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Party slogans run the risk of being undermined during the campaign

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Perceptions about the two major political parties are well entrenched in the electorate psyche. The Liberal/National Coalition is consistently seen in the polls as “better economic managers”, while the ALP is consistently seen as “better to manage education and health”.

Not surprisingly, their campaign slogans hope to cement...

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VIDEO: The five greatest Scorsese scenes – episode #1

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageHarvey Keitel as J.R. in Martin Scorsese's first film Who's That Knocking at My Door?Still from Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)

Martin Scorsese is widely considered to be one of the best living film directors. As a major retrospective of his work opens at ACMI, film scholar Bruce Isaacs dissects five classic Scorsese scenes.

Today, in episode...

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What social insects can teach us about resilient infrastructure

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imageSocial insects such as bees live in a common nest site.EPA/Peter Komka

Accidents, natural disasters and random or targeted attacks can cripple human infrastructure. Our transportation networks, supply chains and communication networks are increasing in size and becoming more complex as our populations grow.

How do we protect those networks from becom...

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  7. Child-free: why women who choose not to have kids are given such a hard time
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  9. Morrison and Cormann caught out on black hole but money still risky ground for Shorten
  10. Television agreement a WIN for Network Ten
  11. Ground the banks until they learn to behave?
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  14. The Man Who Knew Infinity: inspiration, rigour and the art of mathematics
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  16. Walking challenges aren't doing you much good if you're swapping running for walking
  17. '30-minute city'? Not in my backyard! Smart Cities Plan must let people have their say
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  20. How diversity and change has made the Australian family stronger than ever
  21. How we live now: Australian families at a glance
  22. Fighting income inequality: the role business can play
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  28. The Liberals may have miscalculated Turnbull's electoral appeal
  29. Slight movement to Labor as Shorten's ratings improve
  30. Frozen out: why the GP rebate freeze should matter to you.
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  43. The off-topic Conversation #94
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