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Australian Ninja Warrior and the death of style and grace in sport

  • Written by: Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland
Australian Ninja Warrior and the death of style and grace in sportIndia Henry after getting to the end of the course in Australian Ninja Warrior. Screenshot from Youtube

Australian Ninja Warrior is a show that promises constant surprises. Perhaps the greatest surprise is not the extraordinary capacity of the human body to master a seemingly impossible obstacle course, but rather the belief held by the producers...

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how digital tools are revolutionising patient care

  • Written by: Caleb Ferguson, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
how digital tools are revolutionising patient careNew electronic devices are being used by people of all ages to track activity, measure sleep and record nutrition.Shutterstock

Imagine you’ve recently had a heart attack.

You’re a lucky survivor. You’ve received high-quality care from nurses and doctors whilst in hospital and you’re now preparing to go home with the support...

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Why the world should be worried about the rise of strongman politics

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University

Back in 2016, The Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman advanced the view in a commentary for The Economist that the “strongman” style of leadership was gravitating from east to west, and growing stronger. “Across the world – from Russia to China and from India to Egypt – macho leadership is back in fashion,”...

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Migrants are still buying into the dream of home ownership, but it's becoming more elusive

  • Written by: Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute

Recent Australian migrants are buying into the Great Australian Dream of home ownership. But rates of home ownership among recent migrants are falling, as they are among all Australians. Unless we build enough housing to match Australia’s growing population, all Australians, including migrants, will pay the price.

A recent data release by the...

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  1. How the 'yeah-but' mentality stalls progress on bag bans and other green issues
  2. what if it is wrong?
  3. killing rabbits to conserve native mammals
  4. University students aren't reporting sexual assault, and new guidelines don't address why
  5. how long should you stay away when you have a cold or the flu?
  6. Why Australia needs its own torture report
  7. Australia's French Impressionist maps artistic connections
  8. Five steps business can take to ensure aggressive performance targets don't drive bad behaviour
  9. what's at stake on Super Saturday
  10. Curious Kids: Why do volcanoes erupt?
  11. What should be done with the NBN in the long run?
  12. Women who have heart attacks receive poorer care than men
  13. Migration helps balance our ageing population – we don't need a moratorium
  14. The Tale of Genji, a 1,000-year-old Japanese masterpiece
  15. Remembering Antarctica's nuclear past with 'Nukey Poo'
  16. how physical activity at school helps the mind (as well as the body)
  17. Leaders seek underdog status in byelection battle to be top dog
  18. As Super Saturday nears, Labor gains poll lead in Braddon, but trails in Longman, while UK Tories slump
  19. Government report provides important opportunity to rethink Australia's relationship with India
  20. Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth
  21. Battle scars reveal the life of 'Mephisto', a WW1 German tank from a century ago
  22. are phone-obsessed teens at greater risk of ADHD?
  23. Is the 'Zero Hour' youth climate march a turning point, or more of the same?
  24. Michelle Grattan on the Mayo byelection and crossbenchers in the parliament
  25. do neckties reduce blood supply to the brain?
  26. booming jobs numbers, but dig deeper and it's not all rosy
  27. Universities can help recruit more science and maths teachers, but they can't do it alone
  28. Empty car parks everywhere, but nowhere to park. How cities can do better
  29. AEMO's 'cohesive' energy plan falls short because it omits two key economic facts
  30. Friday essay: why YA gothic fiction is booming
  31. Technology doesn't have to be lonely: encouraging dialogue over diatribe
  32. is glucosamine good for joints?
  33. When whistleblowers are prosecuted, it has a chilling effect on press freedom in Australia
  34. Disillusioned voters find it easy to embrace a crossbencher like Rebekha Sharkie
  35. what is parricide and how common is it in Australia?
  36. Rising reliance on personal income tax signals need for bolder reforms
  37. Sign up to Thrive and learn to live well
  38. can comedy really change our environmental behaviours?
  39. The winners and losers in the 2018 World Cup broadcast battle
  40. how Tasmania's Aboriginal people reclaimed a language, palawa kani
  41. Tech innovators start to see old-fashioned benefits of collective bargaining
  42. a fishy tale much more primitive than we thought
  43. Do 'screaming children' in playgrounds ruin neighbourhood parks?
  44. The case for introducing rhinos to Australia
  45. Ten classics of Indigenous design
  46. how gift cards initiate children into the world of 'credit'
  47. Does osteopathy work?
  48. What Australia's convict past reveals about women, men, marriage and work
  49. When art meets reality TV our visual literacy is found wanting
  50. Why Trump has made Europe more fearful of a possible Russian attack

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