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Koalas can learn to live the city life if we give them the trees and safe spaces they need

  • Written by: Edward Narayan, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Western Sydney University

Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanised nations – 90% of Australians live in cities and towns, with development concentrated along the coast. This poses a major threat to native wildlife such as the koala, which can easily fall victim to urban development as our cities grow. Huge infrastructure projects are planned for...

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#Oscars2019 play it safe with Green Book

  • Written by: Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
#Oscars2019 play it safe with Green BookViggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book, the film that surprised many by winning Best Picture.Patti Perrett/Universal Studios

Every year it is the same story: the Academy comes so close to catching up with the rest of the film world, only to award the Oscar for Best Picture to the most middling of the bunch.

Many cinephiles the world over...

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The law is closing in on Facebook and the 'digital gangsters'

  • Written by: Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney

For social media and search engines, the law is back in town.

Prompted by privacy invasions, the spread of misinformation, a crisis in news funding and potential interference in elections, regulators in several countries now propose a range of interventions to curb the power of digital platforms.

A newly published UK inquiry is part of this...

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Your Q&A with Michelle Grattan in Melbourne

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation
Your Q&A with Michelle Grattan in MelbourneJoin The Conversation in Melbourne.

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By any estimation, politics in Australia is in a dire state. The Coalition government is led by its third prime minister in four years, two of whom were toppled by their own party. Before that, Labor ousted two prime ministers. And in the meantime, voters’ trust in politicians is at an...

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