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Our poetic voice: the source of variety, nuance and meaning

  • Written by: Kevin Brophy, Professor of Creative writing, University of Melbourne
imageGarry Knigh, CC BY-SA

Your voice carries your character. You might have a light, strained voice, or you might have a deep, rolling voice, but that is not your voice. It is the prop you were given, and you use it as any good actor would. There are some communications we make with the voice that only the voice can convey. The voice is not even the...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals' success

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

University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Nicholas Klomp and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, including the Turnbull government’s return, Malcolm Turnbull’s public concession that the Nationals are entitled to more ministerial representation, Barnaby Joyce wanting to keep the...

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How Volkswagen is using tried-and-tested tactics to avoid paying compensation

  • Written by: Tom Osegowitsch, Senior Lecturer, International Business and Strategic Management, University of Melbourne

Volkswagen Group has so far paid a high price for admitting it knowingly sold diesel model cars designed to manipulate emissions tests. It has felt the wrath of shareholders, suffered its largest ever annual loss and been forced into an US$15 billion restitution settlement in the United States.

By insisting that restitution will only be offered to...

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Urban hacktivism: getting creative about involving citizens in city planning

  • Written by: Jason Byrne, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Griffith University
imageBillboard hacktivism in Toronto, Canada.blogTO, CC BY-NC-SA

Urban and regional planning, as an institutional practice, is increasingly criticised for failing to meet ordinary citizens' needs. Enter “hacktivism”.

Fusing hacking and activism, the term has previously referred to using information technology to achieve political goals. While...

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