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2017: The year ahead in cinema

  • Written by: Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageBaywatch is returning to the big screen in 2017. What a time to be alive. Cold Spring Pictures

There have been some good films already released in 2017. Robert Zemeckis’ Allied, for example, is a compelling WWII espionage drama made in Zemeckis’ seamless style starring the equally seamless Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. The Edge of...

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Could Russian hacking pose a threat to Australian democracy?

  • Written by: Greg Austin, Professor, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, UNSW Australia
imageRussia has been accused of interfering in the recent US presidential election.Shutterstock

The Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee over the past two years might seem like a very American news story, inseparable from the lead characters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and hyped as only the polarised media of that country can do...

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NSW ReachTEL: Coalition has big lead with One Nation at 16.3%

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Following the shock resignation of NSW Premier Mike Baird on Thursday, Seven News commissioned a ReachTEL poll that night. The Coalition leads 55-45 after preferences, a 2 point gain for the Coalition since a Fairfax ReachTEL poll in December. Excluding a 7.1% undecided component, primary votes are Coalition 42.7% (down 1.1), Labor 28.0% (down...

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'America first' – Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States

  • Written by: Tom Clark, Associate Professor, College of Arts, Victoria University
imageDonald Trump celebrates after delivering his inaugural speech.Reuters

Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States of America, duly sworn in before a crowd of well-wishers, rivals, and desperately curious others. Now, while he is installing himself in the White House, the words of his inaugural address are filtering through the world....

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  1. Why Australian supermarkets continue to look to the UK for leadership
  2. Three theories for what's causing the global productivity slowdown
  3. ASEAN countries should find a solution to end the persecution of Rohingya
  4. Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall's blog is gone?
  5. President Trump threatens to undermine key measure of climate policy success
  6. What comes next for Nick Kyrgios is up to Nick Kyrgios
  7. Explainer: what are the limits to charities advancing political causes?
  8. Obama's legacy: history will judge him more kindly than his critics think
  9. Australians on Twitter were 'positive' about the US election of Donald Trump
  10. Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics
  11. Ultra, super, clean coal power? We've heard it before
  12. Mythbusting Ancient Rome - the truth about the vomitorium
  13. Breast milk banking continues an ancient human tradition and can save lives
  14. Australia needs to invest if it wants the tourism boom to continue
  15. Vital Signs: brace yourselves for the new economic reality
  16. All hail Trump, the great transgressor!
  17. Australia's privacy laws gutted in court ruling on what is 'personal information'
  18. Aussie rules football still has a way to go to be considered 'feminist'
  19. Why don't we know how many people die in our hospitals?
  20. Baird's early exit means NSW loses a leader whose best years were yet to come
  21. 2016 crowned hottest year on record: Australia needs to get heat smart
  22. Australian science making some progress amid the march of ministers
  23. Is 2017 the year to ditch the term 'innovation'?
  24. Clemency for Chelsea Manning – but will Assange or Snowden also find the US merciful?
  25. Physical health ignored in people with mental illness
  26. The world's best wildlife photography reveals a fragile, beautiful realm
  27. Printing more money isn't the answer to all economic ills
  28. Australia needs stricter rules to curb air pollution, but there's a lot we could all do now
  29. If we scrapped the states, increasing Canberra's clout would be a backward step
  30. Explainer: Why the human voice is so versatile
  31. The search for MH370 is over: what we learnt and where to now
  32. Stinking dead fish portend major problem with carp herpes release
  33. University completion rates won't be improved by looking at isolated causes
  34. Celebrating the songs of Australia's civil rights movement
  35. Do 8 men really control the same wealth as the poorest half of the global population?
  36. What's in store for new health minister Greg Hunt?
  37. How professional sport handicaps youth sporting culture
  38. What next for the ASX and Blockchain in 2017?
  39. FactCheck: what are the facts on rising child care prices?
  40. Xi Jinping may be preaching trade, but China's opening up has slowed
  41. When gentrification lacks empathy: a case study
  42. A genuinely believable CGI actor? It won't be long
  43. Ways to spend spare time online
  44. Unpaid work experience is widespread but some are missing out: new study
  45. Murky waters: why is Japan still whaling in the Southern Ocean?
  46. Turnbull makes a good start on expenses, but needs to go further
  47. Taking a VR trip in Shaun Gladwell's floating planetoid skull
  48. What’s the point of sex? It frames gender expression and identity – or does it?
  49. Why learn spelling or maths if there's an app for that?
  50. Brexit, Trump and the TPP mean Australia should pursue more bilateral trade agreements

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