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Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia's Jewish refugees

  • Written by: Joseph Toltz, Research Fellow, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
imageGeorge Dreyfus, centre, holding a bassoon and Walter Wurzburger, far left, holding a clarinet. JC Williamson production 1949

After the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938, Jewish refugee applications to Australia soared to over 10,000. Australia’s immigration policy at the time was clear: in 1937 Prime Minister Joe Lyons wrote that “our...

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Discontents: identity, politics and institutions in a time of populism

  • Written by: Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
imageDonald Trump constantly invoked the idea of political correctness gone mad in his presidential campaign.Reuters/Scott Morgan

This piece is republished with permission from Perils of Populism, the 57th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, presenting an in-depth analysis of the rise of...

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Pig-hunting dogs and humans are at risk of a disease that can cause miscarriages and infertility

  • Written by: Richard Malik, Veterinary Internist (Specialist), University of Sydney
imageFeral pigs are found in every state and territory in Australia. Shutterstock

A disease called swine brucellosis is emerging in New South Wales, carried by feral pigs. Endemic to feral pigs in Queensland, and sometimes infecting the dogs used to hunt them, it can be transmitted to humans through blood contact with infected pigs. A number of people...

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Government calls for release of costings as Labor unveils trusts crackdown

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageBill Shorten says Labor's targeting of trusts is about delivering a level playing field in tax.AAP/Sam Mooy

Labor has taken another step to put tax and fairness at the centre of its policy agenda by proposing a crackdown on discretionary trusts, which it claims would raise A$4.1 billion over the forward estimates and $17.2 billion over a decade.

A...

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  1. The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission
  2. Turnbull's chief-of-staff is the new defence head
  3. Shorten pledges republic vote in first term
  4. Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing
  5. A delightfully playful portrait, a historic moment for landscape painting
  6. Boris Johnson puts on the charm offensive to entice Australia into Britain's post-Brexit future
  7. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Matt Canavan and dual citizenship
  8. Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
  9. Stroke survivors and their carers often have poor mental health. Here's how we can help them
  10. Speaking With: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
  11. Australian recycling plants have no incentive to improve
  12. How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
  13. The restorationist impulse: why we hanker for the old ways
  14. Saving Sirius: why heritage protection should include social housing
  15. Friday essay: tall ships, tall tales, and the mysteries of Eugenia Falleni
  16. Paying CEOs with stock options doesn't drive their business strategy: research
  17. A guide to deconstructing the battery hype cycle
  18. Why are only some viruses transmissible by blood and how are they actually spread?
  19. Australians are now using cards more often than cash to pay for things
  20. Grattan on Friday: If High Court disqualifies Canavan, Joyce will be scratching for cabinet replacement
  21. A new look at a lost dinosaur dig in the Australian outback
  22. The healing power of hip hop
  23. The legend of Poūwa: ancient myths of New Zealand's black swan confirmed by fossil DNA
  24. How Dr G.Yunupiŋu took Yolŋu culture to the world
  25. Could too much sitting be bad for our brains?
  26. Politics podcast: Michael Cooney on an Australian republic
  27. Explainer: Matt Canavan and the process of obtaining Italian citizenship
  28. The off-topic Conversation #130
  29. China-India border dispute a grim sign for stability in Asia
  30. There's far more to the fair go than just economics
  31. The Knowledge City Index: Sydney takes top spot but Canberra punches above its weight
  32. School uniform policies need to accommodate students' cultural practices
  33. A focus on goals rather than behaviour is creating workplace monsters
  34. Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
  35. Decoding the Music Masterpieces: Debussy's Clair de Lune
  36. Blood tests and diagnosing illness: what can blood tell us about what's happening in our body?
  37. Finally facing our water-loo: it's time to decolonise sewerage systems
  38. Supreme Court ruling on NZ's largest irrigation dam proposal respects conservation law and protected land
  39. Australians left to monitor their own NBN broadband speeds
  40. Is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan broken?
  41. Family trusts often cause more harm than good
  42. Turnbull's Trump parody was only a brief Twitter hit in June
  43. Anaesthesia: the gift of oblivion and the mystery of consciousness – book review
  44. Constitution's wide net catches even MPs who had no idea they're foreign citizens
  45. How to make batteries that last (almost) forever
  46. Curious Kids: Why is the sky blue and where does it start?
  47. Birdsong has inspired humans for centuries: is it music?
  48. Not jobs and growth but post-capitalism – and creative industries show the way
  49. Personal injury insurers are at risk of crashing in the transport systems of tomorrow
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