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The media dangerously misuses the word 'trolling'

  • Written by: Jennifer Beckett, Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Melbourne

The word “trolling” has become a media stand-in for online behaviours that are nothing to laugh about.

Journalist Ginger Gorman touched on this in her recent “Staring Down The Trolls” series, which explores the experiences of people who are harassed in digital spaces and offers advice on how to protect yourself.

There is one...

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Why exploitation and corruption continue to dog Australia's VET sector

  • Written by: Peter Hurley, Postgraduate President and PhD Candidate in Education, Monash University

Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is currently investigating allegations of serious corruption at TAFE institutes. This is the latest in a series of scandals involving Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector.

IBAC’s Operation Lansdowne is probing how TAFEs have become embroiled...

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Politics podcast: Anna Krien on the climate wars

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Melbourne-born author Anna Krien’s latest Quarterly Essay explores the debates on climate change policy in Australia and the ecological effects of not acting.

She interviewed farmers, scientists, Indigenous groups, and activists from Bowen to Port Augusta. She says climate change denialism has transformed into...

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Who's paying for lunch? Here's exactly how drug companies wine and dine our doctors

  • Written by: Alice Fabbri, PhD student, University of Sydney
imageNow you can find out who's wining and dining our doctors, nurses and pharmacists with publicly available data of drug company funded events.from www.shutterstock.com

In June 2015, 24 Australian cancer specialists flew to Chicago to attend a five-day conference. Drug giant Amgen funded the trip, including registration, transfers and wining and...

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  2. The off-topic Conversation #127
  3. Earth's wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed
  4. How an obscure Austrian philosopher saw through our empty rhetoric about 'sustainability'
  5. What we can learn about fighting inequality from Australia's convict past
  6. Long ignored, adolescent family violence needs our attention
  7. On poetry and pain
  8. Australia doesn't have a population policy – why?
  9. Redefining the rock god - the new breed of electric guitar heroes
  10. North Korean POWs seeking last chance to return home after decades in exile
  11. Canada offers Australia a blueprint for protecting and motivating corporate whistleblowers
  12. Explainer: how internet routers work and why you should keep them secure
  13. Indigenous girls missing school during their periods: the state of hygiene in remote Australia
  14. Stuck in traffic: busting Melbourne versus Sydney myths and identifying the worst commutes
  15. Here's what you need to know about exotic pets in Australia
  16. ReachTEL: One Nation voters prefer Abbott to Turnbull by over 3:1
  17. We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin
  18. How web series are shaking up Australia's screen industry
  19. Weekly quiz: Aardman Animations is credited with creating which series?
  20. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the clash of the party personalities
  21. Growing food in the post-truth era
  22. Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone
  23. Three ways the 'NotPetya' cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry
  24. If only we could see all the credit card fees we pay
  25. After Islamic State falls, we should expect aftershocks in Syria
  26. Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
  27. Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
  28. Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
  29. Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
  30. Vital Signs: how likely is another financial crisis? It comes down to what we believe
  31. Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
  32. Airport rail link can open up new possibilities for the rest of Melbourne
  33. Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban
  34. Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections
  35. Grattan on Friday: It's a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
  36. Fighting back against prolific online harassment in the Philippines
  37. The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it
  38. South Australia's bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable
  39. Pirates, penguins, Wallace and Gromit ... the Aardman show delights
  40. What's the economic value of the Great Barrier Reef? It's priceless
  41. Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on
  42. Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt
  43. Gold Rush Victoria was as wasteful as we are today
  44. Self-driving cars must learn trust and cooperation
  45. Being South Asian is as great a risk factor for stillbirth as smoking
  46. Send the market a price signal where affordable housing is most needed
  47. The winners and losers of Antarctica’s great thaw
  48. Abbott, on a mission to destroy, is stepping up his stalking of Turnbull
  49. Partial exclusion for Lee Rhiannon after marathon special Greens meeting
  50. Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it

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