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The great divide where religious beliefs and the law meet

  • Written by: Michael Quinlan, Dean, School of Law Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageFaith is accommodated In Australia, but there is piecemeal protection for religious freedom. shutterstock

In a nation that is increasingly secular, religion still plays a vital role in the way we run our country. In this series, we examine the role of religion in Australian politics and education.

Australia is a multi-faith society. The 2016 Census s...

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Terminator 2 in 3D reminds us what we've still to learn about AI and robotics

  • Written by: Michael Milford, Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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The classic science fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day has ticked over its 25th anniversary. To celebrate, director James Cameron went one step further than remastering the original 1991 version and has re-released the film in 4K 3D, in cinemas now.

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Who let the killer cyborgs out again? StudioCanal...

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Ethnic religious communities may be the 'No' campaign's secret weapon in same-sex marriage fight

  • Written by: Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
imageCommunity leaders will play a very important role in whipping votes for or against in the same-sex marriage plebiscite.AAP/Melissa Meehan

Chris Mitchell, formerly The Australian’s editor-in-chief, got it right recently when he pointed to social conservatism among many ethnic communities as a key factor in deciding the result of the upcoming...

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The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate

  • Written by: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, University of South Australia
imageAustralia's first memorial to Indigenous service people.Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

Recent events in the US have seen Confederate Civil War monuments pulled down and painful histories revisited. Comparing these acts to those of the Islamic State terror group, Spiked editor Brendan O'Neill evocatively called this an “Orwellian war on...

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  2. Meet the woman who can lay claim to being Australia's first female judge
  3. From flatscreen TVs to your smartphone: the element boron deserves more attention
  4. What's equity got to do with health in a higher-density city?
  5. Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought
  6. Capturing the true wealth of Australia’s waste
  7. Religion in Australian schools: an historical and contemporary debate
  8. Successful people would leave Australia under 'socialist' Shorten: Cormann
  9. Banks shouldn't underestimate the risk of concentration in the housing market
  10. Beer, bongs and baby boomers: the unlikely tale of drug and alcohol use in the over 50s
  11. The Rape of Lucretia: a deconstructed tale of civic and personal virtue
  12. 'No religion' and Jedi Knight find their place in Australian identity
  13. Science fiction helps us deal with science fact: a lesson from Terminator's killer robots
  14. Australian census data show collapse in citizenship uptake by New Zealanders
  15. I was stabbed 14 times at the hospital where I work. I survived, but not everyone is so lucky
  16. To Christians arguing 'no' on marriage equality: the Bible is not decisive
  17. More of us could work in part-time roles if they were designed better
  18. When the Bullin shrieked: Aboriginal memories of volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago
  19. Hype and cash are muddying public understanding of quantum computing
  20. Why investor-driven urban density is inevitably linked to disadvantage
  21. Curious Kids: Where does my poo go when I flush the toilet? Does it go into the ocean?
  22. What blackout? How solar-reliant power grids passed the eclipse test
  23. Help support The Conversation US at SXSW
  24. Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings fall back
  25. Government urges the High Court to hear citizenship cases in mid-September
  26. Why China is cracking down on overseas investment
  27. Mea culpa: Lessons learned from firefighting
  28. Sea the possibilities: to fight climate change, put seaweed in the mix
  29. Beyond bollards: protecting crowded places means not letting the exceptional become the norm
  30. Finkel's Law: robots won't replace us because we still need that human touch
  31. Trump changes his mind on Afghanistan, but will upping the ante win the war?
  32. Science is important but moves too fast: five charts on how Australians view science and scientists
  33. Official prayers in federal parliament are divisive and unconstitutional, and should be scrapped
  34. Explainer: why do we get fungal nail infections and how can we treat them?
  35. It's hard to find a humble CEO. Here's why
  36. Australia's car industry needs cybersecurity rules to deal with the hacking threat
  37. Evidence is clear on the benefits of legalising same-sex marriage
  38. It's not just the buildings, high-density neighbourhoods make life worse for the poor
  39. Greening the concrete jungle: how to make environmentally friendly cement
  40. The 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival: films to watch out for
  41. Surgery isn't the only option for prostate cancer yet many men aren't offered others
  42. North Korea tells Australia it is acting suicidally by joining war games
  43. Friend or foe? Just look at the way a person moves
  44. Being Here: the bold artistic vision and short life of Paula Modersohn-Becker
  45. Health Check: can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?
  46. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann on the same-sex marriage postal survey
  47. Coalition position worsens in Newspoll to trail 46-54%
  48. Dry winter primes Sydney Basin for early start of bushfire season
  49. Where to take refuge in your home during a bushfire
  50. Being exploited and breaching your visa: the limited choices of the food delivery worker

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