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Gaming trends show cities need to rethink how they tap into creative economy

  • Written by: Sebastien Darchen, Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
imageCity policymakers are realising creative workers don't have to be permanently clustered together if they can collaborate as needed.Steve Purkiss/flickr, CC BY-SA

Various cities in Australia have developed creative economy policies with the aim of diversifying their economy. These policies are about attracting and retaining entrepreneurs and firms...

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Disrupted businesses are struggling in the valley of death

  • Written by: Nick Wailes, Associate Dean Digital and Innovation, UNSW Business School, UNSW Australia

Corporate leaders are facing the same valley of death faced by many startups, judging by the latest round of financial results. These large Australian businesses are operating in markets disrupted by new technology and changing business models.

For entrepreneurs, bridging the gap between negative cash flow of the development of a new product or...

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Will women ever be able to compete against men in Olympic events?

  • Written by: David Bishop, Research Leader, Sport, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University
imagePredictions that top women athletes will soon be competing with the best men, and may even outperform them someday, have not borne out. Ted Goldring/Flickr, CC BY-SA

If experience teaches us anything, making predictions is a fool’s game. But that doesn’t stop regular predictions that top women athletes will soon be competing with the...

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How Australia's children's authors create magic on a page

  • Written by: Elizabeth Hale, Senior Lecturer in English and Writing (children's literature), University of New England
imageThe humble picture book showcases the innovation and world-class talent of Australian illustrators.scribbletaylor/flickr, CC BY-NC

For a prime example of Australia’s innovation economy in action, look no further than the humble picture book. Staple of bedtime reading, offering textual delights beyond the verbal, picture books are a hidden...

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  2. When industry-sponsored research is on the nose
  3. Research Check: does paracetamol in pregnancy cause child behavioural problems?
  4. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on offshore detention
  5. 'Be careful posting images online' is just another form of modern-day victim-blaming
  6. Friday essay: the untold story behind the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off
  7. Cheating, bribery and scandal: how the ancient Greeks did the Olympic Games
  8. Equal but not the same: equestrian sport's unisex approach hides inequity
  9. Common lumps and bumps on and under the skin: what are they?
  10. When punitive media intrude on the courts' role, can justice be served?
  11. A task for Australia's energy ministers: remove barriers to better buildings
  12. Deliveroo strike win shows gig workers can subvert the rules too
  13. Want to be a space tour guide? Apply here... in 2025
  14. Grattan on Friday: Dutton should stop whinging and find solution to the offshore problem
  15. Arrium's requiem - the events of July 7th
  16. When you mess up, get up: the power of failure in building resilience
  17. Why we need more book awards
  18. The battle over Long Tan's memory – a perspective from Viet Nam
  19. Fabricating science: discussing fraud can rebuild community confidence and deepen understanding of how science works
  20. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, June-July 2016
  21. Mob violence shows Indonesia must act against online hate speech
  22. Is your child having trouble learning? They may have auditory processing disorder
  23. What makes an elite badminton player?
  24. Politics podcast: Anne Aly on counter-terrorism policy
  25. 'Protectionist' rejection of China's State Grid misses real energy security issue
  26. The Rio Olympics are a test case for the future of sports broadcasting
  27. Manus Island centre set to close – but where to for the detainees?
  28. The Anthropocene Belongs to Earth System Science
  29. My baby is crying. Is it colic? How can I help?
  30. Australia's rich give little – and a culture of secrecy surrounds their philanthropy
  31. A Trump presidency would spell disaster for the Paris climate agreement
  32. Are Sunday penalty rates a job killer? A real-world experiment refutes employers' claim
  33. Researchers may be motivated by impact but that is not enough to achieve it
  34. What makes a successful marathon runner?
  35. How The Bachelor turns women into misogynists
  36. Can photos on social media lead to mistaken identity in court cases?
  37. Turnbull demands answers on protest over asylum seekers
  38. Final House results and a polling critique
  39. Weekly Dose: teriparatide, the osteoporisis drug that forms new bone
  40. The electorate has spoken, but Turnbull's speech shows he hasn't listened
  41. Why being a sporting role model isn't as simple as most people think
  42. Research Check: is it true only half your friends actually like you?
  43. A moving trainwreck? Why the CLP will be swept from office in the Northern Territory
  44. Forget the Census undercount, what matters is bias
  45. TV's top ten ear worms, from a television tragic
  46. Australia's AAA rating affirmed by Moody's
  47. Neonicotinoids linked to wild bee and butterfly declines in Europe and US
  48. The Nauru files: why don't we believe victims of sexual abuse?
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