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why traditional Persian music should be known to the world

  • Written by: Darius Sepehri, Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature, Religion and History of Philosophy, University of Sydney
why traditional Persian music should be known to the worldThe Nasir ol Molk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran: Islamic architecture is one of the gems of Persian culture, as is its traditional music. Wikimedia Commons

Weaving through the rooms of my Brisbane childhood home, carried on the languid, humid, sub-tropical air, was the sound of an Iranian tenor singing 800-year old Persian poems of love. I was in primary...

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Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price

  • Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon priceThe Opal nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney. It does not produce nuclear energy but is used to produce medical radioisotopes and for other purposes.Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Looking at the state of policy on energy and climate change in Australia, it’s tempting to give in to despair. At the national level, following the abandonment...

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All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressiveChristian Bale plays quirky hedge fund Michael Burry in The Big Short (2015).www.imdb.com

If you’ve seen the movie The Big Short you will remember Christian Bale’s quirky character Michael Burry – the manager of the Scion Capital hedge fund who realises the US mortgage-backed security market is a massive bubble. He goes on to make...

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Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities

  • Written by: Jihyun Lee, Associate Professor of Educational Assessment and Measurement at the School of Education, UNSW
Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universitiesAustralia is losing talent it helped educate when international students graduate and return home.Shutterstock/fongbeerredhot

Australia’s education system takes almost one in ten of all international students from countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

That’s according to thes...

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  3. Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist
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  5. A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure
  6. In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube's children's content?
  7. busting the myths around sexual fetishism
  8. Australia's top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science
  9. This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today's giant pandas
  10. The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why
  11. How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers
  12. Marau Ta'aroa, the Sydney-schooled 'last Queen of Tahiti'
  13. Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely
  14. Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes
  15. Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companies
  16. Liu defends herself after concerns about her Chinese associations
  17. Independent MP Helen Haines on using 'soft power'
  18. Brian Toohey's Secret warns against Australia being 'joined at the hip' with US
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  20. Why do astronomers believe in dark matter?
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  22. Why Gladys Liu must answer to parliament about alleged links to the Chinese government
  23. Why Victoria’s new anti-vilification bill strikes the right balance in targeting online abuse
  24. Forensic science isn't 'reliable' or 'unreliable' – it depends on the questions you're trying to answer
  25. Australia's political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform
  26. Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequality
  27. Trees can add $50,000 value to a Sydney house, so you might want to put down that chainsaw
  28. We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism
  29. regenerative farming can help grow food with less impact
  30. why companies should let their workers join the climate strike
  31. Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent will not vote for government's mandatory sentencing legislation
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