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Patchwork, ironic, serious and kitsch: the best of the Archibald finalists

  • Written by: Joanna Mendelssohn, Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW Australia
imageThe Archibald Prize has announced its finalists. They are, as always, a mixed bag.Detail of Michael McWilliams The usurpers (self-portrait) © Michael McWilliams Photo: © AGNSW, Nick Kreisler

In early 1973 I was responsible for administering and hanging the 1972 Archibald Prize. This was not because of any expertise on my part but...

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The drugs made me do it: can prescription side-effects be an excuse for crime?

  • Written by: Arlie Loughnan, Associate Professor in Law, University of Sydney
imageAre people who commit crimes under the influence still responsible?reidmix/Flickr, CC BY

This week, a man who murdered his wife while she slept and blamed his actions in part on the effects of a sleeping pill he was taking, was given an extra two years jail time – taking his sentence to 21 years.

The killer, Brian Browning, had pleaded not...

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Turnbull wins more crossbench support as government's numbers still to be finalised

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull has been anxious to shore up crossbench support.AAP/David Moir

Two more crossbenchers, Cathy McGowan and Andrew Wilkie, have given Malcolm Turnbull assurances they will back his government on supply and confidence.

Meanwhile Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has said the government will have a majority in its own right, although...

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How Australia can capitalise on Chinese tourism

  • Written by: Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University

Chinese tourism around the world is experiencing a boom: the numbers of tourists are increasing and the types of tourism diversifying. But Australia will need a more culturally sensitive approach than the catchy advertising of old to capitalise on this emerging market.

Australia is competing for this market. It’s not the only country that is...

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  1. Election 2016 reveals the end of the rusted-on voter and the death of the two-party system
  2. What went wrong at Aurukun School?
  3. Greyhound racing ban: NSW is looking at the industry from the dogs' point of view
  4. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the uncertain election outcome
  5. Three reasons why we should have seen Labor's 'Medicare SMS' coming
  6. A marine heatwave has wiped out a swathe of WA's undersea kelp forest
  7. Innovation culture has evolved beyond Turnbull's mantra
  8. UK and EU both need major democratic reform to survive Brexit fallout
  9. Robots don't just take jobs, they can help a new business grow
  10. Understanding the NDIS: the scheme does not yet address all the needs of Indigenous people with disabilities
  11. Why Antarctica depends on Australia and China's alliance
  12. Vital Signs: goodbye AAA Australia?
  13. Keating says Howard's Iraq war commitment brought the 'spectre of terrorism' to Australia
  14. Grattan on Friday: Coalition gets nasty reminder debt and deficit are important, like it once said
  15. When Australia goes to war, public trust depends on better oversight
  16. Electronic voting may be risky, but what about vote counting?
  17. Friday essay: the voyage of Nicolas Baudin and 'art in the service of science'
  18. Has New Zealand lost its way in tobacco control?
  19. Katter backs Turnbull, as credit agency puts Australia on notice
  20. Now you're laughing: the unhappy state of Australia's political satire
  21. One Nation, Climate Denial and those Jewish Bankers
  22. Chilcot’s lessons for Australia
  23. News of Zika vaccine might be reassuring, but it's too late for Rio, and do we really need it anyway?
  24. Australia must act now to secure economic ties with a rising Indonesia
  25. Australia could be about to lose its AAA rating, and here's why
  26. Please don’t explain: Hanson 2.0 and the war on experts
  27. Cheerleaders of the press don't win elections like they used to
  28. There's still much to learn by visiting the giant planet Jupiter
  29. Understanding the NDIS: many eligible people with disabilities are likely to miss out
  30. Understanding the NDIS: will parents of newly diagnosed children with disability be left in the dark?
  31. Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life
  32. Why Australians should care about the South Pole
  33. Bloody good TV: how Rake changed Australian television
  34. Barnaby Joyce gives some protection on Turnbull's vulnerable right flank
  35. Queensland postal votes could give Coalition majority government
  36. The lessons to be learned now the ABC's pulled its 'inaccurate' Wi-Fried program
  37. Weekly Dose: ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young
  38. Workers are taking on more risk in the gig economy
  39. Renewable jet fuel could be growing on Australia's iconic gum trees
  40. Why drug-detection dogs are sniffing up the wrong tree
  41. Explainer: why stock market panic can signal a good time to buy
  42. Facing bumps, but on the right track: Indonesia's democratic progress
  43. Understanding the NDIS: a history of disability welfare from 'deserving poor' to consumers in control
  44. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?
  45. Defiant Hanson will test a Coalition government
  46. Business Briefing: are Hanson, NXT and the Nationals bad for business?
  47. Research fraud: the temptation to lie – and the challenges of regulation
  48. Christos Tsiolkas, the 'blasphemous' artist and Barracuda
  49. If machines can beat us at games, does it make them more intelligent than us?
  50. Koalas are feeling the heat, and we need to make some tough choices to save our furry friends

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