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popular music's search for the sacred in a secular world

  • Written by: Lyn McCredden, Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University
popular music's search for the sacred in a secular worldNick Cave performing with The Bad Seeds in Budapest in June. His song lyrics, with those often melancholy, churchy organ chords, are dripping in references to what might be called sacredness. Zoltan Balogh/EPA

One of the most rancorous, persistent and polarising dualisms today is, arguably, that between the secular and the sacred. Sacred and...

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Social media entertainment could be the future of the screen industry, so let's not strangle it with regulation

  • Written by: Stuart Cunningham, Distinguished Professor, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology

Until 2010, the pathway to success in the screen industry depended on convincing broadcasters and film producers to give to you airtime or production resources. These days, all you need is an internet connection and a laptop or smartphone.

A new creative industry has been born in the last decade called “social media entertainment”....

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how DNA damage as we age causes cancer

  • Written by: Ian Majewski, Laboratory Head & Victorian Cancer Agency Fellow, Cancer & Haematology Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
how DNA damage as we age causes cancerOur risk of cancer is determined by a complex mix of genes, environment and lifestyle factors.Claudia van Zyl

As we age, our bodies inevitably deteriorate. Some changes, like grey hair and wrinkles, are easily visible. Others, like high blood pressure, often go unnoticed, but can be deadly.

Just as our body shows signs of ageing, so does our...

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Teachers and trainers are vital to the quality of the VET sector, and to the success of its learners

  • Written by: Erica Smith, Professor of Vocational Education and Training, Federation University Australia
Teachers and trainers are vital to the quality of the VET sector, and to the success of its learnersTeacher quality is key in getting a good education.www.shutterstock.com

This article is part of a series on the Future of VET exploring issues within the sector and how to improve the decline in enrolments and shortages of qualified people in vocational jobs. Read the other articles in the series here.


Vocational Education and Training (VET) is an...

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