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The Long Forgotten Dream raises uneasy questions about performance and colonisation

  • Written by: Bryoni Trezise, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW
The Long Forgotten Dream raises uneasy questions about performance and colonisationWayne Blair as Jeremy and Jada Alberts as Simone in Sydney Theatre Company’s Production of The Long Forgotten Dream. © Heidrun Lohr

Review: The Long Forgotten Dream, Sydney Theatre Company


A large, ochred sail swells, rolls and eases in the heavens of the stage. It forms both ceiling and horizon. It pulls our gaze forwards, compelling...

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Thailand's mission to reduce statelessness

  • Written by: Janepicha Cheva-Isarakul, Teaching Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington
Thailand's mission to reduce statelessnessStatelessness in Thailand is a complex issue: the stateless population includes members of northern hill tribes, children of migrants who were born in Thailand and refugees for bordering countries.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

Last month’s epic rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team from a cave in northern Thailand gripped the world.

When...

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We know why short-statured people of Flores became small – but for the extinct 'Hobbit' it's not so clear

  • Written by: Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
We know why short-statured people of Flores became small – but for the extinct 'Hobbit' it's not so clearRampasasa people are from Waemulu village, Flores – near Liang Bua where 'the Hobbit' fossils were discovered. Dean Falk, Florida State University , Author provided

Humans are diverse in size and shape – but some populations are of relatively low average height, and historically described using the term “pygmy”. Some...

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what happens when we drink alcohol in four short videos

  • Written by: Emil Jeyaratnam, Multimedia Editor, The Conversation
what happens when we drink alcohol in four short videosThere’s a reason we apologise to our livers after a big night, and it's not pretty.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Alcohol is a depressant, a diuretic, and a disinfectant. These generally aren’t pleasant attributes, but people have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years – some of the earliest written texts mention or...

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  3. Australia and other countries must prioritise humanity in dealing with displaced people and migration
  4. the 'great Australian silence' 50 years on
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  6. Teachers play a key role in helping students feel they 'belong' at school
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  8. Dutton and Frydenberg struggle with the currents in shark-infested waters
  9. Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment
  10. The National Sport Plan has ambitious ideas, but not enough specifics
  11. A revamped Buffy could rectify the original Slayer's problem with race
  12. How do plastic bags harm our environment and sea life?
  13. Doctors’ fees shouldn't just be transparent, they should be fair and reasonable
  14. Treasury admits corporate governance is broken but baulks at systemic fixes
  15. Lysa and the Freeborn Dames pays riotous tribute to feminist protest past and future
  16. If you're in a falling elevator, can you really save yourself by jumping?
  17. Angela Williamson's sacking shows gulf between Cricket Australia's words and deeds
  18. An Australian takes top honours in the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics
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  21. the quest to identify the dead in remote NT
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