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How 'access journalism' is threatening investigative journalism

  • Written by: Peter Manning, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
How 'access journalism' is threatening investigative journalismThe 2015 movie Spotlight portrayed how journalists at the Boston Globe uncovered child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. But not all 'investigative journalism' is as rigorous.IMDB/Open Road Film

A series of memoirs are appearing for Christmas – by Mike Carlton, Kerry O’Brien and the like – as the baby boomer generation of...

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Take the tram into a more playable city

  • Written by: Troy Innocent, City of Melbourne Knowledge Fellow 2017-18, Senior Lecturer in Games and Interactivity, Swinburne University of Technology
Take the tram into a more playable cityThis playable tram generates different musical compositions at different speeds when viewed through a smartphone camera using an augmented reality app.James H.H. Morgan, Author provided

Playable cities connect people and place in creative ways. They appropriate urban environments and infrastructure and provide ways for citizens to participate in...

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identity politics and the case for shared values

  • Written by: Peter Tregear, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne
identity politics and the case for shared valuesA scene from the 1961 film West Side Story. The casting of an Australian performer as Maria in a local production of the musical was recently criticised for 'white washing' a story about a Puerto Rican immigrant. The Mirisch Corporation,Seven Arts Productions

Recently, a group of respected academics, including Melbourne-born philosopher Peter...

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reflecting on the big events and the new developments

  • Written by: Bronwyn Hinz, Director of Research and Development, Pivot Professional Learning; and Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
reflecting on the big events and the new developmentsRegardless of who wins next year's federal election, it's time for us to all get on the same page.www.shutterstock.com

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The year 2018 was a mixed bag for schooling policy in Australia.

We had new ministers, a new organisation and some auspicious anniversaries. As Christmas approaches, it’s...

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  1. There aren't plenty of fish in the sea, so let's eat all that we catch
  2. 2018, the year of governing badly
  3. Ten feelgood environment stories you may have missed in 2018
  4. The off-topic Conversation #172
  5. Why you shouldn’t force the kids to hug Granny at Christmas
  6. What Australian soldiers ate for Christmas in WWI
  7. DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country
  8. Serial killers' fates are in politicians' hands. Here's why that's a worry
  9. Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food
  10. Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
  11. Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit
  12. Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions
  13. What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia's national folklife centre?
  14. Doing away with essays won't necessarily stop students cheating
  15. NZ mental health inquiry calls for fundamental change
  16. Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth
  17. why are people colour blind?
  18. replace company tax with cashflow tax
  19. Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond
  20. Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation
  21. Exploring Australia's 'other reefs' south of Tasmania
  22. Theatre is Lying is a welcome response to fake news and alternative facts
  23. how to deal with dying during the holidays
  24. Michael McCormack fails leadership test in handling of Broad scandal
  25. Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor
  26. Labor widens lead in Ipsos; US Democrats gained 40 House seats at midterms
  27. Labor's housing pledge is welcome, but direct investment in social housing would improve it
  28. Tidelands struggles to stay afloat in its first series
  29. Rudd says Murdoch media is a "political party"
  30. We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate
  31. New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don't go far enough
  32. MYEFO rips A$130 million per year from research funding despite budget surplus
  33. What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices
  34. Why naming all our mozzies is important for fighting disease
  35. how gift-giving is inspired by beliefs-based altruism
  36. why people follow what other people do
  37. a history of St Nicholas, Santa and his helpers
  38. We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses
  39. National Andrew Broad forced to quit frontbench amid 'sugar baby' allegation
  40. More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets
  41. Shorten pledges $500 million for UNHCR in border protection policy
  42. how do people know what the weather will be?
  43. Morrison's decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making
  44. MYEFO reveals billions more in revenue, $9 billion in fresh election tax cuts
  45. Having a second child worsens parents' mental health: new research
  46. Children's health hit for six as industry fails to regulate alcohol ads
  47. How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas
  48. how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays
  49. The great movie scenes: Back to the Future
  50. lessons in how towns remake challenging sites

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