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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
The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than wordsEverything's Going to be OK/IMDB

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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Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here's what you should know

  • Written by Brigid Clancy, PhD Candidate (Psychiatry) & Research Assistant, University of Newcastle

If you’re feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you’re not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand.

But before you go on that big bender, here are some things to keep in mind so you don’t overdo it.

How has lockdown...

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