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The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 3

  • Written by: Lauren Rosewarne, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Welcome to Part 3 of my list of Christmas film recommendations. If you’re looking to add some new gems to your festive rotation, here’s another batch of recommendables. In no order other than thorough randomness. Enjoy!

(And if you’re wanting to return to where it all began, Part 1 and Part 2 are ready for your perusal).

11. Fanny...

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The underbelly of sport: Dirty Games

  • Written by: Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
imageReuters/Arnd Wiegmann

Exposés about corruption in sport are not new, but they have become more frequent. There was never a golden age of pure sport, but there is now a growing public realisation that many of sport’s core ideals – such as fairness, integrity, character and respect – are too often real in name only.

Benjamin...

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Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
imageReuters/William Philpott

Even the most pessimistic of commentators must be astounded by US President-elect Donald Trump’s capacity to destabilise some of the most important elements of the existing international order – even before he actually gets into office.

It’s hard to know which is the more alarming possibility, but the Trump...

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Will Italy's referendum trigger the next crisis?

  • Written by: Giovanni Navarria, Associate, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
imageYes or no? Italian voters decide on December 4.

2016 has been a year of political surprises. June gave us Brexit, November US-President elect Donald Trump and December might give us a government crisis in Italy.

On December 4, Italians go to the polls to approve or reject a series of constitutional changes supported by the incumbent government.

If...

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  2. ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports
  3. Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times
  4. Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment
  5. South Australia's reasons for voting down euthanasia go against the evidence
  6. Great Barrier Reef report to UN shows the poor progress on water quality
  7. Three ways to boost science performance in Australian schools
  8. On the pleasure of smoking
  9. Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016
  10. Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication
  11. Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year
  12. Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament
  14. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants
  15. Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
  16. Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check
  17. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  18. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  19. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  20. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  21. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  22. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  23. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  24. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  25. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  26. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  27. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  28. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  29. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  30. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  31. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  32. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  33. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  34. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  35. Why the world needs superheroes
  36. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  37. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  38. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
  39. Italy votes on constitutional reform but it may not be enough to save the economy
  40. ShapingSEQ regional plan gives 'stakeholders' a bigger say than citizens
  41. Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond
  42. Forget Silicon Valley, Finland's Slush is a celebration of Europe's tech ascendancy
  43. Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
  44. Our cities need to go on a resource diet
  45. How do we deal with the coming waves of climate change refugees?
  46. Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
  47. Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?
  48. Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election
  49. How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry
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