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No rest over Easter as the barrage of news continues on Twitter

  • Written by: Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
imageA burst of news kept us on Twitter.Shutterstock

There seems to be no end in sight to the barrage of breaking, critical news from home and abroad these days. The Australian Twitter News Index (ATNIX) for April 2017 shows that Australians weren’t even able to tear themselves away from their social media newsfeeds during the Easter and ANZAC...

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It's happening again ... our love affair with TV reboots

  • Written by: Siobhan Lyons, Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
imageKyle MacLachlan in the new season of Twin Peaks: has the Internet helped fuel nostalgia for TV shows from decades past?Rancho Rosa Partnership, Showtime Networks

May 22 saw the long-awaited return of David Lynch’s 90s TV series Twin Peaks. Cancelled in 1991 after only two seasons, the show had ended on a cliff-hanger, with the fate of its...

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Twitter's plan to help young people not get too overwhelmed by bad news doesn't go far enough

  • Written by: Peggy Kern, Senior Lecturer in Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne
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We live in a chronically anxious era, seemingly being bombarded with negative news at every turn. Social media allow us to not only read about tragedies, but also to interact with those who witnessed terrorist attacks, for instance, which can make the events feel more personal.

When we consider how much time young people spend on social media,...

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Research shows if you improve the air quality at work, you improve productivity

  • Written by: Libby Sander, Lecturer, Bond Business School, Bond University
imageGreener and better ventilated offices can lead to better performance of employees.jingdianjiaju1/flickr

Corporate wellness programs focus on biometric screening, diet and exercise programs to improve health and productivity. However, new research has shown the quality of the office environment itself can have significant negative effects on...

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  3. The government should pick towns, not industries, to fund
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  5. The science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
  6. How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia
  7. The US quitting the Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
  8. Tax take shrinks as online accommodation agents rake it in
  9. GetUp raises nearly $200,000 in crowdfunding to campaign against Peter Dutton
  10. Newspoll steady at 53-47 to Labor. Plus UK and French elections
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  12. Review: Wonder Woman reinvigorates tired superhero conventions
  13. Trump demands a post-post-truth response
  14. Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways
  15. Turnbull should deliver Gonski schools plan faster: Grattan Institute
  16. Improving Australia’s health requires better use of patient information
  17. Australia's videogames are inventive, acclaimed and world-class, so where's the government support?
  18. Fifty years on from the 1967 referendum, it's time to tell the truth about race
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  20. Confused about changes to school funding? Here's what you need to know
  21. The government will likely get more from the bank levy than Labor or the big four think
  22. Should we negotiate with terrorist hostage takers?
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  25. Why Gold Coast light rail was worth it (it's about more than patronage)
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  28. Why the KPIs on university engagement need more thought
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  38. 'Liveable' Sydney has clear winners and losers
  39. The Manuka honey fight is one we have to have
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  46. Listening to the heart: what now for Indigenous recognition after the Uluru summit?
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