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From the Queen of Sheba to Jeffrey Smart: how art shaped Bruce Beresford

  • Written by: Naomi Evans, Curator, Griffith University Art Gallery, Griffith Artworks, Griffith University
imageBruce Beresford's expansive art collection grew from flea-markets. Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956). Exodus (Study for a mural). Photo: Jenni Carter

Australian director Bruce Beresford, known for films such as Driving Miss Daisy, Mao’s Last Dancer and the Academy Award nominated Breaking Morant, is a keen art collector. Here, he talks to Naomi...

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The problem with reinforced concrete

  • Written by: Guy Keulemans, Associate lecturer, UNSW Australia

By itself, concrete is a very durable construction material. The magnificent Pantheon in Rome, the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, is in excellent condition after nearly 1,900 years. And yet many concrete structures from last century – bridges, highways and buildings – are crumbling. Many concrete structures built...

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Spiny crayfish and their flatworm friends: an ancient partnership revealed

  • Written by: Susan Lawler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
imageFlatworms of the genus Temnosewellia liivng on the Orbost spiny crayfish (Euastacus diversus).Andrew Murray

I am so proud of our recent publication, mostly because it has been a long time coming. We received an Australian Research Council grant in the year 2000 to work on this so it has taken us some time to achieve our goal.

The characters in this...

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Uncapping of university places achieved what it set out to do. So why is it dubbed a policy failure?

  • Written by: Andrew Harvey, Director, Access and Achievement Research Unit, La Trobe University
imageThe main 'failure' of the demand-driven system is its success.from www.shutterstock.com

Allowing universities to recruit as many students as they wish is unsustainable and does not improve equity, the Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s elite universities, has stated in its latest paper.

The Go8 calls for “moderation”...

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  4. Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?
  5. Brexit: lessons and implications for Australia
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the slow campaign
  7. Uncapping of university places has not failed disadvantaged students
  8. Budget transparency missing from the West's plan for Iraq
  9. State of the states: how local politics in the Northern Territory could muddy the federal vote
  10. 700,000 Palmer United Party votes up for grabs: who'll win them this time?
  11. How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes
  12. What evidence is there that internships secure employment?
  13. State of the states: why Labor's fortunes are on the rise in Western Australia
  14. Friday essay: The Qur’an, the Bible and homosexuality in Islam
  15. Personalised medicine has obvious benefits but has anyone thought about the issues?
  16. Infographic: The state of coal
  17. Will climate and emissions targets really curb China’s coal consumption? Only time will tell
  18. Apple iOS 10 v Google Android: which is leading the way?
  19. Grattan on Friday: If Labor loses, what happens to Bill Shorten?
  20. Protections for Australian cattle found wanting – yet again
  21. Just the facts, ma'am: a guide to The Conversation's FactCheck process
  22. From tomboys and butch dykes to anything goes: how women's image has evolved on the footy field
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  24. Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
  25. Is Labor’s plan to create ten Institutes of Higher Education a good idea?
  26. State of the states: a handful of votes could decide Tasmania's Liberal-held seats
  27. Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
  28. Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?
  29. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  30. Victoria's renewables target joins an impressive shift towards clean energy
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  32. Fattened pigs, dog whistles and dead cats: the menagerie of a Lynton Crosby campaign
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  38. Orlando shooting is just the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights
  39. How Pathology Australia advocates for 'patient care' to achieve big corporate profits
  40. Is Medicare facing a cost blowout from 'urgent' after-hours care rebates?
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  42. Carbon capture and storage is unlikely to save coal in the long run
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