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Preserving cities: how 'trendies' shaped Australia's urban heritage

  • Written by: James Lesh, PhD Candidate, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies and Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne
imageLygon Street, Brunswick East, Melbourne, 1956.State Library of Victoria

The Australian Ugliness, architect and critic Robin Boyd wrote in 1960, incorporated the “background ugliness” of Australia’s cities: a suburbia of:

… unloved veneer villas and wanton little shops, and big worried factories.

These are the kinds of...

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Increased access to data could bring many benefits but faces significant challenges

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageData ValleyMIT Libraries

Although we currently live in the “Information Age” what we actually generate, and most of the time fail to make meaningful use of, is data. The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission has released a report that highlights the economic, health and social costs of Australia’s failure to make...

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Grattan on Friday: Industrial bills test Turnbull's negotiating skills – and backbone

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull laughs off the suggestion that this week’s extraordinary developments mean the Senate is in chaos. Okay, let’s humour the Prime Minister. The upper house looks a teeny bit messy and the future composition of the crossbench a tad uncertain, right?

To strip this down to its essentials – here’s the situation.

Fam...

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  2. Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
  3. DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical enough
  4. Both Trump and Clinton would see the US run like a corporation
  5. Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence
  6. Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act
  7. The problem posed by agenda trolls
  8. No matter who becomes the next US president, we're in for a wild ride
  9. How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet
  10. Race to the White House - Secrets and emails
  11. How parents shape the advantages of being first-born
  12. Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives
  13. Six types of ugly American, and Donald Trump is all of them
  14. Why The Simpsons has lost its way
  15. Is it ok to use the f-word in political protest?
  16. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  17. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  18. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks
  19. How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life
  20. Second crossbencher to be referred to the High Court
  21. We the People: the charms and contradictions of populism
  22. What is racism - and is Bill Leak a 'controversialist' or a racist?
  23. Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
  24. Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?
  25. University China centres are vulnerable to vested interests because of a lack of funding
  26. Neither Clinton nor Trump will fix what ails America
  27. Is the NHMRC funding process fair?
  28. On HIV, Tiananmen Square and science
  29. How the tobacco industry is gaming Australian health regulations
  30. Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research
  31. What effect will closet Trump voters have on the US Election?
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  38. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science
  39. Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy 'medical' products
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  41. Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom
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