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Farewell Ursula Le Guin – the One who walked away from Omelas

  • Written by: Christopher Benjamin Menadue, PhD Candidate, Literature and Society, James Cook University
Farewell Ursula Le Guin – the One who walked away from OmelasFantasy and science fiction author Ursula Le Guin has died, aged 88. © 2014 Jack Liu

Author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin has been the subject of critical debate, analysis and discussion for generations. She died this week at the age of 88.

Le Guin published her first paid work April in Paris in the September 1962 issue of the magazine Fantastic...

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Mofo at MONA: operatic bodies, experimental encounters and expanded horizons

  • Written by: Svenja J. Kratz, Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Creative Practice, University of Tasmania
Mofo at MONA: operatic bodies, experimental encounters and expanded horizonsMezzo soprano Eve Klein performed two compositions while a medical laryngoscope, inserted into her throat, revealed the movement of her vocal chords.Jesse Hunniford

Summer signals the start of festival season in Hobart including MONA FOMA – or Mofo for short - MONA’s contemporary music festival curated by Hobart local and alternative...

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A model for an Australian republic that can unite republicans and win a referendum

  • Written by: Benjamin T. Jones, Australian Research Council Fellow, School of History, Australian National University
A proposed model for an Australian republic encourages active citizenship while preserving the non-partisan, ceremonial role of the head of state.AAP/Lukas Coch

As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day –...

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Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying

  • Written by: Kate Burridge, Senior Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies and Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dyingAussie slang such as 'budgie', 'greenie', 'pollie', 'surfie', and even 'mozzie' are now also making appearances in global English.shutterstock

As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day – namely, the republic...

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