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Trollied: serves you (just) right

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageJason Watkins and Jane Horrocks, as Gavin and Julie in Trollied, elevate anxiety to an art-form. Sky1

For the comic protagonist, the literary critic Northrop Frye once observed, life is something you get through. While tragic characters die in plangent splendour, and Marvel superheroes vanquish tech-spangled foes, the comic protagonist weaves...

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Climate change makes a comeback – with the help of social media

  • Written by: David Holmes, Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
imageAAP/Lukas Coch

In what has been shaping up as the election that forgot climate change, there are signs emerging in the Coalition’s election campaign that it is starting to listen to polls, its own focus groups and social media chat on climate.

So far it is the Great Barrier Reef that has drawn out the biggest campaign fight on climate.

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Labor's NBN plan shows it listened to critics of the current broadband rollout

  • Written by: Mark A Gregory, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, RMIT University

Labor’s broadband plan includes few surprises and fulfils Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s commitment to responsibly increase the construction of fibre to the premises (FTTP). At the same time, it would ensure the completion of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is not delayed further.

It shifts the focus back to providing Australia...

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On asylum seekers, our history keeps repeating itself

  • Written by: Jim Middleton, Vice Chancellor's Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageNo progress will be made on asylum policy until the major parties move to a positive bipartisanship.shutterstock

Immediately after Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court unexpectedly ruled in April that the Australian detention centre on Manus Island was in breach of human rights and ordered it closed, Bill Shorten met his leadership group.

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  1. Computing gives us tools to preserve disappearing languages
  2. Dark Mofo and the affective power of a creative storm
  3. The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
  4. Queensland's 50-year vision for its southeast must take heed of all region's future needs
  5. Election FactCheck: have 50,000 full-time jobs been lost this year and are over a million people underemployed?
  6. State of the states: 19 reasons why Turnbull and Shorten keep flying to Queensland
  7. State of the states: New South Wales and the issues resounding in bellwether seats
  8. New style lobbying: how GetUp! channels Australians' voices into politics
  9. Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
  10. Paralysed with fear: why do we freeze when frightened?
  11. Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
  12. Woolworths and Coles should heed simplicity lesson from Aldi
  13. Emancipated wenches in gaudy jewellery: the liberating bling of the goldfields
  14. How citizen scientists discovered a giant cluster of galaxies
  15. OECD figures are not what they seem in higher education
  16. The Indi Project: Soft voters say Turnbull better leader to handle a Trump presidency
  17. How do Labor and the Coalition differ on NBN policy?
  18. Full response from a Labor spokesman
  19. Dopey and grumpy: Maria Sharapova and WADA
  20. Health Check: how much salt is OK to eat?
  21. Election explainer: how are lower house votes counted? And what is 'the swing'?
  22. Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
  23. Why are so few professional sport coaches from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?
  24. Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
  25. Turnbull's election to lose
  26. Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people-smuggling trade
  27. Chemical messengers: how hormones change through menopause
  28. The hidden energy cost of smart homes
  29. Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all
  30. Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture
  31. Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth
  32. Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance
  33. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  34. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  35. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  36. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  37. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  38. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  39. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  40. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  41. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  42. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  43. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  44. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  45. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  46. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  47. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  48. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  49. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  50. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?

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The New Front Door Nobody Told You About Something changed. Quietly. Without a press release. The way buyers find businesses in Australia has been rewired. Not replaced, rewired. Google isn't dead...

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How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

SEO can feel vague when you are staring at a dashboard full of numbers that do not clearly connect to revenue. The key is to measure the right signals in the right order, then tie them back to outcome...

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How Commercial Roller Shutters Improve Site Security Without Slowing Operations

Security upgrades can be frustrating when they make everyday work harder. A door that takes too long to open, creates bottlenecks at shift change, or fails at the worst time can turn “better protectio...

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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

Businesses generate large volumes of information every day, from staff records and contracts to invoices, reports and customer files. While attention often focuses on how documents are stored, the way...

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

Bike storage problems usually show up as small annoyances first: tangled handlebars, scratched frames, and bikes that topple when you pull one out. Over time, those issues become safety risks, especia...

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

Choosing childcare can feel like you’re making a huge decision with limited information. Tours are short, centres are often on their best behaviour, and your child might act differently in a new space...

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

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Options Available When a Company Faces Financial Distress

Financial distress can develop gradually or arrive suddenly, and when it does, the decisions made in the early stages often determine what options remain available later. Directors who act promptly ...

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What Actually Makes a Good Criminal Lawyer in Melbourne

Most people only think about this question once. That is usually too late. Most people charged wi...

Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

The real question is not whether solar works in Melbourne. It works. The question is what it is co...

How A Diploma Of Project Management Builds Practical Skills For Modern Work Environments

Developing the ability to plan, execute, and deliver outcomes efficiently is a key requirement in to...

How to Choose the Right Football for Every Level

Choosing a football may seem straightforward, but the right option depends on who will be using it a...

What to Ask a Wedding Photographer Before You Book

Booking a wedding photographer can feel deceptively simple: you like the photos, you like the vibe...

Why Stress Relief For Dogs Is Essential For Emotional Balance And Long-Term Wellbeing

Managing emotional health is just as important as physical care when it comes to pets, which is why ...

Australia’s Best Walking Trails and the Shoes You Need to Tackle Them

Australia is not short on spectacular walks. You can follow ocean cliffs in Victoria, cross ancien...

Why Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Are Essential Before Buying a Home in Australia

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