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The evidence of early human life in Australia's arid interior

  • Written by: Giles Hamm, PhD candidate in archeology, La Trobe University
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The Warratyi rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges, 550km north of Adelaide, is an impressive place.

The South Australian cave is a natural geological feature and it stands out from the surrounding ridges. It’s located in a strategic position, elevated high above the local landscape, giving it a commanding view of the gorge below.

It provides...

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Obama, Trump, Clinton and the affordances of distance

  • Written by: Christopher Kremmer, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Australia
imageObama: symbolised hope.Jonathan Ernst/AAP

Change in the White House! … Change in the Congress, compliant and corrupt … Change won’t come from the top … Change will come from a mobilised grass roots.

Lines from a Donald Trump speech? No. The author of those words is the soon-to-be former president Barack Obama. In 2008, he...

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The off-topic Conversation #111

  • Written by: Debbie Dickinson, Head of audience engagement, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Review: The naked nude from the Tate

  • Written by: Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
imageLouise Bourgeois's Arched figure 1993: powerful and unforgettable.Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Purchase 2016 © The Easton Foundation.

One senses that summer is around the corner when Australia’s major public art galleries unveil their summer blockbuster exhibitions – Versailles at the National Gallery in Canberra,...

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  8. Information before regulation to make amateur brain stimulation safer
  9. Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
  10. Ministers set to look at 18C inquiry
  11. With a less confrontational approach to whaling, more whales could be saved
  12. 18C case against students dismissed but conservatives' push for change continues
  13. What the ABC's new Catalyst could mean for science on TV
  14. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate crossbench
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  16. Time to toss one of banking's four pillars out of the nest?
  17. Hazelwood's closure calls for a rethink on Latrobe Valley solutions
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  22. The risk of reading too much into the rise of Donald Trump
  23. Friday essay: the naked truth on nudity
  24. Vital Signs: Australia not immune from global market uncertainty
  25. Preserving cities: how 'trendies' shaped Australia's urban heritage
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  27. Increased access to data could bring many benefits but faces significant challenges
  28. Grattan on Friday: Industrial bills test Turnbull's negotiating skills – and backbone
  29. Politics podcast: Kim Beazley on the US election
  30. Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
  31. DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical enough
  32. Both Trump and Clinton would see the US run like a corporation
  33. Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence
  34. Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act
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  44. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  45. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  46. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks
  47. How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life
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