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Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress

  • Written by: Stan Grant, Vice Chancellors Chair Australian/Indigenous Belonging, Charles Sturt University
Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progressWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

The Uluru Statement from the Heart offered a new compact with all Australians that would reset our national identity and enhance our political legitimacy. But its poetic vision and pragmatism proved its death knell.

Trying to reconcile two historically divergent if not hostile ideas – Indigenous...

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Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why

  • Written by: Adrian R. Camilleri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's whyShutterstock

The demand for online shopping has obviously increased since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place.

But less obvious are the subtle psychological drivers behind our collective online shopping splurge. In fact, online shopping can relieve stress, provide entertainment and offers the reduced “pain” of paying online.

In the...

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The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception

  • Written by: Karen Hands, Lecturer - Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inceptionThe Bell Shakespeare Company – established with support from the Trust – had to end its touring season of Hamlet early due to coronavirus. Brett Boardman

The arts and culture sector has had its share of trouncing in recent years: funding dropped 4.9% in the decade 2007-2008 to 2017-2018, promised arts policy was short-lived, or not reali...

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Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities

  • Written by: Tony Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University

Is it time to re-imagine our fundamental relationship with cities?

People bring cities to life. They interact, work, socialise and travel. Without this, cities are just collections of buildings and infrastructure.

This relationship is now on hiatus all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic left thousands of cities empty, eerie and listless....

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  7. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
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  10. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  11. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  12. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
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  18. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
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