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Three ways Screen Australia can actually improve diversity in the industry

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAustralia’s defining narratives are apparently stories by, for and about white cis men.George A. Spiva Center for the Arts

Since the 1970s the argument for government subsidy to the local film industry has been made in terms of the opportunity it provides for Australians “to tell our own stories”.

What isn’t clear in this...

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To promote gender equality and better protect women, Indonesia needs more female officers

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThe way a country regards its female police officers is crucial in efforts to protect women against violence in the general population. Reuters

In 1999, refugees fled the post-referendum violence in East Timor to Atambua in Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Many of them were women and children. As a retired female police colonel, I flew in to Atambua...

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Politics podcast: Peter Reith on the Turnbull government

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imagePeter Reith Lukas Coch/AAP

Former Howard government minister Peter Reith, who has just released his recollections of the period in his book The Reith Papers, talks about the challenges facing the Turnbull government including his view that Tony Abbott needs to keep his head down for a while, the pros and cons of increasing the GST and the...

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In the driver's seat of evolution

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageRice terraces reshape mountains in southern China.Wikimedia commons

Humans have had a profound influence over evolution; ours and the evolution of many other species.

So much so today that we are without doubt in the driver’s seat of evolution for many species, including our own.

We’ve sent hundreds, probably thousands, of species to...

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  2. Connecting the dots: the Northern Territory enters the eastern gas market
  3. We need to support paedophiles to prevent child sex offending
  4. Mr Hockey goes to Washington – so what challenges will he face?
  5. Innovation package just gets us back to square one
  6. Growth in fossil fuel emissions slowed in 2015, so have we finally reached the peak?
  7. Removing CO2 from the atmosphere won't save us: we have to cut emissions now
  8. Turnbull seeks 'ideas boom' with innovation agenda: experts react
  9. Why did thalidomide's makers ignore warnings about their drug?
  10. In Conversation with journalist, author and thalidomide campaigner, Harold Evans
  11. What to look for when buying a telescope
  12. Will Australia's response to ice be effective?
  13. Chemsex review: gay sex and drug use demand more careful forms of attention
  14. Are Australian universities getting better at research or at gaming the system?
  15. Australia’s climate diplomacy is like a doughnut: empty in the middle
  16. COP21 is still on track as countries drop their more unfeasible ambitions
  17. Draft deal emerges midway through Paris climate talks, but leaves plenty to do
  18. Expert panel: what the national innovation statement means for science
  19. 'Ideas boom' to drive the Australian economy: Turnbull
  20. How do we create liveable cities? First, we must work out the key ingredients
  21. Reel action on gender: Screen Australia sets minimum targets for female-led projects
  22. Health Check: what does the UV Index mean?
  23. Turkey’s democracy leaves little room for democrats
  24. Australia's innovation problem explained in 10 charts
  25. The off-topic Conversation #72
  26. Myanmar's new leaders could end Rohingya conflict by tapping into reserves of goodwill
  27. Remind me again, what is thalidomide and how did it cause so much harm?
  28. Infographic: a snapshot of the thalidomide tragedy
  29. Could thalidomide happen again?
  30. Timeline: key events in the history of thalidomide
  31. Guilt-free tourism: would you pay $11 for a carbon-neutral holiday?
  32. Five ways to kickstart the STEM economy in Australia
  33. How journalists can start winning the battle against politicians' lies
  34. Separate but unequal: the sad fate of Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia
  35. What would make a GST increase 'fair'?
  36. Despite the climate talks, French media are still focused on terrorism
  37. Shorten pledges to mobilise ASIC against union corruption
  38. Turnbull to spend more than $1 billion to promote an innovative Australia
  39. The ERA assessed: Cost, not rated, and league tables. Is there a better way to do it?
  40. Political ground too soggy for Turnbull to turn sods with Truss and Macfarlane
  41. Ice report marks a welcome shift in thinking towards prevention and treatment
  42. Ex-ASIO chief to beef up Foreign Investment Review Board's national security credentials
  43. Liberals hold North Sydney despite a 13% primary vote swing against them
  44. Business big hitters highlight the huge growth in climate risk management
  45. Paris climate talks slow to a crawl as obstructionists threaten the deal
  46. Naomi Klein's 'Leap Manifesto': we can't rely on big business for a climate fix
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