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Understanding populism: how leaders can better sell economic reform

  • Written by Anika Gauja, Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney

Economic policies are seldom an easy sell. Think of the government’s continued attempts to get the crossbench to help pass its unpopular corporate tax cuts.

Economic issues matter to Australians. Issues such as housing affordability and inter-generational inequality are prominent in both traditional and social media channels. But we also...

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The Great Australian Plays: The Front Room Boys and New Wave theatre

  • Written by Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageThe swinging sixties arrived in Australian theatre with a bang. Aussie~mobs/Flickr

“Fucken boong”. With these words Australian theatre entered the swinging sixties – eight years after the decade began.

The two profanities capture the spirit of rebellion that characterised a new generation of theatre artists. They are the last line...

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End of the road? Why it might be time to ditch your car

  • Written by Anthony James, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
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The average car is stationary 96% of the time. That’s a fairly consistent finding around the world, including in Australia. A car is typically parked at home 80% of the time, parked elsewhere 16% of the time, and on the move just 4% of the time. And that doesn’t include the increasing time we spend at a standstill in traffic.

Bill Ford,...

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How far they'll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation

  • Written by Duane W. Hamacher, Senior ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, Monash University
imageMoana takes to the sea.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

This article contains minor spoilers.

One of the greatest feats of human migration in history was the colonisation of the vast Pacific Ocean by Polynesian peoples. They achieved it thanks to their sophisticated knowledge of positional astronomy and celestial navigation.

The Disney film Moana...

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  1. Molecules do not have colour!
  2. Morrison pushed NDIS 'hypothecation' announcement despite caution about timing from Turnbull's office
  3. 6 things young men should know about food, nutrition and getting in shape
  4. FactCheck: it's true – Western Australia has the nation's highest rate of methamphetamine use
  5. Want electricity reform? Start by giving power back to the states
  6. Young women can budget in the short term but struggle with long-term investments: survey
  7. Why the Sydney Opera House is a little overcooked
  8. WA state election: Liberals' deal with One Nation may come back to bite them
  9. The gap of Indigenous disadvantage is being closed too slowly: report
  10. And then there were two: welcome back ABC Fact Check
  11. Basil Hetzel: Australian medical pioneer, and my friend
  12. Six psychiatric concepts that have mutated: for better or worse
  13. Errors in Centrelink's debt recovery system were inevitable, as in all complex systems
  14. Housing affordability problems might not be all bad
  15. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, January 2017
  16. The off-topic Conversation #117
  17. Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll stay forever if you scrub out the loo
  18. 'Ice Wars' message is overblown and unhelpful
  19. Why housing supply shouldn't be the only policy tool politicians cling to
  20. To the mattresses: a defence of romance fiction
  21. We need a comprehensive housing approach to deal with heatwaves
  22. There are six styles of love. Which one best describes you?
  23. Rudd warns against a 'second Stolen Generation' by default
  24. There is a difference between a strong contest of views on energy policy and counter-productive hyper-partisanship
  25. FactCheck Q A: is violent crime getting worse in Victoria and do people feel less safe than ever?
  26. Australian banks go back to ACCC to further delay customers from getting Apple Pay
  27. A hologram of light and love
  28. The IMF is showing some hypocrisy on inequality
  29. Australia's looming e-cigarette ban robs smokers of a chance to quit
  30. Why big data may be having a big effect on how our politics plays out
  31. Fifty shades of erotica: how sex in literature went mainstream
  32. Mainstream schools need to take back responsibility for educating disengaged students
  33. Baby galaxies light up the universe
  34. Health Check: do cold showers cool you down?
  35. Royal commission hearings show Catholic Church faces a massive reform task
  36. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 1
  37. Why it's time for Australia to launch its own space agency
  38. Alcohol leads to more violence than other drugs, but you'd never know from the headlines
  39. New research shows how petrol retailers pushed prices up in Perth
  40. The faulty child welfare system is the real issue behind our youth justice crisis
  41. FactCheck: is Australia below the international average when it comes to school funding?
  42. Is there a crisis in public education?
  43. Guide to the classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  44. How drones can help fight the war on shark attacks
  45. Plea to politicians on energy: stop the brawling
  46. One Nation has now been 'normalised' in the Liberals’ firmament of political players
  47. Queensland Galaxy: One Nation surges to 23%
  48. Fed up with bad relationships? Then why not marry yourself?
  49. Is NBN Co's CEO right that Australians aren't interested in ultra-fast broadband?
  50. Increased private health insurance premiums don't mean increased value

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