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Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse

  • Written by: Cassandra Pybus, Adjunct Professor in History, University of Tasmania
imageHeaven only knows what sort of excursion Wooredy and Truganini thought they had embarked upon on when G.A. Robinson took them to Recherche Bay in 1830 to make an overland trek to the Tasmanian west coast. Cassandra Pybus

Half buried in the sand, uprooted stalks of kelp are like splashes of dark blood against the white quartzite, ground fine as...

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Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in

  • Written by: Alan Morris, Research Professor, University of Technology Sydney

The Millers Point and Sirius building tenants’ long, hard struggle against eviction from their inner Sydney community is reaching a critical point. On September 21, Housing NSW provided the following statistics to the Millers Point Estates Advisory Board:

  • only seven residents in four tenancies have yet to commit to moving

  • 12 tenants in nine...

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Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing

  • Written by: Zoran Ristovski, Professor, Queensland University of Technology
imageEmissions from real-life urban driving can be much higher than advertised.AMPG/Shutterstock.com

Australian cars are using 23% more fuel than advertised, according to a report from the Australian Automobile Association, which also claims that eco-friendly hybrid electric cars emit four times more greenhouse gas than the manufacturers advertise.

The r...

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South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position

  • Written by: Ki-Sung Kwak, Associate Professor, Department of Korean Studies, University of Sydney
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Compared with their counterparts in other democratic countries, South Korea’s national public broadcasters are politically vulnerable.

Tied to whichever government is in power, they are saddled with a compromised board system and limited options for editorial independence across TV, radio and online content.

This has led to strikes demanding...

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  1. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  2. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  3. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  4. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  5. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  6. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  7. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  8. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  9. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  10. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  11. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  12. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  13. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  14. How climate change affects the building blocks for health
  15. Unemployment is falling, but who’s getting left behind?
  16. Teaching kids about maths using money can set them up for financial security
  17. With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
  18. Thor: Ragnarok pitches superheroes against science (and how does Hulk keep his pants on?)
  19. Imagining a better world: the art of degrowth
  20. Five ways to help parents cope with the trauma of stillbirth
  21. Cash staff member quits over media tip offs as AWU affair backfires
  22. China's ambition burns bright – with Xi Jinping firmly in charge
  23. Hanging out with the boys: how bromance often steals the spotlight in The Bachelorette
  24. Performance funding is not the way to improve university teaching
  25. Replacing pharmacists with robots isn't the answer to better productivity
  26. Nothing but truthiness: Adani and Co's post-truth push for the Carmichael mine
  27. Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark
  28. Zippers make a jump for science and technology
  29. Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'
  30. 5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN
  31. There are serious problems with the concept of 'financial literacy'
  32. Census data shows just how bad we've been at closing inequality gaps
  33. What is behind the rising price of butter?
  34. Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors: the NZ convicts sent to Australia
  35. We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
  36. 'Bang, bang, bang!': the shock of a boy playing with a gun on a suburban street
  37. Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more
  38. What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas
  39. Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians
  40. Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
  41. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  42. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes
  43. Big bang: Germinal creates a universe out of nothing on stage
  44. Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
  45. Why reforming health care is integral for our economy
  46. Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
  47. Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need it
  48. Energy prices are high because consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
  49. Telling Chinese students to conform won't fix cross-cultural issues
  50. Fingerprinting to solve crimes: not as robust as you think

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