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Rossini’s William Tell, and its famous overture

  • Written by: Madeline Roycroft, PhD candidate and tutor in music history, University of Melbourne
Rossini’s William Tell, and its famous overtureThe cast of Victorian Opera's staging of William Tell. Victorian Opera

Although it boasts one of the most famous sequences of music in existence, Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell is hardly a staple of the operatic repertoire. At five hours long in its original composition, and with a challengingly high male singing part, it is rarely heard in...

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Why Australians' religious freedom is worth protecting

  • Written by: Denis Dragovic, Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
Why Australians' religious freedom is worth protectingAs the government considers the Ruddock Review, a case for greater protections for religious freedom.Shutterstock

The government is expected to release the Ruddock Religious Freedom Review and its response later this month. Already, influential Liberal politicians like the Minister for Social Services, Dan Tehan, Minister for Resources and Northern...

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Workers' compensation doesn't cover gig workers – here's a way to protect them

  • Written by: David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
Workers' compensation doesn't cover gig workers – here's a way to protect themMany gig workers are vulnerable to work-related accidents, so what can be done to ensure they are insured for injury and illness?Sam Saunders/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The rise in digital platforms supporting the gig economy is the most significant recent change to the nature of work. Concern is growing that some of these platforms can shift costs and risk t...

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A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients

  • Written by: Mel Ziman, Professor, Edith Cowan University
A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patientsBlood can tell us a lot about our health. from www.shutterstock.com

Melanoma kills more than 1,700 Australians every year, which is more than the national road toll. But the good news is it’s treatable if caught early enough. And a new blood test might be able to help with faster and easier diagnosis.

Currently, melanoma is diagnosed by an...

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  1. If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
  2. AEMO's new electricity plan is neither a death knell nor a shot in the arm for coal
  3. the science of beautiful sunsets
  4. Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again
  5. How rising inequality is stalling economies by crippling demand
  6. How an alien seaweed invasion spawned an Antarctic mystery
  7. A brief history of briefs – and how technology is transforming underpants
  8. Russia's World Cup widely hailed as success, but will the good vibes last for Putin?
  9. Australian jobs aren't becoming less secure
  10. CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing scissors are less accurate than we thought, but there are fixes
  11. The new national housing agreement won't achieve its goals without enough funding
  12. who really deserves the rewards from success?
  13. New Treasury secretary rolls the dice on his future
  14. the case for opting in
  15. the case for opting out
  16. How ideas of 'adulthood', its rights and responsibilities, are changing around the world
  17. tracing the cultural history of the monstrous Lambton Worm
  18. The off-topic Conversation #164
  19. You've heard of a carbon footprint – now it's time to take steps to cut your nitrogen footprint
  20. Why Australia's homelessness problem is getting worse, despite a rise in housing stock
  21. How quantum computers could steal your bitcoin
  22. Why plastic bag bans triggered such a huge reaction
  23. As Trump meets Putin, expectations may be high but the prospects are poor
  24. Curious Kids: Why do birds sing?
  25. The science and art of reef restoration
  26. William Faulkner diagnosed modern ills in As I Lay Dying
  27. Getting an initial specialists' appointment is the hidden waitlist
  28. Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population
  29. is Australia's population the 'highest growing in the world'?
  30. New Zealand's zero carbon bill: much ado about methane
  31. why the ACCC says household solar subsidies should be abolished
  32. Breastmilk alone is best for the first six months – here's what to do next
  33. Michelle Grattan on Latham's liaison with One Nation in Longman, live sheep exports and the ACCC's criticism on energy
  34. Officers 'sanctioned' for 'human error' in filing cabinet affair
  35. How we can protect the women who make most high-quality footballs
  36. It's a busy night sky this July, so make sure you look up
  37. Why the ABC, and the public that trusts it, must stand firm against threats to its editorial independence
  38. from convicts to contemporary convictions – 200 years of Australian crime fiction
  39. A silent career killer – here's what workplaces can do about menopause
  40. How to break up with plastics (using behavioural science)
  41. Carbon monoxide exposure in homes is a risk – here's how to protect yourself
  42. Whether teams win or lose, sporting events lead to spikes in violence against women and children
  43. Peer review has some problems – but the science community is working on it
  44. When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science
  45. an evidence-based guide for students, supervisors and universities
  46. Little upside for Malcolm Turnbull in debate over religious freedom
  47. Eradicating cattle disease M. bovis in New Zealand may be costly, even impossible, but we must try
  48. Changing of the guard at the Treasury department
  49. Rethinking _Homo sapiens_? The story of our origins gets dizzyingly complicated
  50. Audit found Vikki Campion was owed travel money

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