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Surfing the 3D printing wave: the changing face of surfboard fin production

  • Written by: Marc in het Panhuis, Professor of Materials Science, University of Wollongong
imageMarc in het Panhuis demonstrating that surfers require fins in their surfboards for stability and control during manoeuvres. Jones Beach Boardriders Club, Author provided

To catch a sweet ride, surfers rely heavily on two things: the waves, and their board.

Surfers can order surfboards that are customised to their needs, or choose from a range of...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Finkel feedback

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMick Tsikas/AAP

The University of Canberra’s deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president (academic), professor Nicholas Klomp, and professorial fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics – including the Finkel review, three federal ministers hauled before a court for criticising terror sentencing, Immigration Minister Peter...

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Turnbull government must find a way to rid Australia of foreign donations

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageAttorney-General George Brandis (left) and Special Minister of State Scott Ryan need to work together to reform foreign donations laws.AAP/Dan Peled

Let’s start at the beginning on the vexed issue of foreign donations for political parties and candidates in an environment in which globalisation is adding to challenges in combating foreign...

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Minister to get unprecedented power if Australia's new citizenship bill is passed

  • Written by: Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
imageIt's not clear how proposed extensive powers for the immigration minister strengthen the integrity of Australian citizenship.AAP/Lukas Coch

The government has introduced legislation to reform Australia’s citizenship regime, under the guise of strengthening the integrity of citizenship. The bill, if passed in its current form, confers sweeping...

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  1. Why more schools need to teach bilingual education to Indigenous children
  2. Friday essay: the wonder of Joyce's Ulysses
  3. Philanthropy is funding serious journalism in the US, it could work for Australia too
  4. Goodbye to the Gatwick, and to so much of the old St Kilda
  5. The new space race: why we need a human mission to Mars
  6. Volcanoes under the ice: melting Antarctic ice could fight climate change
  7. The new data retention law seriously invades our privacy – and it's time we took action
  8. Grattan on Friday: The Finkel plan will test Malcolm Turnbull's ability to deliver significant reform
  9. Explainer: why three government ministers might face contempt of court charges
  10. How popular culture gets Australian spy work wrong
  11. Armpits and melons: an olfactory reading of James Joyce
  12. Ten Network has a hard road back to viability
  13. Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg, George Christensen and Mark Butler on the Finkel review
  14. The NDIS costs are on track, but that doesn't mean all participants are getting the support they need
  15. Two in five pregnant women don't receive care in the first trimester
  16. Emily Bell: Journalism in the age of Trump and the real-time social web
  17. Elder abuse report ignores impact on people's health
  18. The problems with asking banks to police financial abuse
  19. Explainer: what is public interest journalism?
  20. CPA in crisis: why more associations will have to disclose CEO pay
  21. Playing the numbers: a billion-dollar gamble on the European X-ray Laser
  22. Will the superhero films ever end? The business of blockbuster movie franchises
  23. Are maternal hormones different when carrying a boy or a girl?
  24. Zoos aren't Victorian-era throwbacks: they're important in saving species
  25. Leaving school early means you're likely never to return to study and training in adult life
  26. Autonomy and strong female leadership key to success of Indigenous owned Murri School
  27. Torrens, our land-title pioneer, might have approved of privatised registries
  28. Ten Network's problems are history repeating
  29. UK Labour's votes have become inefficiently distributed since 2010
  30. For $70m, government gets off lightly, but settlement still highlights responsibility for Manus
  31. When is 'not a backdoor' just a backdoor? Australia's struggle with encryption
  32. Trepidation and delight: experiencing Dark Mofo with a three-year-old
  33. Uncertainty isn't causing slow economic growth, for now
  34. Health Check: what's the right way to blow your nose?
  35. Why women’s tennis rankings need an overhaul
  36. Tall turkeys and nuggety chickens: large 'megapode' birds once lived across Australia
  37. Research Check: can even moderate drinking cause brain damage?
  38. Three charts on: Australia's booming prison population
  39. Cars overwhelmingly cause bike collisions, and the law should reflect that
  40. Indigenous picture books offering windows into worlds
  41. Curious Kids: Who made the alphabet song?
  42. The compulsion to create: 'outsider art' at MONA's Museum of Everything
  43. From Joseph Banks to big data, herbaria bring centuries-old science into the digital age
  44. Three strategies unions are considering for their survival
  45. In defence of serendipity: the Silicon Emperor is wearing no clothes
  46. Critical backbenchers push back on Finkel clean energy target plan
  47. Mamamia! When it's high time for some bitch-shamin'
  48. New tax treaty will close loopholes that allow multinationals to avoid tax
  49. Film festival reveals the passion, emotion and disappointment that can come with science
  50. Should Australia have a Modern Slavery Act?

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