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QUT discrimination case exposes Human Rights Commission failings

  • Written by: Joshua Forrester, PhD Candidate in Law, Murdoch University
imageQUT student Calum Thwaites arrives at the Federal Court in Brisbane.AAP/Dan Peled

In a decision that was seen as a litmus test for the controversial section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA), the Federal Circuit Court has dismissed Cindy Prior’s case against Queensland University of Technology students Alex Wood, Calum...

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Fogies, insiders and press release summarisers: art criticism in Australia

  • Written by: Susan Best, Professor of Art Theory and Fine Art, Griffith University
imageWhy is criticism so often associated with killjoy negativity? It can convey joy as well as discrimination.Byron Barrett/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

What is the state of art criticism in Australia? The short answer is that it is desultory. Guided by stock responses and assumptions, Australian art criticism rarely helps viewers understand the challenges of...

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Some of the world's strangest species could vanish before they're discovered

  • Written by: Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
imageRainforests sustain stunning numbers of insect species, such as this Horny Devil Katydid from Ecuador. Copy Morley Read/Shutterstock.

Scientists have described around 1.5 million species on Earth - but how many are still out there to be discovered? This is one of the most heated debates in biology. Discounting microbes, plausible estimates range...

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  2. How to teach literacy so no child is left behind
  3. The blight on our media (and it's not 18C)
  4. Information before regulation to make amateur brain stimulation safer
  5. Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
  6. Ministers set to look at 18C inquiry
  7. With a less confrontational approach to whaling, more whales could be saved
  8. 18C case against students dismissed but conservatives' push for change continues
  9. What the ABC's new Catalyst could mean for science on TV
  10. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate crossbench
  11. Explainer: what is glaucoma, the 'sneak thief' of sight?
  12. Time to toss one of banking's four pillars out of the nest?
  13. Hazelwood's closure calls for a rethink on Latrobe Valley solutions
  14. Company directors can be held legally liable for ignoring the risks from climate change
  15. The Paris climate deal has come into force – what next for Australia?
  16. Daily commutes are draining our water reserves
  17. We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with less side effects
  18. The risk of reading too much into the rise of Donald Trump
  19. Friday essay: the naked truth on nudity
  20. Vital Signs: Australia not immune from global market uncertainty
  21. Preserving cities: how 'trendies' shaped Australia's urban heritage
  22. Ancient fishes kept their young in a nursery
  23. Increased access to data could bring many benefits but faces significant challenges
  24. Grattan on Friday: Industrial bills test Turnbull's negotiating skills – and backbone
  25. Politics podcast: Kim Beazley on the US election
  26. Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
  27. DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical enough
  28. Both Trump and Clinton would see the US run like a corporation
  29. Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence
  30. Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act
  31. The problem posed by agenda trolls
  32. No matter who becomes the next US president, we're in for a wild ride
  33. How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet
  34. Race to the White House - Secrets and emails
  35. How parents shape the advantages of being first-born
  36. Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives
  37. Six types of ugly American, and Donald Trump is all of them
  38. Why The Simpsons has lost its way
  39. Is it ok to use the f-word in political protest?
  40. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  41. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  42. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks
  43. How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life
  44. Second crossbencher to be referred to the High Court
  45. We the People: the charms and contradictions of populism
  46. What is racism - and is Bill Leak a 'controversialist' or a racist?
  47. Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
  48. Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?
  49. University China centres are vulnerable to vested interests because of a lack of funding
  50. Neither Clinton nor Trump will fix what ails America

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