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Roman gladiators were war prisoners and criminals, not sporting heroes

  • Written by: Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland
imageThe helmet of a heavily armed 'secutor', first century AD. Rógvi N. Johansen, Department of photo and medie Moesgaard

For centuries, the bloody gladiator conflicts that the Romans staged in amphitheatres throughout the empire have engrossed and repelled us. When it comes to gladiators, it is almost impossible to look away. But the arena is...

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Pyne's self-indulgence damages Turnbull because it reinforces what Liberal right wing malcontents believe

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageA leaked recording of Christopher Pyne boasting of the success of the Liberal moderates threatens to further divide the party.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Sometimes it’s hard to believe Christopher Pyne is actually a politician, let alone a cabinet minister. Often he seems a Peter Pan figure who treats federal politics like it was a university campus.

To...

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Why I disagree with Nobel Laureates when it comes to career advice for scientists

  • Written by: Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW
imageA successful science career is founded in a solid publication track record. Thiranun Kunatum/www.shutterstock.com

The measures by which we judge scientists are always under intense scrutiny. For those who hit the peak of their field, there’s the Nobel Prize. But across all levels of career progression, we publish research papers in journals...

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Rumours of the death of multinational tax avoidance are greatly exaggerated

  • Written by: Michael West, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney

The Australian government took out newspaper ads earlier this month boasting of unequivocal victory in the fight against multinational tax avoidance.

It is no small irony that taxpayers have forked out for this bald-faced lie. “Multinational corporations earning Australian dollars now pay their fair share of Australian tax,” decreed the...

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