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Betroffenheit, when the mind and body get stuck

  • Written by: William Peterson, Senior Lecturer in Drama, Flinders University
image Betroffenheit: an exploration of the suffering that is part of life.Shane Reid

What happens when words fail us, when we are in that depthless black void where action, non-action, and all forms of interpersonal communication fail us? The state where the loss is so unbearable, so unspeakable, that we are stopped dead in our tracks, as if locked in a...

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Contested spaces: who belongs on the street where you live?

  • Written by: Cate MacMillan, PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast
imageIt turns out cul-de-sacs may be better than we realised for creating a safe and inclusive community within a community.Wikipedia

This is the second article in our Contested Spaces series. These pieces look at the conflicting uses, expectations and norms that people bring to public spaces, the clashes that result and how we can resolve these.


Our...

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Colonoscopy: nothing to fear from the 'silver stallion'

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

I recently had a colonoscopy, an invasive medical procedure to examine the bowel, and was hugely relieved to get the all-clear. I posted a description of my experience to my friends on Facebook and got a range of responses.

Among the bad puns about me having “updated” my status and many thumbs up, were some that indicated people...

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How new hepatitis C drugs could tackle liver cancer, too

  • Written by: Maryam Alavi, Research Associate, The Kirby Institute, UNSW
imageHow to cut rates of liver cancer? Reducing hepatitis C rates would be a good start.from www.shutterstock.com

Wider availability of newer hepatitis C drugs may not only lead to fewer cases of this blood-borne disease, but may also slow the rise in related liver cancer.

But these so-called direct acting antiviral drugs have not been widely available...

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  1. Tax laws are not keeping up with our globally mobile workforce: new research
  2. Barrie Kosky's Saul: a masterpiece of operatic staging
  3. Trump and Brexit won't kill globalisation – we're too far in
  4. Barnett government looks set for defeat as One Nation looms large in WA election
  5. Contested spaces: we shall fight on the beaches...
  6. Four cultural clashes that are holding East Asian employees back
  7. 'Claim the sky': a new climate movement for the Trump era
  8. The role of pharmacists should be overhauled, taking the heat off GPs
  9. Pop with purpose: in defence of Justin Bieber
  10. Driverless cars, just imagine how we could use them
  11. Scott Morrison says budget will remember the renters
  12. Turnbull rounds on Pauline Hanson
  13. Election fever doesn’t grip WA
  14. The Secret River exquisitely illuminates the unspeakable under the stars
  15. In places where it's legal, how many people are ending their lives using euthanasia?
  16. Former ambassador Jeffrey Bleich speaks on Trump, disruptive technology, and the role of education in a changing economy
  17. WA ReachTEL: Labor leads 52-48, One Nation down, Greens up
  18. A survival guide for the coming AI revolution
  19. Now for some good news: regular sex benefits your mental health, too
  20. Three reasons businesses are paying higher dividends rather than investing
  21. Foreign policy white paper should reflect the uncertainty of our times
  22. Explainer: where to from here on penalty rates?
  23. Women who commit violent crimes need programs to help them while in prison
  24. How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia's drugs bill
  25. The government needs to better enforce the laws it creates, to protect franchise workers
  26. Friday essay: the politics of Aboriginal kitsch
  27. Australia gets its first public display of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
  28. Grattan on Friday: The art of walking, forwards and backwards, and some thoughts on Brandis
  29. Climate change's signature was writ large on Australia's crazy summer of 2017
  30. Australia has kept disabled migrant children out for decades – it's time we gave them protection instead
  31. Where are the working-class characters on today's Australian TV?
  32. Catchphrase to cliché: how corporate-speak became common in our everyday lives
  33. Home prices tell us the value the public puts on green spaces
  34. The mysterious disappearance of health from New South Wales planning laws
  35. Kenneth Arrow's legacy and why elections can be flawed
  36. Why it might be time to reconsider the money spent on genetics research
  37. Revealed: the hidden problem of economic abuse in Australia
  38. How climate change threatens to make our bread less tasty
  39. When mammals took to water they needed a few tricks to eat their underwater prey
  40. China's private companies are unjustly labeled as Communist Party plants
  41. With Moonlight's Oscar win, Hollywood begins to right old wrongs
  42. Politics podcast: former ambassador Jeff Bleich on the shocks of the Trump presidency
  43. We need to hear the stories of exploited unlawful migrant workers, not just deport them
  44. University sexual assault policies are often 'inconsistent' and 'confusing'
  45. Here’s looking at Rodin’s Pierre de Wissant, monumental nude
  46. What would a wise democracy look like? We, the people, would matter
  47. New proposed health data report misses many of the marks
  48. Vice Chancellor Barney Glover says universities must stand up for facts and the truth – 'if we don’t, who will?'
  49. Parliamentary inquiry into free speech resolves nothing, so 18C should be left alone
  50. Despite superannuation changes, one tax loophole remains

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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