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Server down: what caused the ATO systems to crash

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
imageThe ATO crash didn't involve a fire, but it almost looked that bad for a while.Shutterstock

Many Australian Tax Office IT systems have been unavailable for days after a major fault, apparently caused by a problem with a large-scale storage server.

The ATO’s online systems, including its public website and portals for taxation agents, were down...

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Here's looking at: black ground, 1989 by Judy Watson

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
imageDetail of Judy Watson, black ground (1989) courtesy of the National Gallery of Victoria. © Judy Watson/Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Although Judy Watson’s paintings are clearly landscapes, the fundamental orienting feature of most Western landscape painting is missing in them: there is no horizon.

In her paintings we are looking down or...

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As we head into the time of Trump, we need to rethink our foreign policy

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageWith Donald Trump set to take office next month, we need to review our foreign policy priorities.Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

Calls this week for submissions for a foreign policy white paper, the first in more than a decade, could hardly be more timely given the potentially wrenching changes ushered in by a new American presidency.

Whatever direction a...

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Podemos find itself caught between the battle lines of Spanish politics

  • Written by: Lasse Thomassen, Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
imagePodemos must reconsider who is above and who is below – who are the people and who are the people's enemy.Podemos Uviéu/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing...

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  6. Aleppo’s fall marks a turning point, not the end of the Syrian war
  7. Trump presidency presents challenges and opportunities for the environment
  8. Star Wars: Rogue One highlights an uncomfortable fact – military robots can change sides
  9. 'Big government' hurts growth? It's not as simple as that
  10. Why every generation feels entitled
  11. Alcohol and drug use exacerbate family violence and can be dealt with
  12. Academics must work at building public trust in their expertise
  13. Rising power bills signal the end of an era for Australia's electricity grid
  14. A prescription for porn: should sex therapists recommend pornography to patients?
  15. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 11
  16. New solicitor-general wins plaudits
  17. Thomas Schelling: the legacy of a master strategist
  18. Business Briefing: when robots and customers meet
  19. Simple thinking in a complex world is a recipe for disaster
  20. As Australia reforms its laws to protect those with mental illness, is Queensland going backwards?
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  22. A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books
  23. To Russia with love: Trump's precarious path on hacking and intelligence
  24. NAPLAN results: moving beyond our obsession with numbers
  25. Half the world's ecosystems at risk from habitat loss, and Australia is one of the worst
  26. Politicians who tweet-shame risk economic damage
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  28. The Electoral College could end Trump’s presidency before it begins – but it probably won't
  29. Rex Tillerson and the new transnational oligarchy
  30. Government spending on education: the winners and losers
  31. Gambling industry finds plenty of political guns for hire to defend the status quo
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  33. Why we are willing to pay for mega expensive things
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  36. How did we come to celebrate Christmas?
  37. It's time to stand tall for imperilled giraffes
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