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Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it

  • Written by: Phil McManus, Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: Head of School of Geosciences, University of Sydney

In the wake of a shocking ABC report on the dismal end of many racehorses’ lives in slaughterhouses, many Australians are questioning whether the horse racing industry can operate ethically.

Some people will never agree that animals should be used for human entertainment. Others argue horse racing is ethical and has been so for decades....

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where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day

  • Written by: Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University
where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field dayUnlike purpose-built data storage systems, a data lake can be used to dump data in its original form. This data usually remains unsupervised.Shutterstock.com

Machines and the internet are woven into the fabric of our society. A growing number of users, devices and applications work together to produce what we now call “big data”. And...

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the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn't enough to alleviate refugee suffering

  • Written by: Sara Dehm, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn't enough to alleviate refugee sufferingProtesters holding a vigil last year for deceased asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei, who died in a Brisbane hospital due to an infection at the Manus Island detention centre in 2014.Darren England/AAP

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has some sobering reading to do over the coming weeks: an 88-page Senate report into the government-sponsored bill to...

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the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House

  • Written by: Debra Wain, Academic in Professional and Creaive Writing, Deakin University
the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper HouseAnna Spargo-Ryan carefully layers metaphors throughout The Paper House to blur the space between reality and imagination. Jean Carlo Emer /Unsplash, CC BY

Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.

Anna Spargo-Ryan’s debut novel, The Paper House (2016), is a...

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  2. Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken
  3. here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need
  4. Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into university
  5. We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers
  6. To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network
  7. Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?
  8. Breaking Pauline Hanson's 'strike' has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie
  9. a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia
  10. How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is
  11. A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones
  12. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  13. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
  14. Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?
  15. Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse
  16. Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change that
  17. 4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics
  18. The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It's a symptom of our cultural malaise
  19. how we hear image, emotion and identity
  20. Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can't afford
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's drought policy
  22. Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air
  23. Lambie stays mute on medevac vote after Senate inquiry splits on party lines
  24. Sydney's 9,189 'sister politicians' who petitioned Queen Victoria
  25. A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life
  26. ​The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC
  27. Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
  28. Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?
  29. Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
  30. What is perimenopause and how does it affect women's health in midlife?
  31. Curious Kids: how are stars made?
  32. a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut
  33. how 'city girls' can learn to feel at home in the country
  34. Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy
  35. Julianne Schultz appointed chair of The Conversation
  36. Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals
  37. does chewing gum stay inside you for years?
  38. what Australian discrimination law says about quotas
  39. can meditation change the world?
  40. Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties
  41. Prime Minister's science prizes awarded for algebra expertise, anti-cancer research and excellence in science teaching
  42. miracles, Christianity and praying for rain
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  44. A requiem for Reformasi as Joko Widodo unravels Indonesia's democratic legacy
  45. is it OK to listen to music while studying?
  46. why people need a say on planning that affects their local community
  47. For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports
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