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From Tim Winton to Gail Jones: why writing matters in WA

  • Written by: Catherine Noske, Lecturer in Creative Writing, and Editor of Westerly Magazine, University of Western Australia
imageA termite mound in Cape Range National Park: WA's geography has helped shape its writers.Susanna Dunkerley/AAP

Being isolated spatially and culturally – us from the city, Perth from Australia and Australia from the world – arms one with an Atlas-strong sense of identity. Both actively and passively, originality seems to flourish in...

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Let's face it, first impressions count online

  • Written by: Megan Willis, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University
imageSame face, different impressions.Shutterstock/lipik

We live in an age where most of us have an online presence. Many of us have numerous accounts on social and professional networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. And singles among us are increasingly turning online to find love.

So how do the images we post of ourselves online influence the...

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Trump gives Turnbull refugee deal green light but government provides no detail

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

US President Donald Trump has told Malcolm Turnbull he will honour the deal the Australian government did with the Obama administration to take refugees who are being held offshore.

But although government sources indicated the assurance had been given in Sunday’s 25-minute telephone conversation between the two leaders, no further details...

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  2. Facebook's support for USB security keys is a good move and one others should follow
  3. Is it OK to punch Nazis?
  4. What is the Doomsday Clock and why should we keep track of the time?
  5. In Australia, land of the 'fair go', not everyone gets an equal slice of the pie
  6. Can machines really tell us if we're sick?
  7. Sex, death and del kathryn barton
  8. A housing affordability crisis in regional Australia? Yes, and here's why
  9. Calling deep sea species 'monsters' may harm their conservation
  10. “No smoking” in music lyrics? Sorry, count me out
  11. Trump's arrival means it's time for Australia to review our relationship – and perhaps learn to say 'no'
  12. No longer tied to Britain, Australia is still searching for its place in the world
  13. Friday essay: transgenderism in film and literature
  14. Why are we more likely to get cancer as we age?
  15. Older people still have sex, but it's the intimacy and affection that matters more
  16. How to tell if your child's educational needs are being met at school
  17. Australia needs precision tools in drafting trade agreements, not a sledgehammer
  18. Grattan on Friday: 2017 will test whether Turnbull can rise above times that do not suit him
  19. What if there was nothing Trump could do to stop the clean energy revolution?
  20. Scientists may have proven women are better at multitasking than men
  21. Six tips to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy
  22. Throw a veggie pattie on the barbie this Australia Day
  23. Welcome to Australia, a land of creatures out to kill you... maybe
  24. Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of celebration and contestation
  25. Parrot pie and possum curry – how colonial Australians embraced native food
  26. 'Australian' enough to be a hero?
  27. Push for a Commonwealth trading bloc further politicises free trade
  28. Heart disease: what happens when the ticker wears and tears
  29. Arthritis isn't just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
  30. More lessons on fintech to come for Scott Morrison
  31. Australian cinema for Australia Day
  32. Explainer: the rules for shooting on film sets
  33. Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?
  34. Is 'clean coal' power the answer to Australia's emissions targets?
  35. Speaking with: Nicole Cook on union 'green bans', housing affordability and the Sirius building
  36. Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last
  37. Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrate
  38. There's no point to Australia's push to ratify the TPP
  39. More police won't necessarily lead to better outcomes on family violence – here's what we need
  40. What next for the anti-Trump protesters?
  41. The Australian history boom has busted, but there's hope it may boom again
  42. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  43. The markers of everyday racism in Australia
  44. Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport
  45. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  46. Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study
  47. 2017 will be a big year for Australia's energy system: here's what to look out for
  48. A Theory of Nothing: a novel approach to exposing how science really works
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