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In Other Words: Jhumpa Lahiri takes on a foreign tongue

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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What does it mean to assume the mantle of another language?

Literary translations can sometimes appear to mask this question. I’ve read many books in which the work of a translator is acknowledged only in the most discreet and parenthetical terms, disclosed in a brief inscription on the title page without any...

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City Deals still no more than a pamphlet after Budget 2016

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Mounting public debt has sucked infrastructure spending capacity from the nation’s public balance sheets. The federal government proposes a new way forward, called “City Deals”. But the budget papers contain no further details, which is disappointing.

Infrastructure provision in Australian cities, especially for transport, is in...

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