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Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand

  • Written by: Alana Lentin, Associate Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand

Today, what can be defined as racism and what cannot has become a matter for debate. Every racist caught in the act, whether it be wrongly accusing a black child of sexual assault or running over and killing a mosque-goer, claims not to be racist.

Eric Kaufmann, a prominent professor at a London university, has claimed that “racial...

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Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia

  • Written by: Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation
Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia

Australia’s population is growing fast, ticking over 25 million in August 2018. And as the population increases, it is also becoming more diverse.

At the time of the 2016 Census, Australia’s population comprised people from more than 250 countries and 300 different ancestries. Almost half the population were either first- or...

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What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much

  • Written by: James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not muchTech companies have an economic imperative to avoid grappling too seriously with the ethical issues surrounding data usage. Shutterstock

Our relationship with tech companies has changed significantly over the past 18 months. Ongoing data breaches, and the revelations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have raised concerns about who owns...

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students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand

  • Written by: Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expandA musician must master the instrument before they can master playing in an orchestra.www.shutterstock.com

This is a long read. Enjoy!

Today I want to set out my case for the enduring relevance of the disciplines. I want to advocate for a content-rich curriculum. And I want to focus in particular on the importance of teaching maths, in sequence,...

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  8. In crime reporting, we should ask better questions about the relevance of religion and ethnicity
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