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Mauling Money Monster

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As a Cinema Studies undergrad, falling asleep during films was a pretty common occurence. In a poorly ventilated Carlton theatre, I’d sleep through a litany of titles deemed, curiously, as classics but those… masters… of the discipline.

Nowadays, sleeping in a cinema just seems like a really expensive nap reserved only for films...

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Both leaders failed to engage properly with the occasion or the public

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Sunday night’s leaders debate was a disappointment. Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten were over-rehearsed; the content was old ground; the spontaneity was minimal. When a question was too hard they simply defaulted to another script of their choice.

For Turnbull and Shorten this was an ordeal that had to be endured, with its risks and dangers...

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Turnbull and Shorten face off in leaders' debate: experts respond

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imageWho took the points in the first leaders' debate of the 2016 campaign?AAP/Tracey Nearmy

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have met in the first official debate of the 2016 election campaign, with spending on health and education, action on climate change, and the nature of leadership high on the agenda.

Questioned by a panel of three journalists,...

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