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little things count to help refugees belong

  • Written by Shanthi Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

Successful settlement and integration are shared goals of refugees and the communities where they settle. The findings of our research released today highlight the importance of simple everyday encounters and experiences for newly arrived refugees to feel welcome in Australia. We also found refugees’ strong social bonds with family and...

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modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight

  • Written by Alexandra Baxter, PhD Candidate in Law/Criminology, researching human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia, Flinders University
modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sightShutterstock

Yes, there was slavery in Australia. Yes, there is slavery in Australia now.

It occurs as forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage.

These situations rarely involve the actual chains and bars we commonly associate with historical slavery. They are nonetheless conditions of enslavement: a person is forced to work under...

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Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work

  • Written by Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Professor and Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, Griffith University
Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers workDanny Howe/Unsplash

Over the past three years, our Making Music Work project has mapped the creative, social, cultural, and economic realities of a music career in Australia.

We surveyed nearly 600 musicians to understand their working lives, creative goals, career paths and economic circumstances. We also conducted interviews with 11 diverse...

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why we must fight miners' push to fast-track uranium mines

  • Written by Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University

Of all the elements on Earth, none is more strictly controlled under law than uranium. A plethora of international agreements govern its sale and use in energy, research and nuclear weapons.

Australian environmental law considers nuclear actions, such as uranium mining, as a “matter of national environmental significance” under the Envir...

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  1. Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them
  2. After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition
  3. Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations
  4. Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon
  5. China and India's deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.
  6. South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?
  7. the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment
  8. Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'. Is that good?
  9. People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?
  10. how American slave-owners started again in Australia
  11. Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills
  12. Think slavery in Australia was all in the past? Think again
  13. Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world
  14. What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and moving
  15. 'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilience
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  17. Mr Morrison, you can cut 'green tape' without harming nature – but it'll take money and gumption
  18. Labor's branch stacking scandal is a problem for the whole party. Not just Victoria.
  19. how to travel the world from home
  20. Australia Post can't turn back. Here's why
  21. Finding beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages
  22. Councils often ignore residents on social media. How can digital platforms ensure they have a say in planning?
  23. Social media platforms need to do more to stop junk food marketers targeting children
  24. Foreign Minister Payne pledges continued fight against Chinese 'disinformation'
  25. Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP
  26. 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but elimination of community transmission still stands
  27. 10 ways Aboriginal Australians made English their own
  28. should bosses be able to spy on workers, even when they work from home?
  29. Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them
  30. Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective
  31. Planning a snow holiday? How to reduce your coronavirus risk at Thredbo, Perisher or Mount Buller
  32. what does the law say about secret recordings and the public interest?
  33. How Paul Keating transformed the economy and the nation
  34. The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds
  35. how Australia's wine industry can adapt to climate change
  36. Karm Gilespie's case cannot be separated completely from strained Sino-Australian relations
  37. Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
  38. Australia's decisive win on plain packaging paves way for other countries to follow suit
  39. 'Can do' Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating
  40. Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
  41. Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires
  42. is time travel possible for humans?
  43. what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?
  44. We don't know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That's bad for everyone
  45. what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction
  46. Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it's recorded properly
  47. international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs
  48. We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus
  49. Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it's too late
  50. Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research

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