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Why Australia needs a Chief Artist

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageWhy can't an artist offer advice to politicians in the same way a scientist can?David Gray/Reuters

In one of those abyssal silences that punctuate official Thinkfests when artists have to come up with new policy ideas that don’t involve asking governments for more money, I once facetiously suggested appointing a Chief Artist.

If the...

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The tragedy of Eaten Fish, the award-winning cartoonist on Manus Island

  • Written by: Suvendrini Perera, John Curtin Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director, Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute, Curtin University, Curtin University
imageRefugee artist Eaten Fish has attracted international attention for his powerful cartoons of life on Manus Island. © Eaten Fish/Researchers Against Pacific Black Sites

His cartoons will some day he recognised as important, world-class chronicles of the worst human behaviour since the World War II concentration camps.

Thus spoke Robert Russell,...

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It's not easy keeping the Paralympics a level playing field, but the current system is the best there is

  • Written by: Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic classification and biomechanics, The University of Queensland
imageHow can we be sure athletes with varying disabilities are competing on even terms?Olympic Information Service

As the international significance of Paralympic sport increases, so do the financial rewards and prestige associated with winning Paralympic medals.

As such, it is not surprising that Paralympic classification systems have drawn attention in...

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One in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals

  • Written by: Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
imageBut it's unclear what that means for cancer risk.IvanRiver/Shutterstock

A report this week from the Australian government’s National Industrial Chemical’s Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) shows what’s in the ink that’s under the skin of more than 2 million Australians and about 100 million Europeans. And...

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  1. What are the attributes needed to be a successful sporting leader?
  2. Countering the claims about Australia's Aboriginal number systems
  3. Company results wrap: weighing up the risks behind the profits of Australia's big four banks
  4. Dastyari dilemma – the attraction of strangers bearing gifts
  5. A US$24b summit about a staircase: lessons for Germany and the 2017 G20 leaders
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's first year in office
  7. He may have insulted Obama, but Duterte held up a long-hidden looking glass to the US
  8. Could Islamic State's new threats against Australia show its bark is now worse than its bite?
  9. Viewpoints: do foreigners have more freedom to invest in Australia than in almost any other country?
  10. Vital Signs: scrape below the surface and the economy doesn't look so good
  11. Friday essay: Svetlana Alexeviech didn't make it to the Royal Commission
  12. Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn't the answer to preventing drug use
  13. Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics
  14. Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works?
  15. EcoCheck: the Grampians are struggling with drought and deluge
  16. Grattan on Friday: A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job
  17. The limit of labels: ethical food is more than consumer choice
  18. The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
  19. Apple is losing the innovation game, it can't trap users anymore
  20. Renewables are getting cheaper all the time – here's why
  21. Our i18n Workflow
  22. Welcome Back!
  23. Urban food systems may be just a 'side dish' at Habitat III
  24. Indulge me this: how not to read Daniel Dennett’s comments on philosophy and self-indulgence
  25. Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
  26. Just how great a tennis player is Serena Williams?
  27. To improve their relationship, Australia and Indonesia should focus on shared geopolitical interests
  28. Apple's new devices confirm we are at peak mobile . It is the software that counts
  29. Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing
  30. Racist kitsch begs a deeper question – can Jews really be part of Poland?
  31. Redressing, not exacerbating, inequality is the real moral challenge for this government
  32. Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
  33. Our oceans are out of balance – can we learn some tips from feng shui?
  34. Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
  35. Company results wrap: is the resources downturn structural or cyclical?
  36. We're all at risk from scary medicine side effects, but we have to weigh the risks with the benefits
  37. Coaches are teachers of sport, but there's a lot to learn from the classroom
  38. Dastyari forced off frontbench
  39. Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive
  40. When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?
  41. Love in the time of racism: 'Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms' explores the politics of romance
  42. What is soft power? Hint: it's not footing Sam Dastyari's bills
  43. Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
  44. We really must talk about gas
  45. Dastyari resigns, but will Labor's proposals fix the political donations system?
  46. Full response from the Productivity Commission
  47. FactCheck: has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled or declined?
  48. How can we fix Australia's Indonesia anxiety?
  49. Brandis diaries case shows how Freedom of Information has been deliberately neglected
  50. A brief history of the Paralympic Games: from post-WWII rehabilitation to mega sport event

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