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Apple controversy masks the real failures of Federation Square

  • Written by: Jonathan Daly, PhD Candidate & Casual Lecturer in Urban Design, University of Melbourne

Successful city squares act as nodes that connect places. They facilitate flows of people going about their daily lives through them as much, if not more, than they attract people to them. These flows enable the kind of random encounters Jane Jacobs saw as the lifeblood of cities.

Melbourne’s Federation Square is a destination, rather than a...

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What the not guilty pleas mean for the trial of alleged Christchurch mosque gunman

  • Written by: Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
What the not guilty pleas mean for the trial of alleged Christchurch mosque gunmanThe man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in court last week as part of a procedural hearing.AAP/Martin Hunter, CC BY-ND

The man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in court last week. Through his lawyer, he pleaded not guilty to 92 charges of murder, attempted murder and terrorism.

The court appearance was a...

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what the additional terrorism charge means for mosque attack trial

  • Written by: Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology

A criminal trial for murder or manslaughter is the usual response to a criminal killing. Initially, the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque attacks, who The Conversation has chosen not to name, was charged with murder and attempted murder.

But last month New Zealand police announced a charge of carrying out a terrorist act had been...

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30 years since Australia first connected to the internet, we've come a long way

  • Written by: Justin Zobel, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate & International Research, University of Melbourne
30 years since Australia first connected to the internet, we've come a long wayOut of the science labs, our internet connectivity is now part of our everyday lives.Shutterstock/AngieYeoh

This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity.

When Australia joined the global internet on June 23, 1989 – via...

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