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Redefining the rock god - the new breed of electric guitar heroes

  • Written by: Ken Murray, Senior lecturer in Guitar, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne
imageSt Vincent performing with Dave Grohl (at rear) after Nirvana was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York in 2014. Lucas Jackson/Reuters

The electric guitar symbolises rebellion, freedom, excess and youth. But with the classic rock period well behind us, is it in danger of becoming a faded relic? The Washington Post recently reported...

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North Korean POWs seeking last chance to return home after decades in exile

  • Written by: Hea-Jin Park, Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
imageAt the United Nations' prisoner-of-war camp at Pusan, North Korean and Chinese prisoners are assembled in one of the camp compounds.Wkimedia/Larry Gahn/US State Department, CC BY-ND

More than six decades after the Korean War, a small group of North Korean prisoners of war who made a new life in South America may get a chance to return home as part...

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Canada offers Australia a blueprint for protecting and motivating corporate whistleblowers

  • Written by: Janet Austin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick
imageDr. Benjamin Koh blew the whistle on former employee CommInsure in 2016 for their systemic program of denying valid insurance payments.AAP Image/Dave Hunt

As the Australian government considers how to incentivise and protect corporate whistleblowers, it could look to Canada’s system. The securities regulator for Canada’s largest and...

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Explainer: how internet routers work and why you should keep them secure

  • Written by: Nicholas Patterson, Teaching Scholar, Deakin University
imageThink of your router as the post office for the internet.www.shutterstock.com

Most of us would be bereft without Wi-Fi but give a little thought to the technology that beams us the internet.

The device we pay so little attention to is called a router. Its main role is to connect networks and send and receive data from an internet provider.

But many...

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  1. Indigenous girls missing school during their periods: the state of hygiene in remote Australia
  2. Stuck in traffic: busting Melbourne versus Sydney myths and identifying the worst commutes
  3. Here's what you need to know about exotic pets in Australia
  4. ReachTEL: One Nation voters prefer Abbott to Turnbull by over 3:1
  5. We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin
  6. How web series are shaking up Australia's screen industry
  7. Weekly quiz: Aardman Animations is credited with creating which series?
  8. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the clash of the party personalities
  9. Growing food in the post-truth era
  10. Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone
  11. Three ways the 'NotPetya' cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry
  12. If only we could see all the credit card fees we pay
  13. After Islamic State falls, we should expect aftershocks in Syria
  14. Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
  15. Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
  16. Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
  17. Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
  18. Vital Signs: how likely is another financial crisis? It comes down to what we believe
  19. Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
  20. Airport rail link can open up new possibilities for the rest of Melbourne
  21. Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban
  22. Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections
  23. Grattan on Friday: It's a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
  24. Fighting back against prolific online harassment in the Philippines
  25. The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it
  26. South Australia's bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable
  27. Pirates, penguins, Wallace and Gromit ... the Aardman show delights
  28. What's the economic value of the Great Barrier Reef? It's priceless
  29. Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on
  30. Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt
  31. Gold Rush Victoria was as wasteful as we are today
  32. Self-driving cars must learn trust and cooperation
  33. Being South Asian is as great a risk factor for stillbirth as smoking
  34. Send the market a price signal where affordable housing is most needed
  35. The winners and losers of Antarctica’s great thaw
  36. Abbott, on a mission to destroy, is stepping up his stalking of Turnbull
  37. Partial exclusion for Lee Rhiannon after marathon special Greens meeting
  38. Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
  39. Born in China: a new type of Australian business
  40. Globally, floods seem to be decreasing even as extreme rainfall rises. Why?
  41. Census shows increase in children with disability, but even more are still uncounted
  42. Change Agents: Amee Meredith and Caterina Politi on reforming 'one-punch' laws
  43. What do we tell kids about the climate change future we created for them?
  44. Celebrating the feminist Holden
  45. Census 2016: what's changed for Indigenous Australians?
  46. It isn't easy being blue – the cost of colour in fairy wrens
  47. Our pets strengthen neighbourhood ties
  48. Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
  49. The world's tropical zone is expanding, and Australia should be worried
  50. Huge restored reef aims to bring South Australia's oysters back from the brink

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