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Queensland still mystifies too many politicians but its needs are surprisingly simple

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
Queensland still mystifies too many politicians but its needs are surprisingly simpleAre southern-born politicians talking about a state they essentially don't understand?Shutterstock

The dust has well and truly settled on Scott Morrison’s surprise victory in this year’s federal election but opinion is still divided on exactly what happened in Queensland.

Why did Labor perform so poorly in the Sunshine State? Is...

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Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharks

  • Written by: Judi Lowe, PhD Candidate, Southern Cross University
Poor Filipino fishermen are making millions protecting whale sharksWhale sharks at Oslob are now part of a new ecotourism industry.Wayne Jones, Author provided

A group of the world’s poorest fishermen are protecting endangered whale sharks from being finned alive at Oslob in the Philippines.

The fishermen have stopped fishing and turned to tourism, feeding whale sharks tiny amounts of krill to draw them...

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How can a 17-year-old place gain heritage status? What this means for Melbourne's Fed Square

  • Written by: James Lesh, University of Sydney

Federation Square in Melbourne has been listed on the Victorian state heritage register just 17 years after its completion. The push for heritage status was provoked by the now-abandoned Apple store proposal for the city centre site. Heritage considerations will now guide this important public space, widely known as Fed Square, as it evolves now...

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it's time to change that

  • Written by: James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
it's time to change thatThe cast of The Golden Shield by Anchuli Felicia King, currently on at Melbourne Theatre Company, shows faces too rarely seen on stage.Jeff Busby/MTC

For most of us, it is easy to pass judgement on others while finding it difficult to reflect on ourselves.

Diversity Arts Australia recently undertook a research project, Shifting the Balance, with the...

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  7. why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward
  8. Explainer: the ideas of Foucault
  9. Fall in ageing Australians' home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy
  10. Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change
  11. Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?
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  16. PM’s advisor Christine Morgan on tackling Australia’s rising suicide rates
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