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A fanfare of failures: why celebrate Florence Foster Jenkins and Eddie the Eagle?

  • Written by: Juliette Peers, Senior Lecturer School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University
imageMeryl Streep as amateur soprano singer Florence Foster Jenkins…should we celebrate ambition over talent?Paramount Pictures

This year has seen the release of three films with a protagonist whose ambition and enterprise outstrips their talent: Marguerite (2015), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Eddie the Eagle (2016).

Stephen Frears’...

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Science or snake oil: is Garcinia cambogia the magic weight-loss pill it's hyped up to be?

  • Written by: Nicholas Fuller, Research Fellow, Clinical Trials Development and Assessment, University of Sydney
imageYou've probably seen ads and testimonials for this stuff ... but what does the evidence say about its effectiveness?Mike Mozart/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The burgeoning field of complementary medicines, including weight-loss products, is now a billion-dollar industry. Every year, more people are spending disposable income on complementary and alternative...

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Catholic church starts small but is clearly thinking big on fossil fuel divestment

  • Written by: Neil Ormerod, Professor of Theology, Australian Catholic University

This week’s decision by four Australian Catholic orders to divest fully from fossil fuels can be interpreted as a direct response to the encyclical on the environment, issued by Pope Francis almost exactly a year ago.

The amounts of money managed by these Australian groups may be modest, but the announcement is part of the launch of a much...

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UFOs, climate change and missing airliners: how to separate fact from fiction

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor, Monash University
imageUFO or lens flare?Vladimir Petkov/Flickr, CC BY-SA

If you’ve been on social media then perhaps you’ve seen the “Ancient Aliens” meme; a wild-haired alien aficionado Giorgio A. Tsoukalos attributing all manner of things to aliens.

imageGiorgio A. Tsoukalos is a well known speculator about alien visitation to Earth.History Channel

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  1. Shorten seeks to keep alive hope of a Labor win
  2. Bill Shorten's campaign pitch: don't risk Medicare under the Liberals
  3. On track for the Rio Olympics? IAAF ban means Russian athletes may not compete
  4. In the world's biggest city, the past offers lessons for surviving the future
  5. Shorten plays Facebook game, telling people to hit Like
  6. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, May 2016
  7. A new normal, as Basslink finally resumes
  8. Cattle 'sledgehammering' in Vietnam raises yet more questions over live export
  9. From the Queen of Sheba to Jeffrey Smart: how art shaped Bruce Beresford
  10. The problem with reinforced concrete
  11. Spiny crayfish and their flatworm friends: an ancient partnership revealed
  12. Uncapping of university places achieved what it set out to do. So why is it dubbed a policy failure?
  13. Vital Signs: an election in Australia, a key poll in the UK, all lead to uncertainty
  14. Both parties to launch in western Sydney, the symbolic heartland of uncommitted but powerful voters
  15. Coffee won't give you cancer, unless it's very very hot, then it might
  16. Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?
  17. Brexit: lessons and implications for Australia
  18. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the slow campaign
  19. Uncapping of university places has not failed disadvantaged students
  20. Budget transparency missing from the West's plan for Iraq
  21. State of the states: how local politics in the Northern Territory could muddy the federal vote
  22. 700,000 Palmer United Party votes up for grabs: who'll win them this time?
  23. How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes
  24. What evidence is there that internships secure employment?
  25. State of the states: why Labor's fortunes are on the rise in Western Australia
  26. Friday essay: The Qur’an, the Bible and homosexuality in Islam
  27. Personalised medicine has obvious benefits but has anyone thought about the issues?
  28. Infographic: The state of coal
  29. Will climate and emissions targets really curb China’s coal consumption? Only time will tell
  30. Apple iOS 10 v Google Android: which is leading the way?
  31. Grattan on Friday: If Labor loses, what happens to Bill Shorten?
  32. Protections for Australian cattle found wanting – yet again
  33. Just the facts, ma'am: a guide to The Conversation's FactCheck process
  34. From tomboys and butch dykes to anything goes: how women's image has evolved on the footy field
  35. Is this injectable tanning drug safe to use?
  36. Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
  37. Is Labor’s plan to create ten Institutes of Higher Education a good idea?
  38. State of the states: a handful of votes could decide Tasmania's Liberal-held seats
  39. Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
  40. Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?
  41. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  42. Victoria's renewables target joins an impressive shift towards clean energy
  43. Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomy
  44. Fattened pigs, dog whistles and dead cats: the menagerie of a Lynton Crosby campaign
  45. Poor ReachTEL for Labor, but Essential better
  46. Meg Ryan's face and the historical battleground of ageing
  47. Five ways Orange is the New Black transformed TV
  48. Are unpaid internships unlawful?
  49. State of the states: South Australia's economy is the laggard of a nation in transition
  50. Orlando shooting is just the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

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Options Available When a Company Faces Financial Distress

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