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Viciousness reaches new lows in the second debate, but it is unlikely to change the race

  • Written by: Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
imageHillary Clinton is still widely favoured to become the next US president.Reuters/Jim Young

How did it come to this? How could The Donald, a man widely regarded as a bad- tempered, bigoted buffoon, become a serious contender for the US presidency?

Italy, after all, elected Silvio Berlusconi several times to lead its government; the Philippines has...

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How retro storytelling can help boost imaginative capacity

  • Written by: Faye Miller, Lecturer / Researcher, University of Canberra
imageA magical dreamscape: Knighton Wood, Epping Forest, London. Still taken from the Imaginative Storytelling Experiences Documentary

Everyone loves a good story. It’s a vital part of human experience. There’s an element of story in just about every form of popular culture, and also in the sciences and arts. Stories began as the earliest...

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Paid domestic violence leave: how do other countries do it?

  • Written by: Paul Harpur, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland

It’s hard to leave an abusive relationship if you don’t have an income. So, keeping your job can make the difference between escaping and being trapped in a violent relationship.

But holding down a job can be hard if your boss doesn’t allow you time off to move house, deal with crises, meet with lawyers or even work from a...

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Trump and Clinton clash in second presidential debate: experts respond

  • Written by: Nicole Hemmer, Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
imageTapes of Donald Trump making lewd remarks about women were an early focus in the debate.Reuters/Jim Bourg

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have met in the second of three presidential debates. The town-hall-style clash came just days after a video of Trump making lewd remarks about the treatment of women was made public. This became an early focus...

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