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Romper Stomper reboot is a compelling investigation into Australia's extremist politics

  • Written by: Troy Whitford, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University
image'Antifasc' as portrayed in Romper Stomper. Stan

Stan’s new remake and serialisation of the 1992 movie classic Romper Stomper opens with the original haunting theme music that has been canonised and sampled by many contemporary skinhead bands. The first scene then begins with waves rolling along a beach - similar to how the original film had...

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Your party, our home: the challenges of growing up in a tourist destination

  • Written by: Antonia Canosa, Research Associate, Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University
imageSchoolies and New Year's Eve see high visitor numbers in tourist spots like Byron Bay.Shutterstock

With “schoolies” celebrations now over and New Year’s Eve fast approaching, spare a thought for the challenges faced by children and young people growing up in popular tourism hot spots.

Let’s take the beautiful northern New...

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Is mixing drinks actually bad?

  • Written by: Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
imageWe've all heard mixing drinks can make you ill, is there any truth to this? from www.shutterstock.com

As we enjoy the festive season, many strongly-held beliefs about avoiding hangovers are thrown around. One is that mixing different types of drinks is likely to make you feel unwell during your drinking session and contribute to a worse hangover.

Th...

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You might be Christmassed out, but these Australian birds are festive all year

  • Written by: Heather Neilly, PhD Candidate, Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change Navigation, James Cook University
imageYou might dress like this once a year, but for eclectus parrots it's a way of life.Doug Janson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

With partridges in pear trees, robins, and of course turkeys, you might think birds of the northern hemisphere have a monopoly on Christmas. But if you look closely, many Australian native birds embody the Christmas spirit with...

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  1. Why do people with East Asian heritage get flushed after drinking alcohol?
  2. How good draft choices can make or break AFL teams
  3. Before we colonise Mars, let's look to our problems on Earth
  4. How our arts critics saw 2017
  5. Citizenship scandals, same-sex marriage and foreign interference dominate the messy politics of 2017
  6. Don't let your pet accidentally get drunk this silly season (sorry Tiddles)
  7. Far from being in crisis, 2017 was a great year for Australian musical theatre
  8. That time when science came with me on a tropical holiday
  9. Supersized cities: residents band together to push back against speculative development pressures
  10. The key to a vibrant democracy may well lie in your workplace
  11. What data tells us about the best cricket players
  12. Why getting enough sleep should be on your list of New Year's resolutions
  13. How are we doing on early childhood education and care? Good, but there's more to do
  14. QUIZ: do you remember the big health stories of 2017?
  15. Video explainer: Batting expertise and decision-making in cricket
  16. The US election hack, fake news, data theft: the cyber security lessons from 2017
  17. How and why economics is taking over sports
  18. I won't be alone at Christmas, I have a dog
  19. 2017 in film: a return to form for the Hollywood blockbuster
  20. The off-topic Conversation #145
  21. Can you tell fact from fiction? Take The Conversation 2017 FactCheck quiz to find out
  22. Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
  23. How urban design can help protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks in the city
  24. Walking mightn't be good for you if it's through Australia's polluted city streets
  25. Like it or loathe it, here's why Apple doesn't need a planning permit for its Fed Square store
  26. This Christmas, give yourself permission to enjoy pudding
  27. Why we need to rethink supplementary examinations
  28. Friday essay: dreaming of a 'white Christmas' on the Aboriginal missions
  29. What history really tells us about Jesus' birth
  30. Dear robot Santa...
  31. It's going to be a long summer's day today, seriously
  32. What happens to endometriosis when you're on the pill?
  33. Experts say these two things are the secret to living a longer life
  34. Humbug, tinsel and gravy: in search of the perfect Christmas pop song
  35. We're not closing the gap on Indigenous employment, it's widening
  36. Why we shouldn't be so quick to demonise bats
  37. Doom and gloom? Here are the environment stories that cheered us up in 2017
  38. Here's what bike-sharing programs need to succeed
  39. Why can't dogs eat chocolate?
  40. Religion may alter your psychology, even if you're a non-believer
  41. The Australian Music Vault moves the canon beyond pub rock
  42. Universities get an unsustainable policy for Christmas
  43. Neuroscience in pictures: the best images of the year
  44. People on low incomes are sacrificing basic goods to take out insurance
  45. How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
  46. Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens
  47. What you loved in Science and Technology 2017
  48. Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive
  49. Royal commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children
  50. Something is missing from the public interest journalism debate

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