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Violence is normal is Brazil, as visitors to Rio 2016 are finding out

  • Written by: Heloisa Helena Baldy dos Reis, Professor, University of Campinas
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Every few days, there are news reports of some kind of violence encountered by athletes or journalists at the Rio Olympics. To understand why, we need to understand how prevalent violence is in Brazil.

Within days of the Olympics starting, two Australian rowing coaches were robbed at knifepoint; on August 10, a media bus on the way to the Olympic...

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Do film adaptations boost Australian movies at the box office?

  • Written by: Stephen Gaunson, Lecturer in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
imageAdaptations are a learned skill – can Australian cinema do it successfully?The Dressmaker/Universal Pictures

A study by film scholars Amit Joshi and Huifang Mao has suggested that American movie adaptations perform better at the box office on the opening weekend than non-book movies. Does a similar argument hold for Australian cinema too?

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Rethinking how we represent transgender children in the media

  • Written by: Damien Riggs, Associate Professor in Social Work, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Flinders University
imageHow the media represent transgender people can greatly affect how young transgender people see themselves.Screen Shot, Australian Story, ABC

Transgender children have been the focus of considerable media attention in Australia over the past two years. Two examples this week are episodes of Australian Story and 60 Minutes, where viewers shared in...

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Could Section 18C protect 'angry white males' like David Leyonhjelm?

  • Written by: Kristopher Wilson, DPhil. Candidate in Cybersecurity/Law, University of Oxford
imageWhile there are legitimate grounds for critique of Section 18C, David Leyonhjelm’s 'test' case is not the ideal candidate.AAP/Lukas Coch

In a highly critical opinion piece published on August 8, Fairfax Media journalist Mark Kenny declared that Senator David Leyonhjelm and Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts were speaking with...

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  1. As pet owners suffer rental insecurity, perhaps landlords should think again
  2. Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute
  3. Businesses need to get smarter when investing in tech
  4. Ideas from abroad: reforming the Australian university admissions system
  5. In the mind of an elite athlete: what do sportspeople think when they excel?
  6. Type 2 diabetes increasingly affects the young and slim; here's what we should do about it
  7. Magnetic memoir: a love letter to VHS from the archives
  8. It's all in the atmosphere: exploring planets orbiting distant stars
  9. Six Australian universities make the global top 100 list
  10. What makes a winning sprinter?
  11. Health Check: does green mucus mean you're infectious and need antibiotics?
  12. My Scientology Movie: a perceptive mix of psychological drama and reality TV
  13. We have almost certainly blown the 1.5-degree global warming target
  14. Australia's delay in achieving marriage equality is coming at a real cost for our region
  15. How we evolved a winning strategy for the RoboCup competition by imitating nature
  16. The off-topic Conversation #105
  17. From expected reoffender to trusted neighbour: why we should rethink our prisons
  18. Survey: two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef tourists want to 'see it before it's gone'
  19. How the entire nation of Nauru almost moved to Queensland
  20. Modelling for major road projects is at odds with driver behaviour
  21. Gaming in the classroom: what we can learn from Pokémon Go technology
  22. From plate to podium: what does it take to fuel Olympic athletes?
  23. How your doctors' job satisfaction affects the care you receive
  24. NSW Liberals' factional battles stand in way of reform, but changes in participation demand it
  25. Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga
  26. It's all in the rotation: exploring planets orbiting distant stars
  27. If Abbott hadn't been hyper-partisan on Malaysia people swap, Turnbull mightn't have a Nauru problem
  28. In the Margins of Philosophy; Plato to Footnotes
  29. Capitalism and Democracy [part 4]
  30. Major parties to allocate long and short Senate terms using order-of-election method
  31. Ausgrid decision justified but more transparency needed
  32. People power is the secret to reliable, clean energy
  33. Small world: does ecology reach all the way down to the subatomic scale?
  34. Nauru abuse reports should mark an opportunity for compassion, not more dehumanisation
  35. Explainer: what is psychoanalysis?
  36. The Dobell Drawing Biennial: modestly staged, impressively rendered
  37. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the census debacle
  38. 'No More Hunger' Games: if only we cared about the real-world Liveability Olympics
  39. Western democracy needs humility to step beyond its own shadow
  40. Standardised curriculums in Indian universities are not helping to improve academic quality
  41. The legacy of Glenn Stevens in three lessons
  42. Just for you: how to create sounds that only you can hear in a venue
  43. The $8.2 billion water bill to clean up the Barrier Reef by 2025 – and where to start
  44. Vital Signs: US scores while Australia struggles
  45. NAPLAN data is not comparable across school years
  46. Higher, faster, stronger: Olympic athletics by numbers
  47. Cutting to numb the pain of sex abuse: interviews with young women in drug treatment
  48. Friday essay: reflections on the idea of a common humanity
  49. How temporary migration is changing Australia – and the world
  50. Root of census failures say badly done IBM and ABS. Still down for some.

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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