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A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Your Name is the standout

  • Written by: Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia
A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Your Name is the standoutTimothée Chalamet (left) and Armie Hammer in Call Me By Your Name (2017): a beautiful film, equal parts sweet and sad, it deserves to win.Sony Pictures Classics

Films nominated for Best Picture are often hit and miss – sometimes some are very good, often many are mediocre, reflecting popular notions about “good cinema”. We...

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Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg's future decided 'in weeks': Porter

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

Attorney-General Christian Porter has said he will make a decision on the future of the head of Border Force, Roman Quaedvlieg, within weeks.

Porter also said that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had asked him to be the decision-maker.

This follows detailed questioning in Senate estimates hearings this week about the investigation of an allegation...

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Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reserves

  • Written by: Ralph Sims, Professor, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University
Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reservesThe New Zealand government is introducing legislation to become zero-carbon by 2050, but will consider new permits for coal mining, offshore oil drilling and fracking on a case-by-case basis.from shutter stock.com, CC BY-ND

New Zealand’s new coalition government has committed to introducing zero-carbon legislation that would set the country...

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Bringing pleasure into the discussion about sexting among teens

  • Written by: Mary Lou Rasmussen, Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University
Bringing pleasure into the discussion about sexting among teensNew research estimates that one in seven teens send sexts and one in four receive themShutterstock

New research on sexting published today in JAMA Pediatrics finds that sexting has increased among teens in recent years, and increases as youths age.

An estimated one in seven teens send sexts and one in four receive them, according to the research.

Th...

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  9. What Australia can learn from Fiji in reducing the working poor
  10. How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'
  11. Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property
  12. McCormack has tough task to match Barnaby Joyce's 2016 electoral gold standard
  13. Peter Dutton on balancing interests in home affairs
  14. phenibut – the Russian anti-anxiety drug linked to Gold Coast teens' overdoses
  15. An education research institute won't take politics out of the classroom
  16. Strong sense of cultural identity drives boom in Māori business
  17. Australia's Winter Olympics results suggest we might need a new measure of success
  18. Liberals likely to win Tasmanian election, while federal Labor's poll lead widens
  19. Under McCormack, the Nationals need to accept they are a minority and preserve their independence
  20. McCormack wins Nationals leadership after token challenge by Christensen
  21. Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?
  22. As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand
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