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Fifty Shades Darker: an abusive fairy tale that robs women of sexual freedom

  • Written by: Sarah Ashton, PhD Candidate, Monash University
imageChristian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) in Fifty Shades Darker. Universal Pictures

At the end of Fifty Shades of Grey, the first in E L James’ trilogy of novels now adapted as films, protagonist Anastasia ends her abusive relationship with the dominating businessman Christian Grey. She had attempted to understand...

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Australia's innovation report card shows the nation can do better, and hints at how

  • Written by: Ron Johnston, Executive Director, Australian Centre for Innovation, University of Sydney
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The Office of Innovation and Science Australia released its review of the Australian innovation system this week, largely to a chorus of “heard it all before” from those close to the industry.

Tony Peacock, CEO of the Cooperative Research Centres Association, likens it to a school report: Janey tries but she could do so much...

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Stop focusing on 'the problem' in Indigenous education, and start looking at learning opportunities

  • Written by: Elizabeth McKinley, Professor of Indigenous Education, University of Melbourne
imageWe need to stop blaming Indigenous students and families for low school achievement.Neda Vanovac/AAP

In this series we’ll explore how to improve schools in Australia. Some of the most prominent experts in the sector tackle key questions, including why we are not seeing much progress; whether we are assessing children in the most effective...

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God bless the footy: dissent and distractions

  • Written by: Patrick Allington, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, Flinders University
imageBefore the AFL, there was the much better, much cooler, much more local SANFL.heatherw/flickr

This piece is republished with permission from State of Hope, the 55th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, presenting an in-depth analysis of the economic, social, environmental and cultural...

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  1. Omnibus welfare bill shows the always-tricky politics of budget savings
  2. Unusual conditions: delusional infestation with insects or spiders
  3. Bernardi split is symptomatic of a fractured political system, here and abroad
  4. The Rise of Islamo-Christian Civilization
  5. Australian government challenged to advocate for its citizen on death row in Thailand
  6. From banned to international glory, women's football has sown a rich field for the future
  7. Droughts and flooding rains already more likely as climate change plays havoc with Pacific weather
  8. A wolf in dogs' clothing? Why dingoes may not be Australian wildlife's saviours
  9. Kurt Gödel: from loopholes and dictators to the incompleteness theorems
  10. How to get quality teachers in disadvantaged schools – and keep them there
  11. What's behind the rise in shareholder class actions
  12. Female genital mutilation is hurting Australian girls and we must work together to stamp it out
  13. Twitter tries to tackle abuse as research shows that most of us can be trolls online
  14. Turnbull's rant about Shorten a treat for the troops but will it play with the public?
  15. Indonesia should support interfaith community programs to help Myanmar end ethnic violence
  16. The tragic story of Soviet genetics shows the folly of political meddling in science
  17. We've all heard about postnatal depression, but what about antenatal depression?
  18. Humans are driving a new burst of evolution including possibly our own
  19. Prize fight over live-streamed sport will go on long after the final bell sounds
  20. Trump triggers overdue policy debate
  21. Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches
  22. Inspiring to speak out - two physicists who changed the world
  23. Rose Skinner: the firebrand Perth dealer neglected by a new art history
  24. Politics podcast: Cory Bernardi on why he spurned the Liberals
  25. Bernardi should have resigned his Senate seat: here's why
  26. Middle Eastern migrants aren't 'piling on to the dole queue'
  27. We need to be clear-headed when offering land for Singapore to train its soldiers
  28. The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid
  29. What students learn about Asia is outdated and needs to change
  30. 'Fat, bland, boring incubators': ordinary pregnant women don't feel like Beyoncé
  31. Crisis, what crisis? How smart solar can protect our vulnerable power grids
  32. Australia's universities are not walking the talk on going low-carbon
  33. 3D television is dead... so what next?
  34. Tech companies fight Trump's travel ban and may take their business elsewhere
  35. Politics podcast: Arthur Sinodinos on the government's headwinds
  36. Coalition slump in Newspoll gives Labor 54-46 lead
  37. Bernardi says his new party will offer a 'principled' alternative for disillusioned conservative voters
  38. A vastly changed world means consumers won't react the same to higher interest rates
  39. Bernardi exits stage right: mayhem now, obscurity later
  40. Yes there's hope, but treating spinal injuries with stem cells is not a reality yet
  41. We can learn a lot from disasters, and we now know some areas don't recover
  42. Goosebumps, tears and tenderness: what it means to be moved
  43. Coming soon to a cinema near you? Ticket prices shaped by demand
  44. If scandals don't make us switch banks, financial technology might
  45. Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
  46. The environment needs billions of dollars more: here's how to raise the money
  47. Rethinking how we assess learning in schools
  48. Robot rights: at what point should an intelligent machine be considered a 'person'?
  49. Trump, the wannabe king ruling by 'twiat'
  50. Cory Bernardi leaving Liberal fold without parliamentary followers

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