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Australian politics explainer: the White Australia policy

  • Written by: Benjamin T. Jones, Australian Research Council Fellow in the School of History, Australian National University
imageThe 'White Australia' ideology was commercialised and used to sell things from soaps and games to pineapple slices.Multicultural Research Library

The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key moments in Australian political history, looking at what happened, its impact then, and its relevance to politics today.


Prime Minister Malcolm...

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Australian gas: between a fracked rock and a socially hard place

  • Written by: Kim de Rijke, Lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s response to the looming east coast gas shortage has been to secure a promise from gas producers to increase domestic supply.

In a televised press conference last month, he said:

We must continue the pressure on state and territory governments to revisit the restrictions on gas development and exploration.

But...

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The golden age of superhero films ignores the golden aged at its peril

  • Written by: Colin Yeo, PhD Candidate, English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia
imageHugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart depict something unusual for superhero films in Logan: ageing. Marvel Entertainment and 20th Century Fox

As the two major comic book giants DC and Marvel continue to vie for our attention on the big screen, the current “golden age” of superhero films remains steady. But among the inundation of remakes...

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What housing issues should the budget tackle? This is what our experts say

  • Written by: Richard Tomlinson, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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The Conversation has published many articles by Australia’s foremost academics on policies that affect housing. In the lead-up to expected announcements in the federal budget in May, we review the arguments in the articles since January 2016 – 81 were identified, of which 58 concerned housing policy.

This article focuses on the most...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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