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First reconciliation, then a republic – starting with changing the date of Australia Day

  • Written by: Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania
First reconciliation, then a republic – starting with changing the date of Australia DayChanging the date of Australia Day is the first tiny step for Australia to begin the reckoning with its origins.AAP/Dan Peled

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 and...

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Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automatically

  • Written by: Graciela Metternicht, Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automaticallybk1bennett/Flickr, CC BY-ND

Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, after British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta approached the South Australian government about retooling Adelaide’s defunct Holden factories into a new manufacturing hub.

Last week federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg wrote that as costs fall, Australia...

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Ice psychosis: what is it, and why do only some users get it?

  • Written by: Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Monash University
Ice psychosis: what is it, and why do only some users get it?It doesn't matter if you're male, female, young or old, the major risk factor for ice induced psychosis is how much you use it and how addicted you are.from www.shutterstock.com

There is growing concern about crystal methamphetamine (ice) use in Australia and internationally, in part because of the psychological effects of the drug. Although most...

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How folk music went from daggy to cool

  • Written by: Graeme Smith, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University

Only about a decade ago, any serious young musician in Australia would run a mile from being labelled as “folk”. But among the new beards in the inner city, along with a returned desire for the organic over the urban, the term is increasingly fashionable.

The “folk” tag is most often applied to serious, lyric-driven songs,...

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