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In Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, language is power

  • Written by: Dr Gemma King, Lecturer in French Studies, Australian National University
In Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, language is powerJohn David Washington as Ron Stallworth and Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas in BlacKkKlansman (2018)40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Blumhouse Productions, Legendary Entertainment.

Ever since his 1989 film Do the Right Thing opened with Rosie Perez’s boxing-inspired dance to Public Enemy’s Fight the Power, Spike Lee’s cinema has...

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A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia

  • Written by: Michael Breen, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne
A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in AustraliaConstitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has stalled. It's time to take a new approach. Alan Porritt/AAP

After years of debate, the process for achieving constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has reached a crossroads. More than a year has gone by since the Uluru Statement from the Heart, when Indigenous peoples rejected...

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Lack of technical knowledge in leadership is a key reason why so many IT projects fail

  • Written by: Darryl Carlton, Industry Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
Lack of technical knowledge in leadership is a key reason why so many IT projects failPoor communication isn't the problem, it's the inability of leadership to understand what's being communicated.Shutterstock

Implementing information technology projects in the public sector is challenging. And we seem to experience these challenges with a regularity that is both perplexing and frustrating. Think #censusfail, the myki smartcard...

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what happens when you hold in a fart?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
what happens when you hold in a fart?Better out than in.Sementsova Lesia/Shutterstock

Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you’ve had to hold in a fart? Let’s face it – we all have.

Trying to hold it in leads to a build up of pressure and major discomfort. A build up of intestinal gas can trigger abdominal distension, with...

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  1. Can you tell fact from fiction in the news? Most students can't
  2. Melbourne or Sydney? This is how our two biggest cities compare for liveability
  3. Five types of food to increase your psychological well-being
  4. Three things Netflix’s controversial 'fat-shaming' series Insatiable gets right
  5. Enough is enough on section 44: it's time for reform
  6. Lack of climate policy threatens to trip up Australian diplomacy this summit season
  7. What Nestlé's attempt to trademark the shape of a KitKat teaches us about design
  8. Labor leads 56-44% in Newspoll, but Morrison rates better than Shorten
  9. should universities raise the ATAR required for entrance into teaching degrees?
  10. Why AMP and IOOF went rogue
  11. No finding by Nationals in Barnaby Joyce sexual harassment case
  12. Wasps, aphids and ants: the other honey makers
  13. Considering surgery for endometriosis? Here's what you need to know
  14. Media watchdog's finding on Sunrise's Indigenous adoption segment is justified
  15. Michelle Grattan on changing the pension age, women in parliament and the au pair saga
  16. We've crunched the numbers in McDonald's Monopoly challenge to find your chance of winning
  17. Shark tourism can change your mind about these much-maligned predators
  18. Mobile platforms can give refugees access to vital information when they arrive in Australia
  19. National accounts show past performance no guarantee of future results
  20. is participating in sport becoming too expensive for everyday Australians?
  21. the rise of the 'bin chicken', a totem for modern Australia
  22. Put unused and 'lazy' land to work to ease the affordable housing crisis
  23. How the housing boom has driven rising inequality
  24. Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren't the answer
  25. We've got apps and radars – but can ants predict rain?
  26. Morrison ticks the boxes but can't hide the dysfunction
  27. Dutton and former Border Force chief trade accusations in au pair affair
  28. when is a colonoscopy necessary?
  29. the assassination of John F. Kennedy
  30. Morrison's return to surplus built on the back of higher tax – Parliamentary Budget Office
  31. Coal does not have an economic future in Australia
  32. why there's more to duelling than what's seen on our screens
  33. A fresh opportunity to get regulation and engagement right – the case of synthetic biology
  34. When it comes to violent brawls, does Victoria need more 'force'?
  35. Media Files: Spotlight's Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse
  36. Local councils put affordable housing supply in the too hard basket
  37. what you should know about teeth whitening
  38. How Australia measures up against UN targets
  39. Retiring at 70 was an idea well ahead of its time
  40. Australia is not on track to reach 2030 Paris target (but the potential is there)
  41. oral traditions show that early Māori recognised extinction
  42. Why it's time to end the policy limbo threatening Australian children's TV
  43. Climate change will reshape the world’s agricultural trade
  44. To fix higher education funding, we also need to fix vocational education
  45. Nike's courageous new ad campaign mixing racial politics with sport will be vindicated
  46. Chelsea Manning and the rise of 'big data' whistleblowing in the digital age
  47. Author Anita Heiss on Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
  48. how leadership ideologies drive anxiety in academia
  49. Young people want sex education and religion shouldn't get in the way
  50. science will lie at the heart of our decisions

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