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Can Australian streaming survive a fresh onslaught from overseas?

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
Can Australian streaming survive a fresh onslaught from overseas?shutterstock

Australia’s already punch-drunk streaming sector is set for even more upheaval, as CBS will launch its streaming service in Australia as early as October.

Disney is also set to launch its streaming service in 2019. Based on recent history, Australia will likely be first up when it goes global.

The question is whether Australian...

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View from The Hill – It's time for Turnbull to put his authority on the line

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
View from The Hill – It's time for Turnbull to put his authority on the lineMalcolm Turnbull is faced with a highly volatile situation. But he may need to manage it by taking a risk.AAP/Lukas Coch

As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull struggles with the National Energy Guarantee, the Liberals are in an existential moment – no less dramatic because in recent history, they’ve made a habit of such moments.

Are they...

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Five questions about Nazi Germany and how it relates to Australian politics today

  • Written by: Matt Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor in International History, Flinders University
Five questions about Nazi Germany and how it relates to Australian politics todayThe primary legacy of Nazism was the second world war, which led to the deaths of more than 50 million people.Shutterstock

Almost every day comparisons of contemporary politics to Nazi Germany are cropping up in the news. But are these comparisons historically grounded, or are they an abuse of Godwin’s law? Here are some answers to some...

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Turnbull dumps emissions legislation to stop rebels crossing the floor

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has done a backflip on his proposal to put the emission reduction target into legislation, in the face of rebel backbenchers threatening to cross the floor.

The new plan is for the energy target – a 26% reduction to carbon dioxide emissions for the electricity sector – to be set by an executive order of...

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  9. The successful techniques of scamming
  10. Tokyo's heatwave suggests risky temperatures for the 2020 Olympics. Here's what the city can do
  11. Turkey shows the economic pain of global democratic backsliding
  12. time for upgrades in the search for gravitational waves
  13. Malcolm Turnbull's NEG remains in snake-infested territory
  14. Australia has a long way to go on responsible gambling
  15. how modern comics preserve ancient myths
  16. The royal commission should result not only in new regulation, but new education
  17. A recipe for mummy preservation existed 1,500 years before the Pharaohs
  18. Research suggests bigger banks are worse for customers
  19. Coming out at work is not a one-off event
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  22. In the outrage over the Trump-Putin meeting, important questions were overlooked
  23. Aboriginal traditions describe the complex motions of planets, the 'wandering stars' of the sky
  24. Size isn't everything when it comes to the proposed UniSA-University of Adelaide merger
  25. Australia could house around 900,000 more migrants if we no longer let in tourists
  26. A ray of bipartisan good comes out of obscure senator's hate speech
  27. The world's 'most liveable city' title isn't a measure of the things most of us actually care about
  28. can sleeping too much lead to an early death?
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  30. How the moral lessons of To Kill a Mockingbird endure today
  31. What if we expected financial services to be more like health services?
  32. The 'Space Kingdom' Asgardia has its own flag and anthem, but a state it is not
  33. The devil is in the detail of government bill to enable access to communications data
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  35. Melbourne and Adelaide have been Australia's most vulnerable major cities to killer heatwaves
  36. The renewable energy train is unstoppable. The NEG needs to get on board
  37. How women led the rise of professional work in the Australian economy
  38. Fractured Liberals need a new brand – 'broad church' is no longer working
  39. 'You don't belong to my country either.' How two Noongar boys spoke up, a world away from home
  40. French classes in Australia need to acknowledge our Pacific neighbours too
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  42. Turnbull beats Abbott over NEG, now Frydenberg has to win Victoria
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