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While I Was Waiting captures the tragedy of the Syrian civil war in Damascus

  • Written by: William Peterson, Senior Lecturer in Drama, Flinders University
While I Was Waiting captures the tragedy of the Syrian civil war in DamascusA DJ provides the soundtrack of Damascus in While I Was Waiting.Didier Nadeau

Review: While I Was Waiting, OzAsia Festival.


Unrest breaks out in a proud and ancient city, its inhabitants are divided against one another, local big shots control neighbourhoods, war rages outside the city gates, and many inhabitants scatter to all corners of the earth....

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what any country can and can't do in Antarctica, in the name of science

  • Written by: Julia Jabour, Leader, Ocean and Antarctic Governance Research Program, University of Tasmania
what any country can and can't do in Antarctica, in the name of scienceIn Antarctica, many countries want a piece of the action.Flickr/Christopher Michel, CC BY

Antarctica is owned by no one, but there are plenty of countries interested in this frozen island continent at the bottom of the Earth.

While there are some regulations on who can do what there, scientific research has no definition in Antarctic law. So any...

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Traditional culture may help Indigenous households manage money better

  • Written by: Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Few areas of public policy are as hotly debated as how to close the income gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. There are some uncontroversial goals, such as improving job opportunities and reducing the high rate of Indigenous unemployment. But other ideas to better target welfare are bitterly divisive.

The cashless credit card,...

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Food fraud, the centuries-old problem that won't go away

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
Food fraud, the centuries-old problem that won't go awayWhat is in these products? And if additives don't affect your health, would you care? Shutterstock

What have you eaten today? And how much do you know about how it was produced, what was added to it along the way, and how it made its way to your plate?

Even as most of us grow increasingly removed from actual food production, many consumers still...

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  1. I have an exam tomorrow but don't feel prepared – what should I do?
  2. National interest test for research grants could further erode pure research
  3. which human uses are OK for protected areas?
  4. To make housing more affordable this is what state governments need to do
  5. If a star explodes, will it destroy Earth?
  6. We need better jury directions to ensure justice is done
  7. How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world
  8. 'Everybody Lies' author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
  9. Russia is a rising military power in the Asia-Pacific, and Australia needs to take it seriously
  10. India unveils the world's tallest statue, celebrating development at the cost of the environment
  11. the many meanings of monsters
  12. How to watch a scary movie with your child
  13. Forget bouncing back, balance is the healthiest way to manage weight post-pregnancy
  14. No state has all the answers in school education
  15. Protecting the 'right to be forgotten' in the age of blockchain
  16. When you're not PM but behave like you are
  17. The new electric vehicle highway is a welcome gear shift, but other countries are still streets ahead
  18. Satirist Jonathan Biggins on sending up the pollies
  19. Labor is making big promises for a Pacific development bank, but questions remain
  20. a literary hero with bite
  21. why Australia’s hospitals and health care is failing
  22. The search for the source of a mysterious fast radio burst comes relatively close to home
  23. Australian cricket's wake-up call on a culture that has cost it dearly
  24. How to pitch to The Conversation
  25. Five questions (and answers) about casual employment
  26. The Conversation wins a UN Day Media Award
  27. how political donations could be reformed to reduce potential influence
  28. Indian diaspora in New Zealand and Australia
  29. If we're to have another inquiry into mental health, it should look at why the others have been ignored
  30. Why Australia should be wary of the Proud Boys and their violent, alt-right views on race
  31. Expecting autistic people to 'fit in' is cruel and unproductive; value us for our strengths
  32. How flashing lights and catchy tunes make gamblers take more risks
  33. Infrastructure splurge ignores smarter ways to keep growing cities moving
  34. It's clear why coal struggles for finance – and the government can't change that
  35. how to tell the difference between hay fever and the common cold
  36. Some questions for Simon Birmingham, from two researchers whose ARC grant he quashed
  37. Uncomfortable comparisons. Why Rod Sims broke the ACCC record
  38. Dancing Grandmothers offers a moment of communion
  39. Morrison's ratings slump in Newspoll; Wentworth's huge difference in on-the-day and early voting
  40. diverting population growth to the regions
  41. Is there anything hotter than the Sun?
  42. Shorten proposes investment bank to help Pacific nations' development
  43. State governments are vital for Australian democracy: here's why
  44. Grattan Institute Orange Book 2018. State governments matter, vote wisely
  45. Ensuring children get enough physical activity while being safe is a delicate balancing act
  46. Why car sharing had a slow start in Australia
  47. How a near-perfect rectangular iceberg formed
  48. Crowd-mapping gender equality – a powerful tool for shaping a better city launches in Melbourne
  49. The ancient origins of werewolves
  50. Simon Birmingham's intervention in research funding is not unprecedented, but dangerous

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