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Charles Blackman's poetic vision contained an undertone of dread

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
Charles Blackman's poetic vision contained an undertone of dreadCharles Blackman posed next to his work in Sydney in 2013.Tracy Nearmy/AAP

Earlier this year, I stayed at the Blackman Hotel in Melbourne where I spent the night gazing at a painting of a shrinking Alice glowing on the wall opposite.

In Charles Blackman’s painting - from his Alice in Wonderland series - she is seated at a table in a huge...

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Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history

  • Written by: Vladimir Jiranek, Professor in Oenology, University of Adelaide
Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous historyA sample of the _Eucalyptus giunnii_ plant, sometimes called a cider gum for its ability to produce an alcoholic drink without human intervention.Shutterstock/Modest Things

There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia.

But there is also evidence that...

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a short history of Australia's aborted climate policies

  • Written by: Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester

Less than three years ago, after Malcolm Turnbull had wrested the prime ministership from Tony Abbott, I wrote an article entitled “Carbon coups: from Hawke to Abbott, climate policy is never far away when leaders come a cropper”.

Less than two weeks ago I wrote again about climate policy’s unique knack of causing leaders to...

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why do I get a headache when I haven't had my coffee?

  • Written by: Merlin Thomas, Professor of Medicine, Monash University
why do I get a headache when I haven't had my coffee?A study found the headache went away when participants were given decaf but didn't know. nathan dumlao unsplash

Caffeine is our favourite drug. But if we miss out on our fix, it can be a real headache, in more ways than one.

Caffeine is a stimulant. It quickly enters our brain and blocks the (adenosine) receptors that are responsible for dulling...

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  5. Malcolm Turnbull shelves emissions reduction target as leadership speculation mounts
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  13. Can Australian streaming survive a fresh onslaught from overseas?
  14. View from The Hill – It's time for Turnbull to put his authority on the line
  15. Five questions about Nazi Germany and how it relates to Australian politics today
  16. Turnbull dumps emissions legislation to stop rebels crossing the floor
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  28. time for upgrades in the search for gravitational waves
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  40. Size isn't everything when it comes to the proposed UniSA-University of Adelaide merger
  41. Australia could house around 900,000 more migrants if we no longer let in tourists
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