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Rock Bang is a highly charged fusion of music, theatre, and circus

  • Written by: Mandy Stefanakis, Sessional lecturer in music education, Deakin University
Rock Bang is a highly charged fusion of music, theatre, and circusRock Bang tells the story of Astrid and Otto from Die Roten Punkte as they flee to Berlin. Mark Turner

Review: Rock Bang, Malthouse, Melbourne.


In this, their 40th year performing, Circus Oz have combined their many talents with German musical duo Astrid and Otto (aka Australian comedians Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias from Die Roten Punkte)....

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After APEC, US-China tensions leave 'cooperation' in the cold

  • Written by: Nick Bisley, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University
After APEC, US-China tensions leave 'cooperation' in the coldUS Vice President Mike Pence with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, Japan's Shinzo Abe and Australia's Scott Morrison were among the leaders of the 21 economies making up APEC.AAP/Mick Tsikas

United States Vice President Mike Pence’s remarks at the end of this year’s summit season just about...

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why women get PMS and why some are more affected

  • Written by: Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
why women get PMS and why some are more affectedUp to 80% of women experience PMS.

Women have been menstruating throughout history. So it’s curious the earliest documented record of what we now know to be premenstrual syndrome (PMS) appeared pretty late in the game. In 1931, psychoanalyst Karen Horney described increased tension, irritability, depression and anxiety in the week preceding...

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How do remote controls work?

  • Written by: Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
How do remote controls work?How many times have you heard "get out of the way!" when someone is trying to change the channel?Willemvdk/flickr, CC BY

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also...

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  1. One year on from Royal Commission findings on Northern Territory child detention: what has changed?
  2. that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed
  3. the scandals, sloganeering and key issues to watch
  4. Violence towards women in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 evokes toxic masculinity
  5. Rethinking what it means to be Australian through art
  6. How to talk to your child about their school report
  7. anti-fungal creams or tablets don't always work for vaginal itch
  8. For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change
  9. Why predicting the weather and climate is even harder for Australia’s rainy northern neighbours
  10. The royal commission is about to grill the chiefs of the big four banks. Here's why soon they mightn't exist
  11. Confiscate their super. If it works for sports stars, it could work for bankers
  12. Shorten would need non-Green crossbench to pass bills in Senate: Australia Institute
  13. 47% say prioritise cutting power bills: Ipsos
  14. The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom
  15. It's the right time to review the world's chemical weapons convention
  16. Logging must stop in Melbourne's biggest water supply catchment
  17. How digital media blur the border between Australia and China
  18. do hangover cures actually work?
  19. Evidence of aliens? What to make of research and reporting on 'Oumuamua, our visitor from space
  20. Frydenberg lashes out at Malaysia's prime minister for anti-Semitism
  21. Labor's two-step plan for a vote on becoming a republic has some precedents
  22. Will an ambitious Chinese-built rail line through the Himalayas lead to a debt trap for Nepal?
  23. Man who burnt his wife alive gets at least 27 years' jail, but not life
  24. Government to provide more funds for prosecuting bank crime
  25. Omega-3 supplements in pregnancy reduce the risk of premature birth
  26. Why you like coffee, and I choose tea – it's in the genes
  27. bad for them and the planet
  28. turning up the level of civilisation
  29. How Australia's NRA-inspired gun lobby is trying to chip away at gun control laws, state by state
  30. A tip for bankers ahead of the royal commission: be more like doctors
  31. why the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is so important for keeping Antarctica frozen
  32. Morrison government brings back memories of McMahon days
  33. Why early diagnosis of autism should lead to early intervention
  34. Derryn Hinch on a national ICAC and the Victorian election
  35. There's no need for the 'Chicago principles' in Australian universities to protect freedom of speech
  36. Yes, a WhatsApp message could be subject to FOI – but you'd have to find it first
  37. Marriage has changed dramatically throughout history, but gender inequalities remain
  38. Toilets of the future must be designed with people in mind, not technology
  39. Cambodians await crucial tribunal finding into 1970s brutal Khmer Rouge regime
  40. Rainbow pride flag's still flying, taking on new forms and meanings in our cities
  41. Australia needs to triple its social housing by 2036. This is the best way to do it
  42. there's more to regulation than prosecution
  43. How anti-Semitic stereotypes from a century ago echo today
  44. A super-Earth found in our stellar back yard
  45. what we can learn from anti-fossil fuel campaigns
  46. Despite new findings, the jury is still out on whether omega-3 supplements reduce heart attacks
  47. a dangerous form of gambling luring in vulnerable Australians
  48. Opt-out period for My Health Record extended
  49. Death doulas can fill care gaps at the end of life
  50. A knowing, modern yet mythic production of one of Hitler's favourite operas

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