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How murals helped turn a declining community around

  • Written by: Tony Matthews, Lecturer in Urban & Environmental Planning, Griffith University

The inner-city district of Shandon, Ireland, has a history that dates back to medieval times. Its narrow streets and laneways are an eclectic architectural mix – Georgian, Victorian and modern buildings nestle alongside terraced worker’s cottages. But Shandon had become rundown despite its heritage value.

Our research examined how,...

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Anti-Trump backlash at US by-elections

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Today, a by-election was held in Kansas’ fourth Congressional District (CD) for election to the US House. This CD is very conservative, and voted for Donald Trump by 60-33 against Hillary Clinton at the 2016 election. At this by-election, the Republican prevailed by 53-46, a net improvement of 20 points for the Democrats from Trump’s...

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Australia’s climate bomb: the senselessness of Adani's Carmichael coal mine

  • Written by: David Holmes, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
imageAAP/Lukas Coch

Veteran environmental campaigner and former Greens senator Bob Brown has previously pointed to Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine as the new Franklin River of environmental protest in Australia. Yet the future of this “climate bomb” hangs in the balance.

The ongoing contest over the mine’s approval is about...

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Attacking North Korea: surely Donald Trump couldn't be that foolish

  • Written by: Benjamin Habib, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University
imageThe over-riding priority underpinning North Korean foreign policy is regime survival and the perpetuation of the Kim family dynasty. Reuters/KCNA

As the USS Carl Vinson and its carrier battle group steam through the Pacific toward the Korean Peninsula, many are wondering if the Trump administration could be so rash as to attack North Korea.

Regardles...

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  2. Explainer: how wage growth contributes to the economy
  3. Back-to-back bleaching has now hit two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef
  4. How pop culture can (and should) change legal views on swearing
  5. Australia and India: some way to go yet
  6. Flu vaccine won't definitely stop you from getting the flu, but it's more important than you think
  7. Who owns the world? Tracing half the corporate giants' shares to 30 owners
  8. The research on hot-desking and activity-based work isn't so positive
  9. Denial: a timely reminder that we should confront distortions of history
  10. Feeling helpless about the Great Barrier Reef? Here's one way you can help
  11. Live fast, die young: a massive 'dead red' galaxy seen for the first time
  12. Unlocking the secrets of street ambience
  13. What we know about the April 4 chemical attack in Syria
  14. 30 years of Rage, and no signs of quietening
  15. The end of Catalyst: four ironies
  16. First results from the 2016 Census paint a picture of who the 'typical' Australian is
  17. Snout, sniff and sneeze: the language of the nose
  18. Census 2016: Women are still disadvantaged by the amount of unpaid housework they do
  19. Tobacco tax hikes are great, so long as you’re not a poor smoker
  20. Three charts on Australia's growing appetite for fast broadband
  21. John Clarke: an unsurpassed craftsman of the Australasian voice
  22. Why glamorising narco culture, on screen and in Sydney's pop-up shop, is wrong
  23. Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint
  24. Explainer: shadow banking and where it came from
  25. Where are they now? What public transport data reveal about lockout laws and nightlife patronage
  26. Yes, car seats protect children. But you need the right restraint, fitted properly
  27. Affordable housing, finger-pointing politics and possible policy solutions
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  29. Farewell John Clarke: in an absurd world, we have never needed you more
  30. Why it's the right time for Australia and India to collaborate on higher education
  31. FactCheck: do 679 of Australia's biggest corporations pay 'not one cent' of tax?
  32. Australian politics explainer: Robert Menzies and the birth of the Liberal-National coalition
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  37. Australian politics explainer: the White Australia policy
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  39. The golden age of superhero films ignores the golden aged at its peril
  40. What housing issues should the budget tackle? This is what our experts say
  41. Morrison rejects pressure for negative gearing to be examined
  42. Australia does Paris-Roubaix: By the numbers
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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