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How Australia can help reform higher education in India

  • Written by: Craig Jeffrey, Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute; Professor of Development Geography, University of Melbourne

The Indian higher education system faces stiff challenges. Australians may not imagine they’re well placed to help. But there are opportunities for exciting collaboration between Australia and India in reforming higher education.

In 2004 and 2005 I spent a year living in the north Indian city of Meerut, where I was working as a geographer...

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Pinchgut's Poppea plays hedonism, violence and passion to the hilt

  • Written by: Oliver Watts, Honorary associate, Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney
imageJake Arditti (Nero) in Coronation of Poppea: the production is a haze of drug-fuelled violence, erotic drive, and dog eat dog power plays.Brett Boardman

There is a strong connection between a king and a grand, Godfather-like criminal: both occupy a position outside the law. Alternatively, you could say they are the law - as Nero sings in...

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Amazon's track record may signal a change in Australian industrial relations

  • Written by: Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

Amazon’s entry to Australia signals a wider and worrying trend in worker relations. The company’s model, resting on heavy automation, means fewer low and middle skill jobs.

Like other multinational companies that enter the Australian marketplace, Amazon will have different industrial relations practices and this could signal changes in...

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Thinking of taking opioids for low back pain? Here's what you need to know

  • Written by: Christine Lin, Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, University of Sydney
imageWhen it comes to treating low back pain, opioids have many risks and few benefits.Shutterstock

Low back pain is a common problem affecting more than 80% of us at some point in our lives. Recommended treatments include staying active and, if possible, avoiding strong pain medicines such as opioids.

Despite this, opioids (such as oxycodone) and...

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  1. The off-topic Conversation #143
  2. You should never drive into floodwater – some roads are more deadly than others
  3. Yes, SA's battery is a massive battery, but it can do much more besides
  4. The horror and pleasure of misused words: from mispronunciation to malapropisms
  5. How the law responds when emoji are the weapon of choice
  6. In whose best interests? Sam Dastyari and the politics of public intelligence
  7. Government guarantee opens investment highway to affordable housing
  8. Why coaching, not gadgets, is key to getting the most out of employees
  9. 'No, I don't wanna... wahhhh!' A parent's guide to managing tantrums
  10. Shadow minister Katy Gallagher was British when she nominated for 2016 election
  11. Newspoll and Ipsos give Labor a 53-47 lead as Barnaby Joyce wins convincingly in New England
  12. Young people still find it hard to get a job, despite using the same tactics as older job seekers
  13. How social enterprises are building a more inclusive Australian economy
  14. Blocks are still the best present you can buy children for Christmas
  15. Explainer: what is inflammation and how does it cause disease?
  16. Sustainable Shopping: the eco-friendly guide to online Christmas shopping
  17. Radical rethink of Closing the Gap required, despite some progress
  18. Australia isn't dominated by big businesses that gouge customers: Grattan report
  19. It's not just women at the top who are paid less than men
  20. With the right tools, we can mine cities
  21. Social media, the 'bikini bridge' and the viral contagion of body ideals
  22. It's time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data
  23. STEM education in primary schools will fall flat unless serious issues are addressed
  24. Viagra to be supplied without prescription in the UK: should Australia do the same?
  25. Coalition behind in two new polls as triumphant Joyce heads back to Canberra
  26. Barnaby Joyce storms home in New England byelection victory
  27. Proposed poultry standards leave Australia trailing behind other industrialised countries
  28. People with disability have a lot to offer employers
  29. Go now: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's blunt message to Turnbull
  30. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's backflip on the banking royal commission
  31. How the same-sex marriage vote will impact on human rights and democracy
  32. Transgender youth can now access hormone treatment without court approval
  33. Labor likely to win Queensland election majority, and regional voters behind same-sex marriage
  34. Video explainer: How cricket captains make good decisions
  35. Should Colin Barnett leave the WA parliament? Definitely, maybe, not at all
  36. Broad mandate for financial services royal commission takes the heat off banks
  37. Sydney the most expensive capital in Australia, Perth comes in fifth: new report
  38. Friday essay: the art of the pinch - popular music and appropriation
  39. New Royal Commission into water theft may be just the tip of iceberg for the Murray Darling Basin
  40. Penguins under threat from drowning in fishing nets
  41. Marrying across Australia's Catholic-Protestant divide
  42. The way your children watch YouTube is not that surprising - but it is a concern. Here are some tips
  43. Using university language tests for migration and professional registration is problematic
  44. Never had a Pap smear? Now there's a DIY option for you
  45. Inner-city neighbourhood shows the way in protecting heritage of centuries past
  46. Grattan on Friday: Nationals force reluctant Turnbull to dress in Shorten's banking clothes
  47. Politics Podcast: Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coalition
  48. Dastyari saga shows the need for donations reform, and for politicians to take more care
  49. Why the big four asked for a parliamentary inquiry into banking
  50. Is the future for artists in crowdfunding?

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