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The gig economy is nothing new for musicians – here's what their 'portfolio careers' can teach us

  • Written by: Alana Blackburn, Lecturer in Music, University of New England
The gig economy is nothing new for musicians – here's what their 'portfolio careers' can teach usThe 80% of musicians who freelance or are self-employed need to have an array of transferable skills to make a living.pxhere

The “gig economy” has been the life for musicians for many years. Despite financial instability and the prospect of unemployment, why do musicians choose this type of work? And what can we learn from their...

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Teaching law students creative skills could save the profession from automation

  • Written by: Joshua Krook, Doctoral Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide
Teaching law students creative skills could save the profession from automationDespite changes to legal technology, Australian law schools remain wedded to an old fashioned teaching model.Shutterstock

Making science for people is a series that explores how humanities, arts and social sciences expertise is applied to problems typically corralled into the science and technology space.

Today’s article involves technology,...

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Lowy Institute Poll shows Australians' support for climate action at its highest level in a decade

  • Written by: Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland

The annual Lowy Institute Poll on Australian attitudes to the world and global issues for 2018 has been released. Among a series of interesting findings, one thing is clear: support for climate action and renewable energy continue to grow.

In response to the survey’s questions on climate and energy, 59% of respondents agreed with the...

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How's it going, Mal? Why Australians can get away with familiarity but French schoolboys can't

  • Written by: Sophia Waters, Lecturer in Writing, University of New England

On Monday this week French President Emmanuel Macron was greeting some high school students at a ceremony in western Paris to commemorate General Charles De Gaulle’s call for resistance in the second world war. It became an unlikely lesson in French manners.

Greeting a group of boys, Macron said to them, “Ça va?”, a phrase...

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  2. How eye disorders may have influenced the work of famous painters
  3. We don’t own data like we own a car – which is why we find data harder to protect
  4. Why we don't need to prepare young people for the 'future of work'
  5. Take heart, charity stunts can make CEOs better people
  6. Bangarra's Dark Emu is beautiful, but lacks the punch of its source material
  7. The great irony in punishing universities for 'failing' to uphold freedom of speech
  8. New river council will give traditional owners in the Kimberley a unified voice
  9. Constant attacks on the ABC will come back to haunt the Coalition government
  10. Government set to call Senate's bluff on income tax bill
  11. Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda
  12. As the US leaves the UN Human Rights Council, it may leave more damage in its wake
  13. What will freight and supply chains look like 20 years from now? Experts ponder the scenarios
  14. why do people get haemorrhoids and how do you get rid of them?
  15. Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass
  16. Do cats and dogs lose baby teeth like people do?
  17. Fossil fish with platypus-like snout shows that coral reefs have long been evolution hotspots
  18. Mothers have little to show for extra days of work under new tax changes
  19. Turbulence isn't just a science problem
  20. How men are embracing 'clean eating' posts on Instagram
  21. here's what to do if your child has oppositional defiant disorder
  22. Overcrowded housing looms as a challenge for our cities
  23. The politicisation of English language proficiency, not poor English itself, creates barriers
  24. China challenge is the issue of the moment in Australian foreign policy
  25. It's not clear where Trump's 'Space Force' fits within international agreement on peaceful use of space
  26. Could playing Fortnite lead to video game addiction? The World Health Organisation says yes, but others disagree
  27. Coalition's record Newspoll losing streak, and Rebekha Sharkie has large lead in Mayo
  28. Proposed NSW logging laws value timber over environmental protection
  29. it's time to rethink satire
  30. Love them or loathe them, private label products are taking over supermarket shelves
  31. How old is too old for surgery, and why?
  32. ABC contributes as much to the economy as it costs the taxpayer: Michelle Guthrie
  33. rejecting neoliberalism shouldn't mean giving up on social liberalism
  34. Patriarchs on pedestals? How doctors are taught to improve their bedside manner
  35. Creating research value needs more than just science – arts, humanities, social sciences can help
  36. How the Anglican Church has hardened its stance against same-sex marriage
  37. Australia must embrace transformation for a sustainable future
  38. apartments are Australia at its most multicultural
  39. the unmissable films of Sydney Film Festival
  40. Clive Palmer's back on the trail, with Brian Burston in tow
  41. Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)
  42. you don't know who else could be watching
  43. Why stereotypes of sexy women fans persist at the World Cup
  44. should healthy people take probiotic supplements?
  45. Transgender kids get their own health-care guidelines
  46. Greer is right to say rape law has failings, but wrong to suggest its decriminalisation
  47. Hobart's poorer suburbs are missing out on the 'MONA effect'
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