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Creative city, smart city ... whose city is it?

  • Written by: Justin O'Connor, Professor of Communications and Cultural Economy, Monash University
imageWhen the smart city looks inhuman: a robot police officer from Dubai greets guests at last November's Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.Ramon Costa/AAP

In 2007 US creative cities “guru” Richard Florida was flown up to Noosa to tell the local city council how they, too, could become a creative city.

Noosa was one of a long...

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History textbooks still imply that Australians are white

  • Written by: Robyn Moore, Graduate reseach assistant, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
imageWho is portrayed as Australian? 'Opening of the first parliament' Tom Roberts c.1903Wikipedia

In this series, we’ll discuss whether progress is being made on Indigenous education, looking at various areas including policy, scholarships, school leadership, literacy and much more.


Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school...

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Dear diary: another day in the life on Mars

  • Written by: Jonathan Clarke, Associate member of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW
imageSuited up to simulate the conditions of working outside on Mars. Jonathan Clarke (the author, left) with visiting engineer Michael Curtis-Rouse, from UK Space Agency (right).Jonathan Clarke personal collection, Author provided

On June 16 Jonathan Clarke is starting a return journey to Mars. Not the real red planet, but a simulated Martian life in...

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  1. Choosing healthy food: your surroundings can help or hinder your dining choices
  2. Conservatives suffer shock loss of majority at UK general election
  3. Rise of 'anti-politics' produces surprise result in the UK election – and it's playing a role in Australia, too
  4. COAG agrees to new push on security after Melbourne attack
  5. Energy solutions but weak on climate – experts react to the Finkel Review
  6. Weekly Quiz: what is the most consumed meat in Australia?
  7. The Finkel Review: finally, a sensible and solid footing for the electricity sector
  8. We know too much sugar is bad for us, but do different sugars have different health effects?
  9. The Finkel Review at a glance
  10. Arts in the West of Sydney: the Great Divide?
  11. Busting the myth that roll-your-own tobacco has fewer additives
  12. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on national security
  13. Our study found after-hours GPs actually do reduce visits to emergency rooms
  14. The Mummy struggles with the chemistry but gets the physics right with a crash
  15. Three charts on: Australia's declining taste for beef and growing appetite for chicken
  16. Australia has stalled on car efficiency
  17. Australian authorities are doing all they can to combat terrorism
  18. Vital Signs: what does Treasurer Morrison mean when he says we're 'growing into the growth'?
  19. There’s a city in my mind ...
  20. Friday essay: the 90s - why you had to be there
  21. To lift literacy levels among Indigenous children, their parents' literacy skills must be improved first
  22. Research in autism-friendly technology needs to improve to make a real difference for people
  23. Why we don't know what causes most birth defects
  24. Grattan on Friday: Terrorism's footprint on our politics
  25. What's holding up the blockchain?
  26. Where are the epic women's coming of age screen stories?
  27. Five ways older Australians can embrace technology to redefine later life
  28. How Indigenous tourism can help bring about reconciliation in Australia
  29. You should care about your doctor's health, because it matters to yours
  30. Explainer: what is a 'low emissions target' and how would it work?
  31. Schapelle Corby fails to draw a Twitter audience
  32. New Moroccan fossils suggest humans lived and evolved across Africa 100,000 years earlier than we thought
  33. Conservatives no longer a shoo-in as UK voters head to the polls
  34. From man-eaters to Pokémon: the weird world of cactus culture
  35. Is policy on Indigenous education deliberately being stalled?
  36. Six things every consumer should know about the 'Internet of Things'
  37. Melbourne's love-hate relationship with being Australia's 'street art capital'
  38. When do we stop vaccinating against an infectious disease?
  39. What is a pre-industrial climate and why does it matter?
  40. Tougher national parole laws won't end the violence
  41. Bob Dylan's Nobel speech: a splendidly eccentric performance
  42. While nations play politics, cities and states are taking up the climate challenge
  43. Four ways social media companies and security agencies can tackle terrorism
  44. Deliberative democracy must rise to the threat of populist rhetoric
  45. As a peace loving warrior, might Wonder Woman unite feminists?
  46. Explainer: what causes alopecia areata and can you treat this type of hair loss?
  47. Three charts on: Australia's growing rates of weight loss surgery
  48. Looking at terror attacks 'per capita' should make us rethink beliefs about levels of risk and Muslims
  49. Curious Kids: Do sharks sneeze?
  50. Adani gives itself the green light, but that doesn't change the economics of coal

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