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the all-knowing narrator in Kim Scott's Taboo

  • Written by: Julienne van Loon, Vice Chancellor's Principal Research Fellow, School of Media & Communication, RMIT University
the all-knowing narrator in Kim Scott's TabooView from a highway rest stop east of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. In Kim Scott's Taboo, the landscape becomes a narrator.Chris Fithall/flickr, 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.

The omniscient narrator – an all-knowing, third-person voice...

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City temperatures and city economics, a hidden relationship between sun and wind and profits

  • Written by: Silvia Tavares, Lecturer in Urban Design, James Cook University
City temperatures and city economics, a hidden relationship between sun and wind and profitsCairns Lagoon: as a good response to the tropical climate, it's a very active place but with little business activity.Silvia Tavares, Author provided

Urban design undoubtedly influences the urban economy. A simple thing like designing an area to make it more walkable can boost local business profits. This can also increase real estate value, create...

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Children with autism may use memory differently. Understanding this could help us teach them

  • Written by: John Munro, Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
Children with autism may use memory differently. Understanding this could help us teach themSome stereotypical behaviours of individuals with autism suggest they don’t use a certain type of memory in the same way others might.Annie Spratt/Unsplash

Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher – more than 80% of all Australians on the autism spectrum are aged...

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  1. Barry Humphries' humour is now history – that's the fate of topical, satirical comedy
  2. the RBA's marching orders are no longer realistic. They'll have to change
  3. Adani is cleared to start digging its coal mine – six key questions answered
  4. Why too many fearless people on a team make collaboration less likely
  5. Racial abuse is rife in junior sports – and little is being done to address it
  6. 6 actions Australia's government can take right now to target online racism
  7. The battle to stare down the defiant John Setka
  8. Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem in Australia – here’s why they go unnoticed
  9. Hong Kong in crisis over relationship with China – and there does not appear to be a good solution
  10. A giant species of trilobite inhabited Australian waters half a billion years ago
  11. Our culture affects the way we look after ourselves. It should shape the health care we receive, too
  12. a journey through the inferno to robots and extinction
  13. NT wants to end 'naming and shaming' of juvenile offenders, sparking press freedom debate
  14. Will the Coalition's approach to gender equality actually improve women's lives?
  15. We're not just living for longer – but we're staying healthier for longer, too
  16. our copyright laws and the Australian Aboriginal flag
  17. Creatives in the country? Blockchain and agtech can create unexpected jobs in regional Australia
  18. Parents say their children have tutors to fill gaps, not to charge ahead
  19. how a ‘repair economy’ creates a kinder, more caring community
  20. Why old-school climate denial has had its day
  21. ACTU's Sally McManus to confront CFMMEU's John Setka
  22. why do leeches suck our blood?
  23. The Nightingale - much ado about nothing
  24. A parasite attack on Darwin's finches means they're losing their lovesong
  25. flying taxi trials may lead to passenger service by 2023
  26. How New Zealand’s well-being budget delivers for the environment
  27. Fertility miracle or fake news? Understanding which IVF 'add-ons' really work
  28. why did the dinosaurs die?
  29. The shameful history of blundering asylum seeker policy
  30. Establishing fitness to stand trial as the first step in Christchurch attack court process
  31. Australians are less interested in news and consume less of it compared to other countries, survey finds
  32. Children have fun playing sports and don't need to satisfy adults' ambitions
  33. 3 out of 4 kids with mental health disorders aren't accessing care
  34. More people are retiring with high mortgage debts. The implications are huge
  35. loneliness looms for rising numbers of older private renters
  36. Human trafficking and slavery still happen in Australia. This comic explains how
  37. Silver makes beautiful bling but it's also good for keeping the bacterial bugs away
  38. Not everyone cares about climate change, but reproach won't change their minds
  39. Selective schools mainly 'select' advantage, so another one won't ease Sydney's growing pains
  40. What's so special about the Mona Lisa?
  41. A soft reprimand from one hard man to another
  42. How to get the nutrients you need without eating as much red meat
  43. 'Faboriginal' Steven Oliver jump-starts a conversation about race in a thrilling new show
  44. Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom
  45. 5 ways the government can clean up the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
  46. CFMMEU's John Setka set to be expelled from ALP after attack on Rosie Batty
  47. where do rocks come from?
  48. Around half of 17-year-olds have had sex and they're more responsible than you think
  49. NASA and space tourists might be in our future but first we need to decide who can launch from Australia
  50. We can halve train travel times between our cities by moving to faster rail

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