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Emancipated wenches in gaudy jewellery: the liberating bling of the goldfields

  • Written by Clare Wright, Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
imageAn unknown portrait of Lola Montez as a young woman. Private Collection Print

Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl.

But that’s not all she was. Not by a long stretch.

imageLola Montez.

Lola Montez was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1818, and christened Maria Eliza Delores Rosanna Gilbert. She changed her name to Lola when, at 18, she fled an...

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How citizen scientists discovered a giant cluster of galaxies

  • Written by Ray Norris, Professor, School of Computing, Engineering, & Maths, Western Sydney University
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It used to be that you had to have years of training before you could participate in cutting-edge science.

But that has changed, with the power of the internet enabling thousands of ordinary people to contribute to one of humanity’s most exciting endeavours from the comfort of their homes.

It was announced in May that a cluster of galaxies...

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OECD figures are not what they seem in higher education

  • Written by Geoff Sharrock, Program Director, LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne
imageEducation groups need to make sure they use data to make useful comparisons that are in no way misleading.from www.shutterstock.com

In any campaign, truth is an early casualty. Political leaders use simple facts and figures to prove one policy good, another bad. But reality is more complex. As John F. Kennedy said to students at Yale in 1962:

“...

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The Indi Project: Soft voters say Turnbull better leader to handle a Trump presidency

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageSupport for Cathy McGowan has strengthened notably since the last focus group discussion in May. Cathy McGowan

Soft voters in the Victorian seat of Indi are strengthening their support for independent member Cathy McGowan, but many are inclined to balance that out by opting for the Coalition in the Senate.

At a time when it is expected the election...

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  1. How do Labor and the Coalition differ on NBN policy?
  2. Full response from a Labor spokesman
  3. Dopey and grumpy: Maria Sharapova and WADA
  4. Health Check: how much salt is OK to eat?
  5. Election explainer: how are lower house votes counted? And what is 'the swing'?
  6. Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
  7. Why are so few professional sport coaches from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?
  8. Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
  9. Turnbull's election to lose
  10. Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people-smuggling trade
  11. Chemical messengers: how hormones change through menopause
  12. The hidden energy cost of smart homes
  13. Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all
  14. Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture
  15. Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth
  16. Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance
  17. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  18. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  19. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  20. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  21. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  22. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  23. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  24. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  25. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  26. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  27. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  28. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  29. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  30. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  31. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  32. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  33. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  34. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  35. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  36. Speaking with: Deb Warr on poverty porn
  37. New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
  38. Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
  39. Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers' rights
  40. How Australians Die: cause #5 – diabetes
  41. Why Australia won't recognise Indigenous customary law
  42. From little things: the role of the Aboriginal customary law report in Mabo
  43. Law reports push piecemeal changes to native title, but still fall short
  44. The ACTU is a key Labor supporter but how much power does it actually have?
  45. Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test
  46. Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come
  47. Friday essay: punk's legacy, 40 years on
  48. Driverless cars need to hit the road come rain, wind or shine
  49. Governments must stop negatively framing policies aimed at Indigenous Australians
  50. Confusion about Senate rules could produce winners with small votes: Australia Institute

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