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The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2

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

Another December day and another batch of Christmas movie recommendations.

Following on from Part 1, here are another 5 festive ways to distract you from spending time with your relatives. You’re very welcome.

6. The Holiday (2006)

With so many Christmas films giving former soap stars employment, it’s a rarity to see one utilising stars...

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How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?

  • Written by: Kevin Boreham, Lecturer in International Law, Australian National University
imagePreviously presumed dead, Australian citizen Neil Prakash was arrested at the Turkish border in late November.ABC News

Australia is seeking the extradition from Turkey of Neil Prakash, an Australian citizen who is accused of being a leading propagandist and recruiter for Islamic State (IS).

Earlier presumed killed in a US airstrike, Prakash is also...

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Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs

  • Written by: Elise Klein, Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Melbourne
imageIndigenous Australians have always done plenty to try to improve their lives.AAP/Marianna Massey

This week, the ABC has featured stories of Indigenous innovation, creativity and boldness that are all too often overlooked. These have included Aunty Pearl Slater teaching art and checking in with new mums and their newborns; Miranda Edwards running a...

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Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?

  • Written by: Karen Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
imageScurvy was common in sailors on long voyages who were deprived of citrus fruit and vegetables.from shutterstock.com

A major hospital in western Sydney recently reported a number of diabetes patients were suffering from scurvy, a historical disease common in sailors on long voyages who were deprived of citrus fruit and vegetables.

Scurvy is caused...

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  1. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  2. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  3. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  4. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  5. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  6. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  7. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  8. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  9. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  10. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  11. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  12. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  13. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  14. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  15. Why the world needs superheroes
  16. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  17. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  18. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
  19. Italy votes on constitutional reform but it may not be enough to save the economy
  20. ShapingSEQ regional plan gives 'stakeholders' a bigger say than citizens
  21. Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond
  22. Forget Silicon Valley, Finland's Slush is a celebration of Europe's tech ascendancy
  23. Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
  24. Our cities need to go on a resource diet
  25. How do we deal with the coming waves of climate change refugees?
  26. Should we do away with exams altogether? No, but we need to rethink their design and purpose
  27. Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?
  28. Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election
  29. How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry
  30. Changing the date – and a state of mind – from the westerly edges
  31. Turnbull is happy to horse trade if it gets the nags over the line
  32. Why it’s now Labor’s turn to compromise on the backpacker tax
  33. Politics podcast: Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review
  34. Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
  35. The great Australian plays: speaking ‘Orstyrlian’ in Rusty Bugles
  36. How Donald Trump won the 2016 meme wars
  37. Government response to Infrastructure Australia offers no grounds for optimism
  38. Turnbull government secures ABCC – but suffers sudden defeat on backpacker tax
  39. Full response from a spokesperson for Barnaby Joyce
  40. FactCheck: would backpackers be better off working in Australia than NZ, England or Canada?
  41. We should all beware a resurgent financial sector
  42. Latest Murray-Darling squabble sheds light on the plan's flaws
  43. Which sports are best for health and long life?
  44. Neither the ABC nor SBS have anything to fear from community forums
  45. What are the great Australian plays? Refining our theatre canon
  46. How 'Alfred' the whale lost its teeth to become a giant filter feeder
  47. Medicare logo case shows the urgent need to update Australia's IP laws
  48. Will the latest electricity review bring climate and energy policy together at last?
  49. As Australian shipping grows, how can we avoid collisions with marine animals?
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