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rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas

  • Written by Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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The recent release of global university rankings and the way these are reported raises important questions about the role and reputation of our tertiary institutions.

Are universities measured and ranked according to what we really value? Or are they ranked and valued only by what is measured? And are those measures authentic and...

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how Menzies transformed Australian political debate

  • Written by James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology
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The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here.

As Australia’s longest serving prime minister, the career of Robert Menzies remains a model of political...

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The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words

  • Written by Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really.

But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t.

This exchange, the first comment from actor-comedian Josh Thomas and the second by Celia Pacquola, during...

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  4. Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work
  5. why we must fight miners' push to fast-track uranium mines
  6. Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them
  7. After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition
  8. Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations
  9. Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon
  10. China and India's deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.
  11. South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?
  12. the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment
  13. Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'. Is that good?
  14. People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?
  15. how American slave-owners started again in Australia
  16. Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills
  17. Think slavery in Australia was all in the past? Think again
  18. Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world
  19. What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and moving
  20. 'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilience
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  22. Mr Morrison, you can cut 'green tape' without harming nature – but it'll take money and gumption
  23. Labor's branch stacking scandal is a problem for the whole party. Not just Victoria.
  24. how to travel the world from home
  25. Australia Post can't turn back. Here's why
  26. Finding beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages
  27. Councils often ignore residents on social media. How can digital platforms ensure they have a say in planning?
  28. Social media platforms need to do more to stop junk food marketers targeting children
  29. Foreign Minister Payne pledges continued fight against Chinese 'disinformation'
  30. Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP
  31. 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but elimination of community transmission still stands
  32. 10 ways Aboriginal Australians made English their own
  33. should bosses be able to spy on workers, even when they work from home?
  34. Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them
  35. Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective
  36. Planning a snow holiday? How to reduce your coronavirus risk at Thredbo, Perisher or Mount Buller
  37. what does the law say about secret recordings and the public interest?
  38. How Paul Keating transformed the economy and the nation
  39. The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds
  40. how Australia's wine industry can adapt to climate change
  41. Karm Gilespie's case cannot be separated completely from strained Sino-Australian relations
  42. Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
  43. Australia's decisive win on plain packaging paves way for other countries to follow suit
  44. 'Can do' Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating
  45. Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
  46. Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires
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  50. what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction
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