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Four Thousand Fish and Broken Glass connect Sydney's Aboriginal past to its present

  • Written by: Heidi Norman, University of Technology Sydney
Four Thousand Fish and Broken Glass connect Sydney's Aboriginal past to its presentFish iceblocks return slowly to Sydney Harbour in Four Thousand Fish at Sydney Festival. Jamie Williams

Last year, the federal government’s swift rejection of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament left an already despairing Aboriginal polity limping out the final weeks and days of 2017, myself included. Without offering an alternate plan for...

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The off-topic Conversation #147

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Where will the global political hotspots be in 2018? (Spoiler alert: it's not all about Donald Trump)

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Where will the global political hotspots be in 2018? (Spoiler alert: it's not all about Donald Trump)With so many global flashpoints, and so little diplomacy, 2018 could be a turbulent year.AAP/The Conversation

Writing for Foreign Policy, Robert Malley, the newly appointed head of the International Crisis Group, makes a good point when discussing global challenges in 2018:

It is not all about Donald Trump.

To be sure, an erratic American presidency...

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We can't afford to ignore indoor air quality – our lives depend on it

  • Written by: Steve Atkinson, GTP Safety And Facilities Manager, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
We can't afford to ignore indoor air quality – our lives depend on itWhen a house is better sealed, the quality of ventilation becomes more critical.Mile Atanasov/Shutterstock

We often talk about healthy living and quality of life but have you considered the quality of the air you breathe? Most of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors, according to many surveys. Add up the time you spend at home, in the office and...

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  2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time trades deadpan for high-octane
  3. Whistleblower laws leave tax professionals in an awkward position: dob or keep quiet?
  4. I've always wondered: why do our veins look blue when our blood is red?
  5. Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before
  6. Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners
  7. Why you should avoid hospitals in January
  8. The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managers
  9. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
  10. When a country’s towns and villages face extinction
  11. Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
  12. Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
  13. Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?
  14. The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
  15. Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession
  16. How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting today
  17. Australian sports should follow the English Premier League and reform salary caps
  18. KodakOne could be the start of a new kind of intellectual property
  19. Extreme heat in sport: why using a fixed temperature cut-off isn't as simple as it seems
  20. Home biogas: turning food waste into renewable energy
  21. Essays On Air: Journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
  22. Will elections in 2018 see 2017's left-wing revival continue?
  23. Bitcoin, the property market and Trump: the fact and fiction behind doomsaying in 2018
  24. 'Aussie flu'? We can't be sure where flu originates, and that doesn't really matter anyway
  25. Sustainable shopping: is it possible to fly sustainably?
  26. It's time to get ready for augmented reality
  27. My Name Is Jimi is a four-generation Torres Strait history on stage
  28. Mahathir Mohamad crops up again in bid to lead Malaysia – with Anwar on the same side
  29. Schools can’t tackle child literacy levels alone – it takes a village
  30. For women fighting the gender pay gap discrimination law is limited
  31. AquaSonic merges science and art in an underwater symphony
  32. Explainer: 'bomb cyclones' – the intense winter storms that hit the US (and Australia too)
  33. Why a drug treatment for dementia has eluded us
  34. The Winter Olympics and the two Koreas: how sport diplomacy could save the world
  35. Essays On Air: a new podcast from The Conversation bringing the best writing to you
  36. Why children should be taught to build a positive online presence
  37. A month in, Tesla's SA battery is surpassing expectations
  38. What the stats say: is Steve Smith the second-best Australian cricket batsman ever?
  39. Sudanese heritage youth in Australia are frequently maligned by fear-mongering and racism
  40. Explainer: where do the names of our months come from?
  41. Amazon drives a fifth city-shaping retail revolution
  42. What we can expect from China's economy in 2018
  43. What are antioxidants? And are they truly good for us?
  44. Rocky Horror allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries, on and off stage
  45. Treasury memo misses the real impact of Labor's negative gearing policy
  46. How music festivals can change the tune on sexual violence
  47. Curious Kids: Why can some cups go in the microwave and some not?
  48. Politicians are inflating the evidence used to justify tax increases
  49. Australia's climate in 2017: a warm year, with a wet start and finish
  50. Without culling, Victoria's feral horse plan looks set to fail

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