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Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?

  • Written by: Steven Maras, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, University of Western Australia
imageMandy McElhinney as Gina Rinehart in House of Hancock (2015). Cordell Jigsaw Productions

The two-year saga of Gina Rinehart’s battle with Channel Nine over House of Hancock (2015) came to an apparent end last month with the broadcaster unreservedly apologising to the mining magnate.

The two-part miniseries, about the life and family of Lang...

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Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street

  • Written by: Susan Bird, Lecturer in Law, CQUniversity Australia

This is the tenth article in our Contested Spaces series. These pieces look at the conflicting uses, expectations and norms that people bring to public spaces, the clashes that result and how we can resolve these.


Inner-city streets have historically been a site for challenges to the conventional, disrupting the flow of business suits and shoppers....

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Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe Snowy Hydro scheme already provides back-up energy to NSW and Victoria.AAP

In its latest move on energy policy, the Turnbull government has unveiled a plan to boost generation from the Snowy Hydro scheme by 50%.

The government says the expansion, which it has labelled the Snowy Mountains Scheme 2.0, would add 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy...

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  1. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  2. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  3. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  4. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  5. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
  6. Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
  7. Naming and shaming bankers may be satisfying, but could backfire
  8. Explainer: what is delirium and is it dangerous?
  9. Australians could get faster broadband with more kerbside NBN connections
  10. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 3
  11. Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work
  12. Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises
  13. Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
  14. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  15. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  16. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  17. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  18. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  19. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
  20. Hate vegetables? You might have super-taster genes!
  21. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
  22. South Australia's energy plan gives national regulators another headache
  23. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
  24. Science curriculum needs to do more to engage primary school students
  25. Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
  26. Should wealthy private schools and hospitals have charity status in Australia?
  27. Explainer: why are donations to some charities tax-deductible?
  28. Brutalism, a campus love story – or how I learned to love concrete
  29. Weekly Dose: ayahuasca, a cautionary tale for tourists eager to try this shamanic brew
  30. From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking tool
  31. Turnbull to gas industry: give the local market more supply
  32. Banning unvaccinated kids from child care may have unforeseen consequences
  33. Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not
  34. Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies
  35. Contested spaces: living next door to Alice (and Anh and Abdullah)
  36. Can we trust Big Tobacco to promote public health?
  37. How to cut Australia's $48 billion crime bill
  38. The off-topic Conversation #118
  39. Why the free market hasn't slashed power prices (and what to do about it)
  40. Extreme weather likely behind worst recorded mangrove dieback in northern Australia
  41. There's cause for celebration and concern in how Australians are giving to charity
  42. Infographic: a snapshot of charities and giving in Australia
  43. Parents shouldn't rely on My School data when choosing a school for their child
  44. The future of online advertising is big data and algorithms
  45. Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science
  46. Extinction or survival: how storytellers explore the ethics of colonising other planets
  47. Prisoners are excluded from the NDIS – here's why it matters
  48. Gas crisis? Or glut? Why Japan pays less for Australian LNG than Australians do
  49. Julie Bishop sends sharp message to China about democracy
  50. The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea

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