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Bob Santamaria, 'the most significant' figure in Australian politics never to have been in parliament

  • Written by: Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
Bob Santamaria, 'the most significant' figure in Australian politics never to have been in parliamentWikimedia Commons

The Conversation is running a series of pieces on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read our articles on Julia Gillard and Henry Parkes here and here.

Bartholomew Augustine (“Bob”) Santamaria is the most significant figure in Australian...

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Tear gas and pepper spray are chemical weapons. So, why can police use them?

  • Written by: Shireen Daft, Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University
Tear gas and pepper spray are chemical weapons. So, why can police use them?Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA

In the ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd and the broader issue of racial injustice, we have been bombarded with images of demonstrators being hit with tear gas and pepper spray.

In the US state of Ohio, a 22-year-old protester died two days after being exposed to tear gas and pepper spray. Police also used...

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taking a wrecking ball to monuments – contemporary art can ask what really needs tearing down

  • Written by: Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
taking a wrecking ball to monuments – contemporary art can ask what really needs tearing downTony Albert in You Wreck Me (2020). Supplied

As the Black Lives Matter protests raged across the world, I was sent a post on Facebook that read,

Donald J Trump now lives at 1600 Black Lives Matter Plaza, NW, Washington, DC 20500.

The post referred to the mural painted in front of Lafayette Square. In bright yellow paint, the words “Black...

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What makes pepper spray so intense? And is it a tear gas? A chemical engineer explains

  • Written by: Gabriel da Silva, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne

In recent weeks, the world has looked on as governments use chemical irritants to control protesters and riots. Whether it’s tear gas, pepper spray, mace or pepper balls, all have one thing in common: they’re chemical weapons.

Chemical warfare agents have been used twice in Sydney in the past week alone. Police pepper-sprayed demonstrat...

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