis suggests Joyce and Nash didn't really make their ministerial decisions

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor says decisions made by Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash are open to legal challenge but Attorney-General George Brandis suggests the two former ministers were not the ones who actually made them.

Joyce and Nash were disqualified from parliament by the High Court on Friday for having been dual citizens when elected.

The opposition says at least 20...

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The Conversation’s 2017 Yearbook - Articles from Australia's top thinkers

  • Written by Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation
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This year’s edition of our Yearbook features 50 standout articles from 2017, covering everything from a FactCheck of the claim that Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on earth, to answering questions posed by Australia’s #CuriousKids.

We are also doing things a little differently in 2017 by taking the book on the...

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More Articles ...

  1. What is palliative care? A patient's journey through the system
  2. History says department stores will struggle in the future
  3. Why #metoo is an impoverished form of feminist activism, unlikely to spark social change
  4. How should Australia respond to China's influence in our universities?
  5. Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities
  6. Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia's soil
  7. Why we're building a climate change game for 12-year-olds
  8. Federal Coalition will be watching the Queensland election anxiously
  9. Palaszczuk must grapple with One Nation, and history, in unpredictable Queensland election
  10. Labor should head left to win 25 November Qld election
  11. Joyce will be safe in New England but the High Court disrupts the government
  12. High Court rules Joyce and Roberts ineligible. SSM plebiscite turnout high
  13. The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the 'citizenship seven'
  14. Not just available, but also useful: we must keep pushing to improve open access to research
  15. High Court knocks Barnaby Joyce out in dual citizenship case as byelection looms in New England
  16. Finally, unproven stem cell clinic practices might be curtailed
  17. Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leadership team
  18. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on calls for Michaelia Cash's resignation
  19. Politics podcast: Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan
  20. Don't use technology as a bargaining chip with your kids
  21. The off-topic Conversation #140
  22. Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change
  23. For bankers, acountability does not start at home
  24. The case of Michaelia Cash and her leaking adviser illustrates a failure of ministerial responsibility
  25. Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement
  26. 'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
  27. Five claims about coconut oil debunked
  28. The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone
  29. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  30. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  31. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  32. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  33. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  34. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  35. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  36. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  37. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  38. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  39. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  40. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  41. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  42. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  43. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  44. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  45. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  46. How climate change affects the building blocks for health
  47. Unemployment is falling, but who’s getting left behind?
  48. Teaching kids about maths using money can set them up for financial security
  49. With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
  50. Thor: Ragnarok pitches superheroes against science (and how does Hulk keep his pants on?)

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