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Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture

  • Written by: William Feuerman, Course Director (B Des Arch), Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
imageVenice's Arsenale holds a curated display from the 15th International Architecture Exhibition.Bas Boerman, CC BY-NC

From now through November 27, architects and enthusiasts from around the globe will descend upon Venice, Italy, for the 15th International Architecture Exhibition organised by La Biennale di Venezia. The Venice Architecture Biennale...

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Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth

  • Written by: Andrew Glikson, Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
imageThe early Earth may have been shaped by asteroid bombardment.Shutterstock

The nature of the early Earth’s crust prior to about 4 billion years ago – about half a billion years following formation of the Earth – is shrouded in mystery.

Currently there are conflicting theories as to the structure and composition of the Earth during...

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Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance

  • Written by: Brian Byrne, Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, and Emeritus Professor, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England
imageGenes do have an influence over school performance. But they are never the full story. from www.shutterstock.com

Research shows that a student’s genetic makeup can have a strong influence on their academic performance.

Some interpret this as meaning there is little that can be done to help those who struggle academically – and that...

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  1. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  2. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  3. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  4. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  5. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  6. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  7. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  8. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  9. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  10. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  11. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  12. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  13. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  14. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  15. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  16. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  17. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  18. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  19. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  20. Speaking with: Deb Warr on poverty porn
  21. New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
  22. Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
  23. Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers' rights
  24. How Australians Die: cause #5 – diabetes
  25. Why Australia won't recognise Indigenous customary law
  26. From little things: the role of the Aboriginal customary law report in Mabo
  27. Law reports push piecemeal changes to native title, but still fall short
  28. The ACTU is a key Labor supporter but how much power does it actually have?
  29. Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test
  30. Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come
  31. Friday essay: punk's legacy, 40 years on
  32. Driverless cars need to hit the road come rain, wind or shine
  33. Governments must stop negatively framing policies aimed at Indigenous Australians
  34. Confusion about Senate rules could produce winners with small votes: Australia Institute
  35. Labor to release savings package
  36. Election podcast: Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power
  37. Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Nick Xenophon
  38. Vote 1 'Other': what's driving more voters to back a minor party this election
  39. The ghost of the 'greedy geezers' hovers over our super debate
  40. Seven's Olympic coverage could change the way we watch sport on our screens
  41. Can The Avalanches flourish in a pop music world remade in their own image?
  42. The Hobbit took our breath away: now it's the new normal
  43. Why we need to pay more attention to negative clinical trials
  44. Election FactCheck: has $100 billion been added to Australia's national debt under the current government?
  45. Naming the 'invisible perpetrator': a big step forward for media coverage of violence against women
  46. Flat-earth economists lead the hysteria over budget deficits
  47. Computing told us how close we came to a global pandemic of a drug-resistant flu
  48. Michelle Grattan in conversation: Australian voters disengaged and disillusioned
  49. Speed networking: how to win Euro 2016
  50. Corporate venture capital can pay, but only if you get the structure right

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