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A murky cauldron – modern witchcraft and the spell on Trump

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Associate Professor of Ancient History and Classical Languages, University of Newcastle
imageReviving an ancient tradition for a new era of contemporary witchcraft: modern Wiccans holding an event in the United States.Ycco/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

In the ongoing media coverage of the Trump presidency, an unusual story has made headlines. It concerns the actions of witches across America and beyond who performed a collective spell to stop...

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How Facebook and Google changed the advertising game

  • Written by: Travis Holland, Lecturer in Communication and Digital Media, Charles Sturt University
imageGoogle and Facebook are wiping out other digital advertisers.Shutterstock

The tech revolution is coming to advertising. Chatbots are replacing humans, data threatens our privacy, and the blockchain is linking it all together. In our series on tech and advertising, we’re taking a look at how the industry is being reshaped.


Creativity and...

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The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability

  • Written by: James Ward, Lecturer in Water & Environmental Engineering, University of South Australia
imageNo matter how hard we dig, the Earth's resources are ultimately finite. Mining image from www.shutterstock.com

Our economy and society ultimately depend on natural resources: land, water, material (such as metals) and energy. But some scientists have recognised that there are hard limits to the amount of these resources we can use. It is our...

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Turnbull's refusal to rule out preferencing Hanson raises questions about the 'real Malcolm'

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull will have to work out how best to handle Pauline Hanson and One Nation before the next federal election.AAP/Brendan Esposito

For the national narrative, perhaps the most notable story out of the Western Australian election revolves around Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Turnbull.

Despite the backlash from WA Liberal voters over the...

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  1. The Conversation's FactCheck granted accreditation by International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
  2. Labor wins WA in a landslide as One Nation fails to land a blow
  3. Labor romps to landslide win in WA election
  4. Labor very likely to win WA election as One Nation slumps
  5. Our gas market hits the red zone , as predicted
  6. Vale Bill Leak: a satirist who played hard and took no prisoners
  7. Banning foreign political donations won't fix all that ails our system
  8. Companies should stick to the standards to avoid misleading investors
  9. New law will force some (but not all) organisations to reveal data breaches
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Western Australian election
  11. Goodbye glamour-puss and rugged hero: smokers lose brand identity with plain cigarette packaging
  12. So long, Climate Institute – too sensible for the current policy soap opera
  13. Contested spaces: living off the edge in a city mall where design fuels conflict
  14. Why is it still so hard for patients in need to get medicinal cannabis?
  15. Not 'all is forgiven' for asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka
  16. Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
  17. Friday essay: video games, military culture and new narratives of war
  18. Five myths about the new cervical screening program that refuse to die
  19. Young workers expect their older colleagues to get out of the way
  20. Faking it: we should make manipulating algorithms for political purposes a crime
  21. Why 'green-black' alliances are less simple than they seem
  22. Grattan on Friday: One Nation blows WA campaign but will Hanson’s supporters care?
  23. Politics podcast: WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing
  24. Research Check: will using lice products give my children behavioural problems?
  25. Australians' attitudes to vaccination are more complex than a simple 'pro' or 'anti' label
  26. What our backyards can tell us about the world
  27. The daily life of a Neanderthal revealed from the gunk in their teeth
  28. Democracy needs more trees and less Trump
  29. Weekly Dose: while the media panic about ice, we should worry about carfentanil
  30. FactCheck: does Western Australia have the highest unemployment in the country?
  31. The great movie scenes: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  32. Contested spaces: we need to see public space through older eyes too
  33. Face Value: sentiment analysis shows business leaders are positive about the year ahead
  34. DNA reveals Aboriginal people had a long and settled connection to country
  35. Roe 8: Perth's environmental flashpoint in the WA election
  36. Indonesia vows to tackle marine pollution
  37. Selective schools increasingly cater to the most advantaged students
  38. Banning orders won't solve alcohol-fuelled violence – but they can be part of the solution
  39. Here's Looking at: Brook Andrew's Sexy and dangerous
  40. Health Check: do men really sweat more than women?
  41. Politics podcast: WA poll – Kim Beazley on One Nation
  42. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, February 2017
  43. Warm for the human form, from Rodin's bronzes to stone slabs
  44. Why 'digital gold' won't ever kill off the real thing
  45. Here's how citizen power can drive mental health reform
  46. Contested spaces: a user's guide to shared paths
  47. WikiLeaks Vault 7 reveals staggering breadth of 'CIA hacking'
  48. Why we're marching for science in Australia
  49. FactCheck Q A: are there laws to protect against 'revenge porn' in Australia?
  50. The Science of Leading

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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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