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Change section 18C? Critics should do this crash course first

  • Written by: Katharine Gelber, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland

The federal government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into free speech and section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

So the time is right for a crash course on the law, its exemptions, and the powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Let’s start with the basics.

Can the Australian Human Rights Commission sue a person under...

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Women aren't the problem in the film industry, men are

  • Written by: Deb Verhoeven, Professor and Chair of Media and Communication, Deakin University
imageUsing the same network analysis used to identify criminal organisations, new research examines how men work in the film industry. Shutterstock

This week Australia’s screen producers will gather at their annual conference to discuss the state of the industry. One of the many hot topics under review is the federal government’s recent...

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Why virtual reality won't replace cadavers in medical school

  • Written by: Michelle Moscova, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, UNSW Australia
imageWould you want to be operated on by a surgeon whose only anatomy training was using virtual reality?from Shutterstock

Virtual reality has been described as a game changer for medical education. Some even predict it will see an end to using cadavers to teach anatomy.

It’s a big call but it doesn’t reflect the actual reality of medicine...

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Nothing to see here? The abuse and neglect of children in care is a century-old story in Australia

  • Written by: Katherine McFarlane, Senior Lecturer in Justice Studies, Charles Sturt University
imageFormer carer Natalie Ottini shared her experiences of working in residential group homes on the ABC's Four Corners program. ABC/Poppy Stockell

Last night’s Four Corners program presented evidence of widespread abuse and neglect suffered by children in the out-of-home care system. Sadly, it was an all too familiar story. The Australian care...

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  1. Hurt by sea: how storm surges and sea-level rise make coastal life risky
  2. If smoking doesn't kill, Mike Pence, neither does the plague
  3. Underwater health check shows kelp forests are declining around the world
  4. Women in prison: histories of trauma and abuse highlight the need for specialised care
  5. Why was Shakespeare's death such at non-event at the time?
  6. Australian business should hold fire in reacting to Trump election
  7. Scabies: a neglected parasitic disease we already know how to treat
  8. Xenophon tells voters he's still considering lifetime ban bill
  9. World set for hottest year on record: World Meteorological Organization
  10. Be prepared, always: the tsunami message from New Zealand's latest earthquake
  11. What happened in New Zealand's magnitude 7.5 earthquake
  12. Health Check: is cheese good for you?
  13. Trump’s victory spells trouble but also exciting, unimagined opportunities
  14. Policy uncertainty continues to hamper carbon emissions management
  15. To understand how storms batter Australia, we need a fresh deluge of data
  16. Plan to reduce Indigenous suicides finally acknowledges lack of evidence and need for hope
  17. Clinton's loss was not because of sexism, but because she wasn't radical enough
  18. Fossil fuel emissions have stalled: Global Carbon Budget 2016
  19. US deal is a good news story for refugees -- here's why it took so long
  20. Turnbull's asylum seeker ban violates Australia's human rights obligations
  21. Franchisees don't do their homework and are too optimistic about risks: research
  22. Why Trump's victory will mean the end of US soft power
  23. David Hockney interrogates space and time
  24. Sexually transmissible infections on the rise in Australia: a snapshot
  25. We need more support systems for people who want to work during and after cancer treatment
  26. Tasmanian devils reared in captivity show they can thrive in the wild
  27. IBM's Watson would do a better job at being a bank teller than most current staff
  28. A deal to be welcomed but detail is missing
  29. Australia shores up defences against asylum seekers as US deal provides escape for refugees
  30. Newspoll: Labor gains to lead 53-47
  31. A blaze of light in every word: vale Leonard Cohen
  32. The view from Marrakech: climate talks are battling through a Trump tsunami
  33. As a writer-musician, Leonard Cohen was a one-off
  34. Goodbye Leonard, you brought us so much light
  35. Trump's win shows how vital the arts and humanities are
  36. On a bad day, some blue sky..
  37. What's behind the Trump bump in markets
  38. What might a Trump presidency mean for Muslims and the Muslim world?
  39. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Australia's reaction to the Trump victory
  40. Most men don't realise age is a factor in their fertility too
  41. President Trump could kill the Paris Agreement - but climate action will survive
  42. Trickle down Trump-economics is not the fiscal policy the world needs
  43. Australia should assume Trump won't step back from his campaign commitments
  44. The Trump presidency may not be all doom and gloom for the region
  45. Friday essay: Camarade – The Earth
  46. Swingers' hookup program can find the right match for endangered species
  47. Firestorms: the bushfire/thunderstorm hybrids we urgently need to understand
  48. Lovability: restoring liveability’s human face
  49. Suppressing the immune system won't improve your chances of conceiving with IVF
  50. Grattan on Friday: As one businessman to another…Malcolm and Donald begin to talk

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