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Guide to the Classics: Anna Karenina

  • Written by: Judith Armstrong, Honorary Associate Professor in Arts and Languages & Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Guide to the Classics: Anna KareninaAn illustration from a 1914 edition of Anna Karenina.Zahar Pichugin/Shutterstock.com

“In order for a book to be good,” said Leo Tolstoy to his wife Sonya on March 2 1877, “one has to love its basic, fundamental idea. Thus, in Anna Karenina, I loved the idea of the family.” These words Sonya copied into her diary on March 3.

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Hunger in the lucky country – charities step in where government fails

  • Written by: Carol Richards, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology

The non-profit organisation Foodbank released its report Fighting Hunger in Australia this month.

Like earlier research it reported that around 15% of Australians experienced food insecurity – an extraordinary figure given up to 40% of edible, but cosmetically imperfect, food is discarded before it reaches the market.

The survey revealed...

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Indigenous recognition in our Constitution matters – and will need greater political will to achieve

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor in Political Science, Charles Sturt University
Indigenous recognition in our Constitution matters – and will need greater political will to achieveIndigenous peoples’ claims to substantive political voice transcend the symbolic.AAP/Joel Carrett

Constitutional recognition is difficult to achieve. It requires a referendum to amend the Australian Constitution to receive majority support in a majority of states.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s view is that for a proposal to succeed...

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Three claims used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they're wrong

  • Written by: Peter Carroll, Honorary Professor, Pharmacology, University of Sydney

From February 1, 2018 all products that contain codeine will only be available for sale in pharmacies with a prescription. This means you won’t be able to buy brands like Nurofen Plus, Panadeine or Panadeine Extra over the counter at your local pharmacy without a prescription from your doctor.

The decision was made by Australia’s drug...

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  1. Australia's 'deadliest natural hazard': what's your heatwave plan?
  2. All the racquet: what science tells us about the pros and cons of grunting in tennis
  3. Explainer: the evidence for the Tasmanian genocide
  4. Ethical design is the answer to some of social media’s problems
  5. Four ways having a pet increases your lifespan
  6. In the economic power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies
  7. Surveys are not the best way to measure the performance of Australian universities
  8. We are only starting to figure out the value of sponsoring sports
  9. Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)
  10. When we needed a new word, Twitter gave us 'milkshake duck'
  11. Which medicines don’t go well with flying?
  12. Democracy has a future, if we rethink and remake it
  13. We need to 'climate proof' our sports stadiums
  14. The problem isn't unskilled graduates, it's a lack of full-time job opportunities
  15. Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment
  16. Minecraft teaches kids about tech, but there’s a gender imbalance at play
  17. Removing pokies from Tasmania's clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economy
  18. Curious Kids: Why do we always fall asleep in cars?
  19. To end share-bike dumping, focus on how to change people's behaviour
  20. Why Apple buying Disney is pure fantasy
  21. Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?
  22. Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study
  23. Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be done
  24. How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?
  25. Four Thousand Fish and Broken Glass connect Sydney's Aboriginal past to its present
  26. The off-topic Conversation #147
  27. Where will the global political hotspots be in 2018? (Spoiler alert: it's not all about Donald Trump)
  28. We can't afford to ignore indoor air quality – our lives depend on it
  29. Climate politics in 2018: another guide for the perplexed
  30. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time trades deadpan for high-octane
  31. Whistleblower laws leave tax professionals in an awkward position: dob or keep quiet?
  32. I've always wondered: why do our veins look blue when our blood is red?
  33. Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before
  34. Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners
  35. Why you should avoid hospitals in January
  36. The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managers
  37. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
  38. When a country’s towns and villages face extinction
  39. Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
  40. Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
  41. Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?
  42. The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
  43. Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession
  44. How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting today
  45. Australian sports should follow the English Premier League and reform salary caps
  46. KodakOne could be the start of a new kind of intellectual property
  47. Extreme heat in sport: why using a fixed temperature cut-off isn't as simple as it seems
  48. Home biogas: turning food waste into renewable energy
  49. Essays On Air: Journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
  50. Will elections in 2018 see 2017's left-wing revival continue?

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